Behind the Glitter: The Great Gatsby 100 Years Later

 With GABRIEL INSAUSTI, Full Professor of Contemporary Literature

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of one of the most iconic novels of 20th century literature: "The Great Gatsby", written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. A story of luxury, impossible loves and endless parties, but also a critique of the so-called "American dream".

What is it about this novel that keeps gripping readers and filmmakers, young and old, a century later? Why can it tell us more about ourselves than we think? 

With Gabriel Insausti, Full Professor of Contemporary Literature at the School of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Navarra, we try to look through the golden glow of Gatsby to understand the world and the wounds it hides.

Lessons learned from this episode:

• F. Scott Fitzgerald and his life context

• summary and narrative structure of The Great Gatsby

• The mystery and symbolism of Gatsby's character

• The "American dream" as a central critique

• Daisy's role and the feminine ideal

• The 1920s setting and its social backdrop

• The contrast between surface brightness and inner emptiness

• The symbolism of the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg

• The literary style and cultural bequest of the novel

• The relevance of Gatsby's message today