At first, “The Great Gatsby” was less successful than Fitzgerald’s other works. With the financial difficulties of the late 1920s, people weren’t interested in reading about the wealthy. But 100 years later, “The Great Gatsby” is an American classic. #JMC602
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It’s Gatsby’s World, We Just Live in It
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel turns 100 this year. What does its hero tell us about how we see ourselves?
