The Completely Nonsensical F. Scott Fitzgerald Hero Power Rankings

Following the end of my previous post where I let Fitzgerald do the hard work of finding the perfect ending for me, I decided to go back and revisit my favourite writer. I ended up spending the next 3 days re-reading all of his works including the dreadful Pat Hobby stories. Anyway, without further ado, below are my completely unscientific but straight from the heart rankings of Fitzgerald’s heroes. Like Fitzgerald himself with Zelda or Horace Tarbox with Marcia, I have trouble thinking with the idea of these people in my head. Warning: Spoilers ahead.

On milestones and birthdays

My birthday passed by recently. I’m not at a significant number age wise but this particular time I’ve felt as if a milestone has been hit. Ever had that nagging feeling at the back of your mind when you know something has changed but you can’t quite put a finger on what exactly? Well. that’s where I’m at currently. A lot has been on my mind of late with regards to how my past decade or so has gone by and what I’ve achieved. There are things I wish I had done (girl on the B train at Broadway-Lafayette, I’m looking at you. If only I’d looked up from my book sooner) and things I wish I hadn’t done (being such a coward in college and not doing what I wanted sooner). Either way, regret is a waste of time and I have none.