In this episode of
The Learning Curve, co-hosts
U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and
Dr. Helen Baxendale interview noted literary biographer,
Dr. Jeffrey Meyers. Dr. Meyers discusses
The Great Gatsby on its 100th anniversary. He explores F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic life, his marriage to Zelda, and how their tumultuous relationship shaped his iconic novel. Dr. Meyers delves into the timeless themes of Gatsby’s yearning, the elusive American Dream, and 1920s decadence while analyzing major characters and symbols like Daisy, the green light, and Gatsby’s reinvention of himself. He also reflects on Fitzgerald’s later struggles and enduring literary legacy. In closing, Dr. Meyers reads a passage from his biography of
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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