Gatsbys

Gatsbys is the plural form of Gatsby, used to refer to multiple people who bear the surname Gatsby or to multiple fictional characters created by that name. The most prominent bearer in culture is Jay Gatsby, the central character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. In the novel, Jay Gatsby is a self-made millionaire who has reinvented his identity as part of his pursuit of wealth and the love of Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby's name originated from the character's birth name, James Gatz, who assumes the new name as he transitions from a poor farm boy to a man of wealth in order to enter high society during the Jazz Age in America. The term Gatsby has since become emblematic of reinvention, wealth, and the American Dream in literary and cultural discussions; references to Gatsbys in academic or popular discourse will typically be about either the character or the concept of reinvention associated with his story. Real-world occurrences of the surname Gatsby are rare, and the etymology of the surname Gatsby is not well documented outside literary use.