As one of the most famous modern American novels, The Great Gatsby is a symbolic master work describing the urban life during "Jazz Age" (1919-1929). Music, especially Jazz music, played a dominate role in social and entertainment activities among the young generation by influencing their attitude and reflecting contemporary viewpoints of the world they lived in. The author, F. S. Fitzgerald, portrayed the abundant of scenes of music in the novel by using visual and visible ways. The music itself was no longer the center of storytelling on condition that it had been described as the atmosphere and reflecting the strong powerful effect jazz music produced. By describing the visual music scenes in The Great Gatsby, the author exposed the luxury lifestyles and restless mind states of people during Jazz Age. Music scene is the object of description and background of time in the novel, which forms Fitzgerald's unique modern narrative style.
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