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The Monocled Mutineer

The Monocled Mutineer

Written by: Alan Sargeant
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Recovering the Voices of the Lost Generation. Join us swiveling around the stories of the Jazz Age. A look at F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby and the cultural revolution that followed The Great War.

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  • The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald: Who Made Gatsby Great? The Birth of a Legend

    The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald: Who Made Gatsby Great? The Birth of a Legend
    Oct 11 2025

    Initially obscure, The Great Gatsby gained national prominence after WWII through the Armed Services Edition and leftist critical reappraisal, notably by Lionel Trilling.

    The novel’s transformation into an allegory of the American Dream overshadowed claims about its real-life inspiration, Max Gerlach. As Scott would tell his friend, John Peale Bishop in August 1926, Gatsby had started as one man he knew before turning into himself. It had been an intensely personal tale. Through biography, film, and cultural mythmaking, Gatsby evolved from flawed bootlegger to a symbol of hope and national identity, securing its place as an enduring American classic. Hosted by Jack.
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    35 mins
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