In life most people have some kind of obstacle or problem in their path. Just like F. Scott Fitzgerald who had many problems with alcohol and other problems throughout his life. Some of these obstacles were difficult to face, so F. Scott Fitzgerald found inspiration through his wife Zelda Sayre, who was the reason behind many books. As evidence of his availability towards his wife and dedication to his work, it leads to the conclusion that F. Scott Fitzgerald was ambitious and goal-driven not only by the external environment but by his ever-so-important American Dream. Fitzgerald was by far one of the most important American classical authors of the modern 20th century, creating many of the books that had a profound impact on society and the Jazz Age as it existed in the 1920s and 1930s. In many aspects of his life he was unsure of himself, but he was an excellent social talker, very likable to others and extremely humble, which is why he became such an important figure of the 1920s. These skillful qualities played a huge role in F. Scott Fitzgerald's need for knowledge and change for creative human progress. F. Scott Fitzgerald was not born in Maryland but he made a huge difference there with all his novels and short stories, developing cultures and changing lives there for many years to come. In his first novel, This Side of Heaven, Fitzgerald characterized the philosophy of the time with the statement that "His generation had grown up to find all the Gods dead, all the wars fought, and all the faiths of adult males shaken." (Side of Paradise page 307). Thus demonstrating his mentality of the time and how his thoughts were actually closely linked to his book. This Side of Paradise is a story based on the age and growth of a boy... in the middle of the paper... between his life and his writings. Jeffery Meyers states that "He discusses the meaning and events of his life" and "seeks to illuminate recurring patterns that reveal his inner self." (Scott Fitzgerald Biography pg164). This quote explains how Meyers views Fitzgerald's life through The Great Gatsby and notices the same situations from Fitzgerald's life in the book, which shows how F. Scott Fitzgerald truly pours his life experiences into his writings and incorporates his own beliefs into his writings. Work. With these aspects, and many others, Meyers offers an overview of Fitzgerald's pedestrian life, without imposing his own opinion on the subject on the reader. Meyers has expertly woven together primary quotes, terminology, and excerpts from Fitzgerald's writings in an understandable yet thought-provoking way, demonstrating that he is a very complex man..