Through the use of parallelism, Fitzgerald uses his own life and personal experiences to create the characters and theme of the novel. The Great Gatsby is set in the 1920s, a period in which he participated (he and others were victims of the American dream). The 1920s are also known as the Roaring Twenties due to the distinctive cultural edge of this decade. It was also around this time that there was an increase in criminal activities. which was due to the government's ban on alcoholic beverages. This created the theme and setting of the novel. By parallelism, Fitzgerald creates Jay Gatsby in his image, Gatsby grew up just like Fitzgerald, born poor and goes to war just after falling in love. Gatsby falls in love with one Daisy Buchannan. This love is the same love that Fitzgerald had with his wife Zelda when they first met. Gatsby and Fitzgerald had to go to war, moving away from their lovers. and Daisy and Zelda promised to wait for their return. Both Daisy and Zelda are seen as gold diggers, also known as women, who prey on men with money and power. Daisy promised to wait for Gatsby, but when she saw the opportunity to marry a young man with unlimited wealth, she jumped at the chance almost as compared to Zelda, her own wife broke off their first engagement because Fitzgerald had no money at this time of his life. Although Gatsby is the main character of the novel. He is not the narrator. Fitzgerald does not see himself as a trustworthy person, through this feeling of distrust in himself, Fitzgerald creates Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel. Nick Carraway is a Yale graduate from Minnesota who moved to New York to become a bond salesman. "I am inclined to reserve judgment ... middle of paper ... came his motivation to get rich and get rich quick. Once Gatsby had been asked to leave for war, Daisy had promised him that she would wait for him until he came home Just two years after that promise was made, in 1919, while Gatsby was studying at Oxford University trying to get an education, Daisy Buchanan. married Tom Fitzgerald describes Tom as a wealthy man who. He attended Yale with Nick Tom was blessed with a strong family and was born into a wealthy family. This may be why Daisy has him. married Tom and Daisy's marriage became Gatsby's motivation to win Daisy over, so he had to quickly make millions of dollars, buy a large mansion in West Egg, and throw his lavish parties in order to try to bring Daisy over. at these parties so that he can see her again (F.Scott. Fitzgerald Finances).