Dec 14, 2009

The Great Gatsby | Overview

In accordance with Fitzgerald's epic ambitions to write a novel that expressed the vital spirit of his country, The Great Gatsby attempts to explain and evoke the essence of the fundamental myth at the heart of the American experience. Even in the high times of the wild 1920s, Fitzgerald perceptively sensed that the original energy of the American dream was irrevocably vanishing, and he wanted to record its power before it faded into memory and fable.

Fitzgerald explores the American dream through two characters: Nick Carraway, the narrator, and Gatsby himself, both young...