As his dawning future approached, F. Scott Fitzgerald had already prepared the ideal person and image he wanted associated with him. Having a humble start in life, Fitzgerald craved the sweetness of success and could vividly imagine the taste sliding between and over his taste buds; consequently, this fueled his motivation to achieve what he dreamed of. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, the main character, Jay Gatsby, shares Fitzgerald's visions as they both shape the destiny of what is to come in a limited way, ultimately shaping the same figure. Throughout the plot of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald emulates the lifestyle described in the novel from Tom and Daisy to Gatsby. Although the Fitzgeralds differ in some aspects of the plot, both Scott and Zelda's conduct and character parallel those of the story through the love that ultimately proves flawed; the wealth that creates a boundary between the old currency and the new currency translates into an inevitable judgment towards the owner of the new currency; ambition and aspirations that guide both men, Fitzgerald and Gatsby, along the path of exceptional opportunities presented in the well-known American dream. World War II in 1900 brought F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jay Gatsby the woman of their wonderful dreams, Zelda and Daisy (Fitzgerald, A Brief Life of Fitzgerald). Young, beautiful, and with porcelain white skin, Fitzgerald and Gatsby began to have their own unrealistic expectations of Zelda and Daisy when they stretched their patience to the limit while waiting for them to return from the prolonged war (Fitzgerald, A Brief Life of Fitzgerald) . In order for Fitzgerald and Gatsby to undo their unrequited love, their social status became a priority; there......middle of paper......6261>.Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Sons of Charles Scribner, 1925. Print.History.com Staff. “F. Scott Fitzgerald.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. April 5, 2014. Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey. The American competition. 13th edition. Boston: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2006. Print."Multimedia." Encyclopedia of Alabama: Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. Np, 15 March 2007. Web. 04 April 2014. Spargo, R. Clifton. “Scenes from a Wedding: 12 Things You Didn't Know About F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, May 6, 2013. Web. 05 Apr.2014.12_b_3224012.html>.