The Great Gatsby is, at it's core, a novel about the American Dream. It takes place during the 1920s, a period that epitomized America's pursuit of freedom and prosperity but also revealed the fragility of that dream. This video...

F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, emerged from modest beginnings to become a defining literary figure of the 20th century. Despite facing financial struggles and societal prejudice due to his Irish-American...

Ever heard of the phrase ‘life imitates art’? Well, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s case, it was ‘art imitates life’! If you think The Great Gatsby is a wild tale, wait until you hear about Fitzgerald’s ride from rags to riches and back again!...

Welcome to the Roarin’ 1920’s, ol’ sport! It was a time when people’s wildest dreams came true. Our narrator, Nick Carraway, is about to introduce us to some of the fascinating folks he met in the summer of 1922. The most intriguing of...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of...

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby" captured the optimism of the 1920s and foreshadowed the personal and societal doom that would follow with the market crash and the author's decline. Despite the novel's initial failure,...

The green light and the looming eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg are two of the most iconic images in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." The green light is a multifaceted symbol representing Gatsby's love for Daisy, the elusive...

"The Great Gatsby," is a short novel that is rich in language, F. Scott Fitzgerald aimed to create a work that not only captured the essence of the Jazz Age but also transcended it through poetic beauty and intricate patterns. Drawing...

The Roaring 1920’s was an era marked by fabulous wealth, mesmerising glamour and wild parties. In the summer of 1922, Nick Carraway had just moved to America’s East Coast to be part of it all. But he soon discovers that not all is what...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...

Once upon a time there was city, named Paris, France. During the 1920s, lots of Americans moved there to escape institutionalized racism and the associated race riots, xenophobia, censorship, materialism, and Prohibition. Perhaps most...

It’s the day after an ugly scene in which tempers flared and someone lost their life. Things seem to be unravelling and a grieving man seeks revenge, but Gatsby clings to hope. Then Nick gets a hunch: something’s not right. By the end...

While Gatsby’s preoccupied with his lady-love, Nick tells us more about Gatsby’s past. Then, Gatsby’s lover and her husband show up at one of Gatsby’s lavish parties! The husband becomes curious about Gatsby’s sudden wealth and vows to...

In which John Green explores F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby. John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel, and tries to look beyond the...

Once upon a time, a horrible war known as World War 1 devastated the planet. Immediately after the war, a lot of people in the United States were passionate about various causes, some good, some not so much. While women had finally won...

"The Great Gatsby" is narrated by Nick Carraway, and observer to the story of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire chasing the American Dream in the hopes of reclaiming his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, despite the societal divide and her...

A video entitled "The Lost Generation" which explores writers of the Lost Generation and the works they produced during the 1920s.

Jay Gatsby's quest to reclaim his past relationship with Daisy Buchanan is an ever-present theme in The Great Gatsby. The many mentions of time throughout the novel emphasize Gatsby's desire to reset the clock on their relationship....

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." The American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald is responsible for the quote, but in his scholarship Gabriel Zucman, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley...