Take, for instance, Michael Farris Smith's new novel, Nick. The title refers, of course, to Nick Carraway, the narrator of Gatsby ... on who I am," he says. "That's what great novels do." ...

X: AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN-NESS AND THE HISTORICITY OF <THE GREAT ... HE CONFUSES IT WITH DAISY; HE IS BETRAYED BY IT. •IT IS CRUCIAL TO DIFFERENTIATE IN MEANING THE OSTENTATIOUS GATSBY ...

“Civilization’s going to pieces,” says Tom, as he ... Nick seems incapable of opening his heart to this transcendent dimension. In his life, as in that of the other main characters, The ...

When F. Scott Fitzgerald​ wrote "The Great Gatsby"​ at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great American ...