Great Gatsby, The

[gats-bee]

noun

1. a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Great Gatsby

1. (1925) A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, recounting the rise and fall of Jay Gatsby, who lives extravagantly from bootlegging and other criminal activities. He loves a beautiful woman, Daisy, who is the cause of his downfall.

Example Sentences

Kyra Davis Lurie’s ‘The Great Mann,’ a Black reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ combines a family story with a little-known part of L.A. history.

From Los Angeles Times

But how she created the enthralling historical novel “The Great Mann” is a story that owes as much to Lurie’s ability to reinvent herself as it does to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the iconic 20th century critique of the American dream, which provided a touchstone for the novel.

From Los Angeles Times

But as Lurie continued researching the neighborhood and its history, she knew she had to tell its story, even if using “The Great Gatsby” as her North Star proved problematic.

From Los Angeles Times

Absolutely, Lurie says, adding, “Through a Black reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby,’ I tried to marry a family’s story with a little-known part of L.A. history.”

From Los Angeles Times

That isn’t Trump talking, or Elon Musk or any of the loyalists who spend their days praising and parroting them on X. It certainly could be, but those of a literary bent will recognize the words of Tom Buchanan, the racist former athlete and cuckolded husband in "The Great Gatsby," published just over 100 years ago.

From Salon