The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds...

Tells the story of a writer who returns to Paris and remembers the life he once led in the City of Lights. During the Liberation of Paris, at the close of World War II, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful rich girl. They marry and have a lovely daughter together. But life's harsh realities threaten to tear their love apart.

"This work explores the ways in which the film industry of the early twentieth century influenced the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald Early chapters examine Fitzgerald's literary adaptation of visual film techniques and aural cinematic concept within his most popular novels. The final chapter summarizes the effect such techniques had in augmenting and defining Fitzgerald's unique literary style"--Provided by publisher.