An Author and a Quotation

F. Scott Fitzgerald

         

            Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, or known as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was born in St.Paul, Minnesota on September 24, 1896. He was a classified as an author who wrote five novels (one of them uncompleted), including one of the highly acclaimed classics of literature, The Great Gatsby, and published many short stories. His stories are fictional with themes of youth, despair and the Jazz Age. His style of writing became so phenomenal in his time, he was considered one of the best American writers of the 20th century. He was writing his fifth novel when he passed away on December 21, 1940 with the cause of a heart attack. 

            This is the quote I chose, said by F. Scott himself, and to me it represents one of the purposes of literature. When an author writes something that you can relate to on a deeper level, it can lift off a weight, that has been causing you to struggle, from your entire body. It doesn't matter if it's a novel, a short story, a poem or even a sentence, words have the power to change your entire mindset. I know when I read some novels, I would sometimes just reread a sentence so I can scream in my head, "Yes, I thought this as well!" or conclude, "Wow, someone actually understands my feelings." That is what makes a great story, in my opinion; a story that can connect with me and help me understand that I am not alone and isolated from anyone. I, instead, belong to this world and I'm pretty satisfied with that.