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Illusions of a false reality plague the characters of this classic novel.

Daisy Buchanan is the epitome of a daughter of privilege. She comes from old money, never wanted for anything, but she has no concept of how it has shaped her character.

The dream of finding fortune, fame and true love is something that almost all Americans strive for. The American cult classic, The Great Gatsby, this is no exception.

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the device of time as a force that hinders humans from accomplishing their dreams.

Time dooms dreams to a demise of death because idealism can never come to fruition.

The development of the unreliable narrator in F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby locates this novel within the Modernist movement.

This Guide to Fitzgerald's "great American novel" is the only book of its kind, a reference dedicated to a single literary novel, and a sort of all-things-Gatsby.

Caroline Preston's Historical novel Gatsby's Girl reveals the romance between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ginevra King, socialite and inspiration for Gatsby's Daisy.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a reflection of the time period in which it was written.

Just as Gatsby spent his life chasing the green light over the bay, Thompson spent his career chasing the elusive American Dream.

New York's Plaza Hotel is legendary in life as in fiction; it's also at the center of a six-degrees web of Hollywood fame whose Degree Zero appears to be--Jay Gatsby.

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby explores a time of social and political upheaval and depicts one man's desire to recapture his past during the Jazz Age .

Baseball has often appeared as a symbol of American Life in many great novels and some really simple but wonderful poems.

Four outstanding voices in American literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jon Hassler, Leif Enger, and Louise Erdrich, have strong ties to Minnesota.

There is a formula for great literary love stories. Classic romances by Emily Brontë, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Shakespeare prove it.

Midwives author Chris Bohjalian has written a remarkable novel. The Double Bind explores issues of homelessness and mental illness within the context of a thriller.

Netherland by Joseph O'Neill may be the best novel yet written about New York after the tragedy of September 11th and that raises a couple of questions.

Brief biography of Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation's co-founder and chairman, philanthropist, business magnate

For students or anyone interested in learning about F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, here is an overview of biographies and websites relating to him.

Known primarily for The Great Gatsby and other "jazz age" novels, author F. Scott Fitzgerald actually made his living writing short stories for popular magazines.

Every November, tens of thousands of people around the world spend 30 days and nights frantically trying to write 50,000-word novels.

Wells, Angelou, Salinger and Fitzgerald are the most commonly read authors in the summer before junior year - find out what they're all about!

In the last six months, The Big Read initiative by the NEA has created a list of books that many communities around the country were reading together.

With over 2,000 entries, The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald provide valuable insight into the Jazz Age author and the process he used to write his later works.

Fitzgerald worked on seventeen versions of this novel and was plagued with a desire to make it as perfect as possible.

Zelda (Sayre) Fitzgerald (1900-1948) had a spirit that defined the tumultuous, intoxicating, and mad Roaring Twenties that she loved.

Author Frances Kroll Ring, Fitzgerald's personal secretary, reveals the famous Jazz Age author's final year and a half, as he attempts to finish The Last Tycoon.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of 20th-century greatest American writers during the Roaring Twenties or Age of Jazz, The Great Gatsby fame.

Perhaps best known for his finely polished style, F. Scott Fitzgerald's legacy also offers a rare and sadly overlooked gift - the chance to explore a novel in the making.

A new 5 DVD set reveals the bull-like goring Papa Hemingway's novels and short stories got from Tinsel Town

Scott Fitzgerald's short story collection The Basil & Josephine Stories are a series of youthful tales about the travails of teenagers in the early 20th century.

Continuing the guide to often noted novelists, playwrights, and songwriters of the USA...Following the literary influences on the formation of the "American Dream."

Halifax pizza isn't necessarily famous but Halifax donairs certainly are. There are many pizza places in the city that serve great slices and donairs for the hungry!

In 'What is an Author?' and 'The Death of the Author' Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes make seminal contributions to literary theory.

As New York City teetered near bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, Gotham movie plots and characters suggested the populace was headed for a nervous breakdown.

Do the new representations of American Literature have the same strong hold as our beloved "classics" on the literary forefront?

There are four basic point of view methods. The POV chosen by the writer determines how convincing his story is to the reader. It also determines his style.

Following an untimely death, the final novel of lauded Jazz-Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald will remain unwritten; however, using his notes readers may fill in some holes.

Out of the Top 100 books of the 20th Century as listed by the Radcliff Publishing Course, 42 are or have been on the banned or challenged book list.

A review of Bohjalian's most recent novel, The Double Bind, and the ever popular Midwives, helps readers find a new favorite author.

Take a drive out to the south fork of Long Island and enjoy vineyards tours and wine tasting at these remarkable establishments.

In The Incomparable Atuk, Richler satirically creates a character that is fused with both the exotic authenticity of his past and the pretentious greed of the present.

The Plaza has undergone plenty of changes since it reopened in March, many of them welcome and necessary, but the nostalgic magic of the classic New York hotel remains.

Enjoy your favorite city from the water: Ann Arbor, Chicago and San Francisco offer awesome views from a kayak, whether paddling day or night .

Teachers in need of creative ways to improve writing should try this technique known as mimicking or imitation.

Napier, a highlight of New Zealand's Hawkes Bay Wine Country, is home to perhaps the most complete and significant grouping of Art Deco buildings in the world.

When the holidays are over, the winter days and nights may start to feel endless and unforgiving. Here are some ideas for dealing with winter "blahs."

The top eco-fashion lines today fuse the sensibility of sustainable materials with chic, modern style.

Benjamin Button is a beautifully produced and involving movie--but is it a faithful adaptation of its original source material?

As previews for fall fashion 2008 hit the runways we can take note of the new trends in velvets, shaggy furs and fringes, and exotic Russian and Oriental inspired pieces.