Similarities In Fitzgerald's "Two Wrongs" And "An Alcoholic Case"

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who also has
an alcoholic problem. His is a condition that is so bad it requires him to
have a nurse. This is an obvious and maybe at first glance, the only
similarity between the two stories. In Fitzgerald's stories, fictional
problems are often the result of alcoholism. There are, however more
similarities than that.
There are also similarities in the supporting characters. Emmy
Pinkard in "Two Wrongs," is Bill McChesney's wife who is struggling in her
pursuit of a career as a ballet dancer. At the same time she must be
supportive of the ups and downs and moving around of her husband's career,
in essence, putting her career on hold. She is a woman who will stick by
her husband in some rough times. It could be coincidental perhaps, but the
nurse in "An Alcoholic Case" is the same type of person except on a
professional business level. The nurse is assigned, by mistake, to an
alcoholic case. She struggles with the case and is offered a chance to drop
it. She makes the decision ...

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