Universals - English Letters - The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is one of the most recognized texts by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, considered a classic of American literature, whose exquisite work maintains all its relevance and freshness. Gatsby, the gentleman who reigns over West Egg, the host of the restless nights, but also the winner marked by the tragic fate of an unintended loneliness, is the archetype of those twenties that began with Prohibition and ran through the gangsterism and organized political corruption. Protagonist of a decade that would culminate in the catastrophe of 1929, his image of splendor does nothing but announce an inevitable drama. The Great Gatsby has been made into films, with great success and popularity.