Gatsby As F. Scott Fitzgerald's Self-Portrait Many times it has been stated that Gatsby was Fitzgerald and that Gatsby was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s self-portrait. There are similarities between the two, for instance, both were lieutenants in the military, and both attended prestigious universities. But Fitzgerald’s intent in writing The Great Gatsby was not to be compared to Gatsby. Fitzgerald did, however, include many lines in the novel which can very well be compared to his life and the people he cared most about. F. Scott Fitzgerald was often referred to as anti-Semitic. The po