The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)

The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald's finest novel, an almost perfect artistic creation which is perhaps the single most American novel of its time. It should be seen as the ultimate vehicle for the themes that form the central concerns of Fitzgerald's career, and indeed of so much of the United States’ national life: lost hope, the corruption of innocence by money, and the impossibility of recapturing the past. These elements are fused together by Fitzgerald's eloquent yet careful prose in a novel that transcends its period and has become a touchstone of American literature.

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See Also:

• F. Scott Fitzgerald (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald (Short Fiction)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald (Dictionary of World Biography)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald (Long Fiction)

See Also:

• - For teachers, the The Great Gatsby Lesson Plan.
• - The Great Gatsby summary and study guide in the eNotes.