Author(s)

Yongkun Wan

Corresponding Author

Yongkun Wan

ABSTRACT

Jay Gatsby, the core character of the American novel The Great Gatsby, is regarded as a typical representative of the young people of 1920s′ America. Based on the essence of Jay Gatsby’s inevitable tragedy, this paper aims to make an investigation into his dual personalities and the close relationship between Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

KEYWORDS

Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, smallness and greatness