F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald enters as the American author C.J. cites in an intimate hotel-room exchange with Marco. She probes if he counts among those who, like figures in Fitzgerald's works, believe their best years peaked twenty years earlier. This reference captures nostalgia for lost youth and the bittersweet pull of past glories, enriching their conversation on time's pressures and personal transitions. Fitzgerald serves as a literary shorthand for melancholy reflections on fame's fleeting rush.