The Mystery that was Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous work of literature is unarguably his great American novel, The Great Gatsby. This is plainly evidenced by its frequent and familiar appearance in the American classroom. The protagonist of the novel is the character mentioned in the title, Jay Gatsby. Though Gatsby’s mysterious life is the focus of the novel, the reader always has a vague conception of the details that surround Gatsby’s life and history. This causes Gatsby’s character to seem that much more mysterious. Other characters in the novel, major or minor, are described by Fitzgerald much mo