Claim: The Great Gatsby is considered to be one of Fitzgerald's great works.
Evidence: Considered to be Fitzgerald 's magnum opus , The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence , idealism , resistance to change , social upheaval , and excess , creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
Masterpiece , magnum opus -LRB- Latin , great work -RRB- or chef d'œuvre -LRB- French , master of work , plural chefs d'œuvre -RRB- in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise , especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person 's career or to a work of outstanding creativity , skill , profundity , or workmanship.