Are you ready to experience what many have labeled “the Great American Novel” ? The story is so good, it’s been widely heralded and retold through multiple movies over the years. We’ve given it a modern upgraded look and feel, so you’ll love the way it reads and looks on your bookshelf, mantle, or coffee table. What you will love about this special edition: Beautifully unique redesigned cover Simple & elegant linen style - Smooth matte finish - Minimalist gold theme captures the contrasting storylines of wealth desired vs. wealth attained - Improved font size Larger, reader-friendly font (size 11, not 9) - Upgraded book size Larger than standard size (8.5” X 5.5”, not 8” X 5”) As the 3rd work in the series of the F. Scott Fitzgerald books, The Great Gatsby book weaves multiple intriguing themes throughout the fabric of the underlying love story. Set in New York during the famous “roaring Twenties”, it has been labeled “a pessimistic examination of the American dream.” The clash of “new money” vs. “old money” is a scene most of us have rarely been exposed to. Those with generational wealth are brought into contact with those who have recently become wealthy, and the friction between them emerges. Most curious is the symbolism found early on with reference to the green light . As a constant beckoning to Gatsby’s sense of ambition, it represents the thing that we all reach for but rarely grasp. If we’re lucky enough to achieve it, somehow it never really brings the ultimate lasting satisfaction we thought it would. It becomes the unattainable promise. Another theme that underpins the story is that of the unintended effects of the industrial revolution. There are winners and there are losers. But we find that sometimes, even the winners have not succeeded…