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The Great Gatsby | Summary & Analysis | F. Scott Fitzgerald

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  1. great works of literature stand the test of time one such work is the great gatsby written by f scott Fitzgerald although
  2. it took years for its impact to be fully recognized it now has immense popularity and staying power amongst readers worldwide now author Francis Scott Key
  3. Fitzgerald was born on September 24th 1896 in st. Paul Minnesota his family lived off of his mother's sizeable inheritance now Fitzgerald he left
  4. Minnesota for Preston and later moved to New York City when he was 22 years old he fell in love with socializes eldest heir it wasn't until Fitzgerald
  5. published his first novel this side of paradise in 1920 Zelda deemed him appropriate to marry as his writing career blossomed he and Zelda enjoyed
  6. their celebrity however this lifestyle came with a price for years Fitzgerald struggled with alcoholism and depression which wreaked havoc on his career and
  7. his health ultimately these factors contributed to his heart attack that killed him on December 21st 1940 and the age of 44 now many aspects of fish gels
  8. life are mirrored in the great gatsby details are scattered throughout his work in the form of character traits story settings and then the conflicts
  9. themselves when the Great Gatsby was first released it received mediocre reviews and sold poorly by the time of Fitzgerald's death the author was
  10. largely forgotten when the US Army entered World War two they gave copies of the Great Gatsby to soldiers to improve their morale in 1944
  11. The Great Gatsby had only sold a hundred and twenty copies today the book regularly sells 500,000 copies per year the Great Gatsby is set in 1920s America
  12. now this is an era marked by tremendous change in the country's culture and lifestyle the roaring 20s also known as the Jazz Age both free spirited and fast
  13. pace now the economy began to grow by leaps and bounds we're talking mass production spurring massive consumer economy people left the countryside for
  14. the cities resulting in the country's urban population outnumbering its rural population for the very first time all of these movements combined to create an
  15. American society characterized by more freedom more time and more disposable income than any previous generation this created a stark chasm between the
  16. haves and have-nots of society frivolous spending and recreational leisure were prevalent while those in the middle and lower classes suffered greatly luxuries
  17. such as automobiles planes radios phones and other items were outside the reach of most Americans the themes in the Great Gatsby echo and scrutinized the
  18. societal influences prevalent in this time period the characters embody the various classes values behaviors and customs as well as the ideals and ethics
  19. or lack thereof of the time it is the collision of these factors and most especially of the two polarized classes both chasing the American dream that is
  20. at the very heart of the Great Gatsby now the story starts with the narrator Nick Carraway moving to New York City he attends the first of Gatsby's parties
  21. the two men become friends and very close Tom Buchanan the husband of Nick's cousin Daisy introduces Nick to his mistress Myrtle rumors about
  22. Gatsby's past start to spread Nick meets Gatsby's business partner mr. Wolfsheim now Daisy and Tom they both attend one of Gatsby's parties and they have a
  23. horrible time Daisy and Gatsby they appear to be in love Tom discovers this and explodes about their affair in the climax of the novel
  24. Gatsby and Tom battle over Daisy while Daisy she chooses Tom Myrtle is killed by Gatsby's car driven by Daisy George Wilson myrtles husband kills Gatsby and
  25. turns the gun on them almost no one attends Gatsby's funeral and then Nick disappointed and disgusted returns home to the Midwest there is so much
  26. symbolism in The Great Gatsby for example the Valley of Ashes this represents the disconnect between the poor and the rich
  27. there's the green light it symbolizes the power of our dreams then the eyes of dr. TJ eckleburg which represent a lost spirituality in American society there
  28. are four main themes in The Great Gatsby they're class not just rich versus poor but new money versus old money the Midwest versus the East another theme is
  29. superficiality versus truth for example many of the characters lead double lives that outward display versus their inner self
  30. then there's the American Dream and what people are willing to do in order to get it and finally the degradation of society represented in the latter part
  31. of the novel by the characters vain callous impersonal and just not caring about one another for generations readers all over the world have enjoyed
  32. this masterwork because of the beauty of the writing the insightful narration it's multiple themes and layered symbolism at its very
  33. The Great Gatsby allows all of us to question and explore who we are in relation to our dreams and because of that I believe the Great Gatsby will
  34. continue to capture the hearts and minds of readers for many more generations [Music] you

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