The Great Gatsby: The Illustrated Edition

This edition of the beloved American literature classic brings amazing illustrations to a story that explores class dynamics, wealth and class, and romance in the 20th century. For those who don’t already know the tale of Jay Gatsby, they will encounter a story of wealth creation, accumulation, and presentation for the sake of finding the reciprocation of idealized love of a beautiful socialite. Through antics and parties, opulence and indulgence and excess, this book explores aspects of the American Dream with symbolism and plot that reveal an anomie, an emptiness, integral to the pursuit of happiness in this country—relevant to the past and the present.