F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as a writer who chronicled his
times. This work has been critically acclaimed for portraying
the sentiments of the American people during the 1920s and
1930s. The Great Gatsby' was written in 1924, whilst the
Fitzgeralds were staying on the French Riviera, and Tender is
the Night' was written nearly ten years later, is set on, among
other places, the Riviera. There are very interesting aspects of
these works, such as the way Fitzgerald treats his so-called
heroes, and to what extent we can call them heroic. Gatsby and
Diver are both presented as wealthy men leading privileged
lives. The Great Gatsby' was written before the Depression, and
the optimism and faith in the power of money within the novel
demonstrates this belief that people had. Notably, it is the
characters' faith in riches, and not Fitzgerald's own. Gatsby is
a self-made millionaire, making his money through bootlegging.
He has acquired vast amounts of money, and believes that this
money will help persuade Daisy to l