fe in The Great Gatsby.РFitzgerald and the Jazz AgeРMost critics have agreed that Fitzgerald is both an insider and an outsider of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald's fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper-class society, especially the upper-class young people.РFitzgerald and the American DreamРthe American Dream is a popular belief that people can achieve ess, whether it is wealth, fame or love through honest hard working in a new world of liberty, equality, chances and promises. ? Fitzgerald's fictions often deal with the bankruptcy of the American Dream, which is highlighted by the disillusionment of the protagonists' personal dreams due to the clashes between their romantic vision of life and the sordid reality.