The Great Gatsby

The novel "The Great Gatsby" (1925) - the most significant work of the famous American writer of the twentieth century, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, which tells the story of the collapse of the "American Dream" - a romanticized idea of prosperity that is available to everyone. The protagonist of the novel, Gatsby, achieves success and wealth in the hope of happiness, but it can not carry out their romantic ideals in a society dominated by the cult of wealth, greed and indifference. Relaxed narrative masterfully conveys the feeling of the era of "Jazz Age", characterized by subtle psychological and figurative language.