The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby at a Glance By: Aljaa Zer F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel, The Great Gatsby , follows Jay Gatsby , a man who orders his life around one desire: to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan , the love he lost five years earlier. Gatsby's quest leads him from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death. Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a classic piece of American fiction. It is a novel of triumph and tragedy, noted for the remarkable way Fitzgerald captured a cross-section of American society. Part of what makes Fitzgerald's novel such a favorite piece is the way he is able to analyze the society of which he was also a part. Through his characters, he not only captures a snapshot of middle- and upper-class American life in the 1920s, but also conveys a series of criticisms as well. Through the characterization in The Great Gatsby , Fitzgerald explores the human condition as it is reflected in...
