The Image of the 1920s in the USA in The Great Gatsby by F. S. Fitzgerald

Abstract

The thesis deals with the 1920s in the USA and its portrayal in the book The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, a member of the Lost Generation. The historical affairs are analysed in the wider context of the preceding half century. Apart from the events, the concept of the American Dream as a crucial part of the decade and the author's view of the decade are examined in order to provide a complex analysis.