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THE GREAT GATSBY Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Set during the Roaring Twenties, The Great Gatsby encapsulates the essence of the Jazz Age, highlighting the economic prosperity and cultural dynamism of the period. The novel delves into the lives of characters such as Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Nick Carraway, set against the backdrop of New York and Long Island.

THE GREAT GATSBY Francis Scott  Fitzgerald

THE GREAT GATSBY Francis Scott Fitzgerald

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND HIS WORK

F. S. Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)
1940

He died in California at the age of 44.

1934

TENDER IS THE NIGHT

1930-40

Zelda was hospitalised as schizophrenic

1920-30

TALES OF THE JAZZ AGE

1925

THE GREAT GATSBY

1924

Fitzgerald and Zelda moved to Paris

1922

THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED

THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

1920

He married Zelda Sayre

1896

He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota

Sottoargomento

THEMES

Past and future
Romantic love and obsession
Class, Money (old and new) and identity
The American Dream and its collapse
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NARRATOR

retrospective narration
1st person narrator
Nick Carraway

we learn everything through his point of view

HISTORICAL CONTEXT THE ROARING 20s

prohibitionism criminality
gangsters (Al Capone)
speakeasy
bootleggers
alcohol
female emancipation
flappers
entertainment fun, leisure
fashion
sport
cinema
radio
dance
jazz music
economic boom money
home appliances
car industry (Ford)
mass production

CHARACTERS

MEYER WOLFSHIEM
GEORGE WILSON
MYRTLE WILSON
TOM BUCHANAN
DAISY BUCHANAN
JAY GATSBY
(JAY GATZ)
JORDAN BAKER
NICK CARRAWAY

SETTING

The Roaring Twenties - The Jazz Age
Summer 1922
New York
Long Island

the Valley of Ashes

West Egg

East Egg