Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby has many strong beliefs within each character introduced within the story. One of those characters was Gatsby himself. The man wanted to change his present life without Daisy to the one with Daisy of the past. Another man similar to this strong belief was Franklin D. Roosevelt trying to return to the nation to the normalcy of the Roaring 20s during the Great Depression. These two men of different times wanted their lives or the nation's lives to return to a time of happiness, freedom, and wealth of the past. During the early 1930s, the United States suffered from a terrible period of unemployment, famine, and economic chaos. Citizens of all social statuses suffered the same consequences from the sudden downfall of their nation. While the United States and other countries as well were in utter turmoil, a man rose up to help guide the fallen nation back onto its feet. That man later on became the president of the United States--Franklin D. Roosevelt. During one of his encouraging fireside chats, he stated "We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind." Roosevelt's strong belief of helping his nation to America's previous ways of encountering tough situations. They must face it head on and strive to catch it before it flees from our outstretched hands. While accepting his presidential nomination, Roosevelt exclaimed, "I pledge to you, I pledge to myself, to a new deal for the American people." He wanted to raise the hopes of distraught Americans by introducing the New Deal to allow the nation to escape from the Great Depression's clutches by returning to old times. Even though Roosevelt tried everything to lead the United States to wealth, he couldn't do it on his own. With the unfortunate rise of Hitler in Germany, the United States was able to economically rise by producing weapons, feeding soldiers, and creating jobs for World War ll. But, without F.D.