Frances Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota and died of a heart attack in a Hollywood apartment on December 21, 1940 Throughout her career , Fitzgerald wrote many works, traveled the world, and served in the United States Army. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote mostly short stories but became famous thanks to his novel This Side of Paradise and became even more famous thanks to The Great Gatsby, published in 1925. The time period in which Fitzgerald lived played an important role in his work. Fitzgerald is one of the greatest American authors of all time only for the fact that his works showcased "The American Dream". This raises an excellent question: What was or is “The American Dream”? The American dream is to achieve: to achieve greatness, a higher social rank, wealth, a family, first-class happiness. The idea should be that when you work hard, your hard work will eventually pay off. But more importantly, the American dream is a personal feeling. It's when you feel like you're on the verge of achieving success. Is it necessary to have wealth and a high social status to achieve the American dream? No, not necessarily. It's a dream, it's what you've dreamed of and dream of having one day. Everyone has a different perspective when it comes to “The American Dream.” For example, a professional athlete such as a baseball player would dream of playing in the world series or his favorite baseball team or both and knows that it depends on them, an actor would like to win a Grammy and star in his dream movie, a singer would like that big record deal and become the number one singer of his time, who knows. Whether or not someone can make that dream come true or... middle of paper......2. FamousAuthors.org February 28, 2014"Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)." Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald.Grade Saver. Network. March 5. 2014.Fitzgerald, Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: The Children of Charles Scribner, 1925. Fitzgerald, Frances. This side of heaven. New York: Scribner, 1920“Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). “Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald.Grade Saver, Web. March 5, 2014 “Palen, Autumn DP CHOOSE A SUBJECT.” Autumn Palen's digital portfolio • NovelAnalysis. Network. March 12, 2014Reuben, Paul P. "PAL: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)." PAL: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). October 31, 2011. Web. March 4, 2014. Shmoop editorial team. "F. Scott Fitzgerald's Chronology of Important Dates." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. March 13, 2014The Great Gatsby. Dir. Clayton, Jack. Paramount Pictures, 1974. Film.