The Great Gatsby by F.Scott FitzgeraldScott Fitzgerald is known as the definitive author of the Jazz Age the glittering, alcohol fuelled, and outrageously freewheeling era of post war euphoria. The Great Gatsby in turn is seen as his magnum opus, as the peak of his artistry a classic depiction of the era, and of the human yearning for things just out of reach, of the powers of love and money. The novel depicts the journey of Nick Carraway, a young and well educated American from the mid