The document provides biographical information about author F. Scott Fitzgerald and context about his famous novel The Great Gatsby. It discusses key events in Fitzgerald's life including attending Princeton in 1913, enlisting in the army in 1917, and publishing This Side of Paradise in 1920. The document also outlines the time period of the 1920s that The Great Gatsby was set in through discussing cultural aspects like Prohibition, speakeasies, jazz music, and fashion.