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After 100 years, The Great Gatsby still reminds us of the ability of literature to transform everyday life
With its fantastical, romantic subject matter, luxurious excess and its beloved language – not to mention the nostalgia many ...
Opinion: After 100 years, power of ‘Gatsby’ still endures
The Great Gatsby” is also remarkably funny. Like a good martini, the novel blends the zesty gin of satire with vermouthy ...
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‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100: Fitzgerald’s classic still speaks to American values
One hundred years ago, a young midwesterner-turned-Ivy-Leaguer enlisted in the military during World War I, hoping to die in ...
"The Great Gatsby" turns 100: Initially a sales flop, now regarded as the "great American novel"
When F. Scott Fitzgerald​ wrote "The Great Gatsby"​ at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the ...
'The Great Gatsby': The Great American Novel turns 100. Why it is still great
Each year, 100 years after its publication this month in April 1925, “The Great Gatsby” sells around half a million copies, ...
‘The Great Gatsby’ Is 100, and as Fresh as Ever
A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn ...
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Not as advertised: The false god in 'The Great Gatsby'
God is so absent from the world of “The Great Gatsby” that the closest any character can get to him is to turn to this vague ...
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The Great Gatsby turns 100: NY students reflect on the enduring legacy of a literary classic
It’s been 100 years since The Great Gatsby was first published, and its legacy is still deeply woven into the fabric of New ...
Cheat Sheets for ‘The Great Gatsby’s’ Centennial
Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby,” the novel’s influence hasn’t exactly dimmed. From illuminating the Empire ...
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'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?
There's a high likelihood you read The Great Gatsby in high school. But you probably didn't have a lesson like the one taught ...
'Great Gatsby' lights up the Empire State Building to celebrate novel's 100th birthday
There are events and festivities scheduled all week in New York City to celebrate the centennial of F. Scott Fitzgerald's ...
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After 100 Years, The Great Gatsby Still Reminds Us Of The Ability Of Literature To Transform Everyday Life
It was simultaneously a commentary on the ability of literature to take us beyond our everyday lives – and the upcoming centenary of The Great Gatsby will be the same. With its fantastical ...