The Great Gatsby (Penguin Critical Studies Guide)

Kathleen Parkinson places this brilliant and bitter satire on the moral failure of the Jazz Age firmly in the context of Scott Fitzgerald's life and times. She explores the intricate patterns of the novel, its chronology, locations, imagery and use of colour, and how these contribute to a seamless interplay of social comedy and symbolic landscape. She devotes a perceptive chapter to Fitzgerald's controversial portrayal of women and goes on to discuss how the central characters, Gatsby and Nick Carraway, embody and confront the dualism inherent in the American dream. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-26-2009; E'gads Gatsby; Well written and researched book on the Great Gatsby by an insightful and thoughtful scholar. I found it interesting to see her take on a major, popular, male American author during an intriguing time of change in American society. For...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-23-2009; One of the worst of the so called "classics"; This book should be pulled from high school curriculum as it really has no redeeming value. Basically if the Fitzgerald name was not associated with it, it would be out of print today.Who really wants to read about a bunch of rich...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-23-2009; I thought I was getting the actual book; I'm sure the review is lovely, I just thought I was getting the actual book. It was listed right there with the other "Great Gatsby" books.; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-29-2009; great gatsby; i thought this was the real book. It just talks about the book. waste of money.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-26-2009; E'gads Gatsby; Well written and researched book on the Great Gatsby by an insightful and thoughtful scholar. I found it interesting to see her take on a major, popular, male American author during an intriguing time of change in American society. For...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-23-2002; 3 and a half stars actually; The novel is beautiful written. I have one problem is with the theme: money doesn't buy. I don't disagree with that statement, it is just king of obvious. I mean it is not exactly an epiphaney.; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-23-2009; One of the worst of the so called "classics"; This book should be pulled from high school curriculum as it really has no redeeming value. Basically if the Fitzgerald name was not associated with it, it would be out of print today.Who really wants to read about a bunch of rich...; read full review | report as inappropriate