Thursday, March 27, 2008
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![]() ![]() F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Is Published (1925)Considered to be Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby is a devastating critique of the American Dream and materialism at the height of the Roaring Twenties. It is the story of a bootlegger, Jay Gatsby, whose obsessive dream of wealth and lost love is destroyed by a corrupt reality. Today used as required reading in many high schools, the book has been cited as the paragon of the Great American Novel. Why did Fitzgerald dislike the title, and what did he want to call his novel? More... Discuss |
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Yes Jessica, I agree. There will always be shades of gray. Which is why it's so difficult dealing with people who can only see in black and white.
Dawn, you're so right. It is really hard to get through to people that just won't open their mind.
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