Harry Fuhrman Jr

The Gatsby Man Harry Fuhrman Jr

In a 1970s Federal Prison, riddled with corruption, The Gatsby Man examines the life of a prisoner, the imprisoned, and an idealistic parole officer. The prisoner, the narrator as a young man, allows the reader to experience the prison camp through the eyes of a career criminal who sees the camp like an omniscient observer. The prison administration's corruption and the inequality amongst the prisoners provide a backdrop for the narrator to not only reflect on the interdependency of crime and justice, but also to explore the choices we make in life and how each of them make us human. The Gatsby Man is a philosophical narrative about life, death, and the decisions that stitch the tapestry of our experiences into a lifetime.