Suppose The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925. It tells the story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. The novel is set in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island during the summer of 1922.
Can we infer that "F. Scott Fitzgerald was friends with Jay Gatsby in real life."? Yes, no, or maybe?