The Great Gatsby Seminar with Stephen Collins

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel explores The Jazz Age otherwise known as The Roaring Twenties which made the word ” flappers” famous and also ushered in Prohibition. Fitzgerald’s novel examines the excesses and oftentimes despair of the times. What is success? What is The American Dream? Many critics designated The Great Gatsby as The Great American Novel and it is at least a worthy candidate. Scribner and Sons published Fitzgerald, as well as Hemingway and Thomas Wolfe, and Maxwell Perkins was editor for all three writers. Please read the novel in its entirety before the first class.

Stephen Collins literature classes and live dramatic performances featuring literary figures are always popular at the Senior Center. His teaching style has been described as a hybrid of lecture and performance.

► You must register in advance, call 978-929-6652

Open to out-of-town Seniors (60+) for $20