It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous entertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan – a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. Onder de broeierige oppervlakte van zijn leven schuilt een geheim: een stil, onmogelijk verlangen naar Daisy Buchanan. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again.' Scott Fitzgerald gaat over de steenrijke eenling Jay Gatsby. 'There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. scott (francis scott), 1896-1940,įiction, romance, historical, 20th century,Īmerican fiction (collections), 20th century,Īmerican literature, history and criticism, 19th century, In fact, several characters are based on people Fitzgerald encountered, from a famous bootlegger to his own ex-girlfriend. Fitzgerald’s own experiences during this era form the basis of the novel. Young adult fiction, social themes, class differences,įitzgerald, f. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby represent a specific segment of 1920s American society: the rich hedonists of the Jazz Age.

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