Book Review of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Name of Book: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald ISBN: 0-684-16325-X Publisher: Scribners Type of book: 1920s, wealth, post world war I, love, waiting, forever, values Year it was published: 1925 Summary: The Great Gatsby captures all the romance and glitter of the Jazz Age in its portrayal of a young man and his tragic search for love and success. It is a rare combination: a literary masterpiece- and one of the most popular novels of our time. Characters: I am not sure if Fitzgerald tried to go deeply into his characters' psyche or not, but if he did, I didn't see it. There seems to be little to no change in the personalities, but instead they strike me as some sort of drifters who don't let anything affect them. When I did a little research for this book, like the previous novels, this was also partly biographical. (Fitzgerald's wife broke up his engagement, although except him she didn't marry anyone.) The lifestyle that Gatsby and...