The nineteen twenties is regarded as the golden period of American short stories. John Steinbeck, Shewood Anderson, Earnest Hemingway, Theodore Dreiser, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Dos Passos, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are among the few writers who have made significant contribution to the short story genere. The book contains as in-depth and comprehensive examination of the themes and their treatment in selected and representative short stories of F.Scott Fitzgerald. An attempt has been made to established his short stories as an authentic expression of Fitzgerald's creativity.