Jan 6, 2010

The Great Gatsby | Overview

In this Section:

The Life and Work of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Historical Background
Master List of Characters
Summary of the Novel
Structure of the Novel
Estimated Reading Time
Timeline of The Great Gatsby

The Life and Work of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, now regarded as the spokesman for the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. His childhood and youth seem, in retrospect, as poetic as the works he...