“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald penned these words a century ago as the closing line to his magnum opus, “The Great Gatsby.” The bard of the Lost Generation immortalized the spirit of the times in this semi-autobiographical tribute to his own ill-fated romance with a woman above his social echelon. The tragedy of Jay Gatsby and his undying passion for Daisy Fay continue to capture people’s hearts and imaginations 100 years later.
