The Great Gatsby
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Author Description
He Talked A Lot About The Past And I Gathered That He Wanted To Recover Something, Some Idea Of Himself Perhaps, That Had Gone Into Loving Daisy. His Life Had Been Confused And Disordered Since Then, But If He Could Once Return To A Certain Starting Place And Go Over It All Slowly, He Could Find Out What That Thing Was... The Great Gatsby (1925), F. Scott Fitzgerald's Masterpiece, Stands Among The Greatest Of All American Fiction. Jay Gatsby's Lavish Lifestyle In A Mansion On Long Island's Gold Coast Encapsulates The Spirit, Excitement, And Violence Of The Era Fitzgerald Named `the Jazz Age'. Impelled By His Love For Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby Seeks Nothing Less Than To Recapture The Moment Five Years Earlier When His Best And Brightest Dreams - His `unutterable Visions' - Seemed To Be Incarnated In Her Kiss. A Moving Portrayal Of The Power Of Romantic Imagination, As Well As The Pathos And Courage Entailed In The Pusuit Of An Unattainable Dream, The Great Gatsby Is A Classic Fiction Of Hope And Disillusion. This Edition Is Fully Annotated With A Fine Introduction Incorporating New Interpretation And Detailing Fitzgerald's Struggle To Write The Novel, Its Critical Reception And Its Significance For Future Generations. About The Series: For Over 100 Years Oxford World's Classics Has Made Available The Widest Range Of Literature From Around The Globe. Each Affordable Volume Reflects Oxford's Commitment To Scholarship, Providing The Most Accurate Text Plus A Wealth Of Other Valuable Features, Including Expert Introductions By Leading Authorities, Helpful Notes To Clarify The Text, Up-to-date Bibliographies For Further Study, And Much More.
Menrva's Summary
THE PULSE
Jay Gatsby attempts to reclaim a lost past by orchestrating an elaborate reunion with his former love, Daisy Buchanan. Driven by an idealized vision of his younger self, Gatsby navigates the social hierarchies of Long Island's Gold Coast, where his wealth and status are constantly scrutinized by the established elite. The narrative is framed through the perspective of Nick Carraway, an observer whose proximity to Gatsby allows him to document the collision between romantic obsession and the harsh realities of social stratification. The story unfolds within the rigid constraints of 1920s class structures, where the pursuit of an unattainable dream leads to inevitable moral and physical decay.
INSIDE THE PAGES
- First-person retrospective narration by Nick Carraway
- Symbolic use of color and light to represent status and desire
- Exploration of the American Dream as a destructive force
- Detailed depiction of Jazz Age social mores and excess
- Non-linear reflection on past events versus present reality
- Contrast between the established aristocracy and the nouveau riche
- Themes of disillusionment and the passage of time
- Critical annotations providing historical and biographical context
THE COLLECTIVE ECHO
Readers frequently highlight the precision of Fitzgerald's prose and the atmospheric quality of his descriptions of 1920s New York. Discussion often centers on the moral ambiguity of the characters and the extent to which Gatsby is a tragic figure versus a delusional one. Critics often point to the novel's enduring relevance in its examination of wealth, class, and the fragility of human ambition. The balance between the lyrical nature of the writing and the stark, violent conclusion remains a primary focus for academic study and general reader analysis alike.
Page Count:
208
Publication Date:
1998-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191560359
ISBN-13:
9780191560354
Literary Fiction
Long Island NY -- Fiction
Married People
Fiction psychological
Tragedy
classic
Historical
Jazz Age
