The Great Gatsby takes place in 1922, from spring through to autumn; during a period of United States history now referred to as the 'Roaring 20s'. It was a period of excess and where money was spent extravagantly on having a good time. The Great Gatsby is about the great American dream of financial and personal success.
About the Author:
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), one of America's most revered authors, wrote the novels This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and the Damned, and A Moveable Feast in addition to The Great Gatsby, which is considered to be his masterpiece.