F. Scott Fitzgerald was a sophomore at Princeton University when he met Ginevra King in St. Paul, Minnesota. She was visiting a friend from boarding school when they met at the Town and Country Club dance. Fitzgerald fell in love immediately and became infatuated with her. They corresponded with each other for two years, but Ginevra never took Fitzgerald seriously. Fitzgerald inevitably ended up losing her because of his lack of money. Not long after their break, Ginevra sent Fitzgerald a letter announcing her engagement to William Mitchell, a man of wealth. Fitzgerald came away from Ginevra with a sense of convivial inadequacy and longing for a girl beyond procurement. F. Scott Fitzgerald used Ginevra, his dream girl and lost love, as inspiration