‘The Great Gatsby’ themes of wealth, insecurity and the American Dream endure
As we navigate our own Gilded Age of tech billionaires and growing inequality, Fitzgerald’s masterpiece reminds us that ...
‘The Great Gatsby’ at 100: An All-American Enigma
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel is a slender epic of wealth and society, brilliantly depicting the ambitions and ...
The great American classic we’ve been misreading for 100 years
The Great Gatsby is more than cocktail parties and color symbolism.
100 years ago, ‘Gatsby’ got mixed reviews in Fitzgerald’s hometown papers
The book’s lukewarm reception in the local press may not be surprising given its author’s complicated relationship with St.
The Great Gatsby at 100
John Keats wrote in his poem “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” that when he encountered George Chapman’s translation of ...
The Conversation5d
The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America
the limits of social mobility and the hidden underbelly of the American Dream. The Great Gatsby, while a relative literary failure in Fitzgerald’s lifetime, is enduringly popular today ...
Long Island Press12d
The centennial of “The Great Gatsby”: reflecting on its cultural legacy
As "The Great Gatsby" marks its centennial, Long Island's Gold Coast continues to serve as a living testament to the novel's ...
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record1d
‘Gatsby’ centennial: Classic novel still ‘great’
A century after its release, "The Great Gatsby" haunts readers. That green light in the distance still blinks incessantly, no ...
The Economist23d
At 100 “The Great Gatsby” is as urgent as ever, old sport
Yet from the 1940s “The Great Gatsby” rose up the American canon and swept across ... ultimately, the dream and disappointments of America: Fitzgerald holds these opposites in a magical ...
WhatsOnStage3d
The Great Gatsby musical releases rehearsal photos ahead of West End premiere
The production will open at the London Coliseum on 11 April 2025, playing through to 7 September 2025. Tickets are on sale now.
Irish Echo3d
F. Scott Fitzgerald and all that jazz centerstage in Twin Cities for Great Gatsby centenary
In honor of the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, the Celtic Junction Arts Center is presenting an event series ...
Washington Examiner2d
The Great Gatsby at 100
My answer, predictably enough, is that The Great Gatsby is not simply some chore to be endured at a formative point in education, but one of those rare books that can be appreciated, even loved ...