In fiction and popular culture Yale University is a cultural referent as an institution that produces some of the most elite members of society and its grounds, alumni, and students have been prominently portrayed in fiction and U.S. popular culture. For example, Owen Johnson's novel Stover at Yale follows the college career of Dink Stover, and Frank Merriwell, the model for all later juvenile sports fiction, plays football, baseball, crew, and track at Yale while solving mysteries and righting wrongs.University of Georgia: "The Rise of Intercollegiate Football and Its Portrayal in American Popular Literature." . Retrieved April 9, 2007.The text of Frank Merriwell at Yale is published online by Project Gutenberg, Gutenberg.org Yale University also is mentioned in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. The narrator, Nick Carraway, wrote a series of editorials for the Yale News, and Tom Buchanan was "one of the most powerful ends that ever played football" for Yale.
in fiction and popular culture yale university is a cultural referent as an institution that produces some of the most elite members of society and its grounds alumni and students have been prominently portrayed in fiction and us popular culture for example owen johnson's novel stover at yale follows the college career of dink stover and frank merriwell the model for all later juvenile sports fiction plays football baseball crew and track at yale while solving mysteries and righting wrongsuniversity of georgia "the rise of intercollegiate football and its portrayal in american popular literature"  retrieved april 9 2007the text of frank merriwell at yale is published online by project gutenberg gutenbergorg yale university also is mentioned in f scott fitzgerald's novel the great gatsby the narrator nick carraway wrote a series of editorials for the yale news and tom buchanan was "one of the most powerful ends that ever played football" for yale