In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status. But he does more than render the essence of a particular time and place, for in chronicling Gatsby's tragic pursuit of his dream, Fitzgerald re-creates the universal conflict between illusion and reality.
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Publisher:
Penguin UK
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
247
ISBN:
9780141182636
Publish year:
2000
Publish date:
Feb. 24, 2000