At the time of its publication, The Great Gatsby was considered a commercial flop, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a high school curriculum today that didn’t include it as one of the greatest classic novels of all time.
Published a century ago, at the peak of the roaring twenties, the tragic story of the striving Jay Gatsby is still profoundly relevant in its exploration of class, society and the false promise that money can buy happiness. Gatsby’s misguided chase for his first love, Daisy, is a sad tale that spans the ages. At the time of its publication, The Great Gatsby was considered a commercial flop, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a high school curriculum today that didn’t include it as one of the greatest classic novels of all time.