The life of Fitzgerald bled into his work almost like a poet's; showing his fluctuating marriage, party lifestyle and connections to war. We can see examples in his writing as almost all of his books’ genres are revolved around poor marriages, or affairs- and almost unintentionally became the personification of his decade: a man littered with wealth who threw gracious parties, but was never quite satisfied. Fitzgerald came to be the representation and primary storyteller of the 1920’s by helping us realize that the 20’s are not exactly the ‘fun go happy party’ age that it would likely otherwise be made out to be. This is best shown in The Great Gatsby, where everyone has money but not genuine happiness.(Insert quote of Tom talking about his