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‘The Great Gatsby’ is a classic. But a century ago, it flopped.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, published 100 years ago this week, was not popular in the author’s lifetime. But it has come to ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Scott Fitzgerald used to describe New York City in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby possesses "all the iridescence of the ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ themes of wealth, insecurity and the American Dream endure
Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great ... Gatsby’s desperate pursuit of acceptance through wealth. “Books are like brothers,” Fitzgerald once reflected, revealing how deeply personal his charact ...
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The centennial of “The Great Gatsby”: reflecting on its cultural legacy
Fitzgerald’s portrayal of a world of opulence, excess and moral decay in “The Great Gatsby” reflects the author’s life among the social elite. Through characters like Jay Gatsby ...