Gatsby is a romantic man, a dreamer who enjoys beauty and kindness. This man represents the collective image of a society where everybody can pick traits that they can relate to. Who is Jay Gatsby? Is he a mystery, a fraud, a murderer, a rich man, or a poor man? He is all of those things to some extent, and at the same time he is none of those things. After reading the book the reader is able to understand that what people want deep inside are not material goods, but emotional ones – sincere, reciprocal, and eternal love. Similarly, for Jay Gatsby, the achievement of the American dream turned out to be a devastating life tragedy – his way towards the top of the societal ladder, despite the fame and wealth it brought him, led to disappointment and loss. In his writing career, Fitzgerald has seen everything – from admiration and acclaim for his first novel “This Side of Paradise” in 1920, to destructive indifference and cruel critique for a number of his other works. The life path of the protagonist of this book, Jay Gatsby, slightly resembles Fitzgerald himself. It was written in 1925 – the time of Dry Law, gangster wars, impressive parties, and spectacular lifestyles.
“The Great Gatsby” is the most well-known of his novels. While those eccentric and lavish times are gone now, readers can still enjoy the heritage of his books that bring about the spirit of freedom, joy, and selfishness. The author himself was the child of the golden period, known as the “Jazz Age”. Francis Scott Fitzgerald is the American writer that managed to describe the richness and carelessness of the 1920s in the USA in bright colors.
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