This essay aims to appreciate the characterization of F. Scott.Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby and shed lights on his crafts-manship.At first it appraises the settings he selects to interpret the heroes’dreams and actions,analyzing their thematic purposes and romantic flavor.Then it mainly illustrates how Fitzgerald portrays the moral profile of the characters through well devised conflicts and the insightful description of their responses to them. It also illuminates the effect achieved by the dual perspective narrator as well as by a unique narration of a filming camera.In ad-dition,it explores the historical and mythical elements proj ected by the heroes.At last,the essay verifies its successful characterization by quoting critical evidences and quests further for its reasons of success by referring to literary theory of Mencken.