Today’s guest post is written by Geoff Livingston.
It was the Roaring Twenties. He was wealthy and threw great parties. He may have been a celebrated character, but Jay Gatsby was also mysterious and unknown.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional nouveau-rich millionaire died at the hands of a jealous husband. Though the Great Gatsby was famous, very few people attended his funeral. The perception of influence did not follow Gatsby to the grave.
This is a good lesson to keep in mind in the midst of the Empire Avenue craze. (more…)