F. Scott Fitzgerald is celebrated as one of the major writers and authors of the 1920s and 1930s. His lyrical acrobatics impressed the buyers of his novels and short stories; probably the most obvious of these feats would be the use of irony. In 1922, Fitzgerald's ability to weave irony into both "Porcelain and the Rose" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" by creating characters with false identities that cause conflict later in the story. Fitzgerald, as he does in most of his stories, begins us with a brief overview of the place and the people there. In “Porcelain and Pink” Fitzgerald describes Julie's sister Lois as “…almost her double in face and voice, but her clothes and expression mark her as conservative” (Fitzgerald “Pink” 271). A case of mistaken identity that the story revolves around is not so easy to find in “A Diamond as Big as the Ritz.” In that story, a poor boy from Hades, a city on the Mississippi River, goes to St. Midas' School where he becomes acquainted with the extremely wealthy kids who attend there. Even the name of the school suggests that he will become extremely rich; which she does when she meets Percy Washington “…a rather handsome boy…[who is] pleasant in his manners and extremely well dressed,” (Fitzgerald “Diamond” 281). This contrasts with the image we are given of John Unger, who is considered extremely poor by all the other boys who attend St. Midas' school; when he admits that he is from the city of Hades. This fact leads John to answer only hesitantly when asked where he comes from and to be constantly on the lookout for rich friends to spend time with. John's apparent belief that hiding his origins will lead him to find wealthy friends leads him to agree to "... spend the s...... middle of paper ...... understand or as easy as choosing a diamond porcelain.Works CitedBruccoli, Matthew J. "A Brief Life of Fitzgerald." University of South Carolina, 4 December 2003. Web. 04 March 2014. .Donaldson, S. "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Brandies.edu. Brandies University and Web. March 3, 2014. Fitzgerald, Francis S. "Porcelain and Rose." Stories of the Jazz Age. New York: Penguin, 1998. 270-79. Print.Fitzgerald, Francis S. "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz." Stories of the Jazz Age. Ed. Patrick O'Donnell: Penguin, 1998. Print. Magnum, Bryant. September 1896-December 1940); American novelist and short story writer." Vcu.edu. Fitzroy-Dearborn and Web. March 3 2014. .