What's Great About "The Great Gatsby"

A Century of Relevance and Radiance

In the spring of 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, a slim novel that shimmered with longing, ambition, and the glittering surface of American prosperity. Initially met with lukewarm reviews and modest sales, the book seemed to fade into the roaring backdrop it portrayed. Fitzgerald himself died in 1940, believing his masterpiece had been forgotten. Yet, a hundred years later, The Great Gatsby stands not only as a canonical work of American literature, but as an enduring lens through which we continue to view ourselves—our dreams, our myths, and our disillusionments.

So, what exactly is so great about The Great Gatsby?