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- great works of literature stand the test of time one such work is the great gatsby written by f scott Fitzgerald although
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- their celebrity however this lifestyle came with a price for years Fitzgerald struggled with alcoholism and depression which wreaked havoc on his career and
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- American society characterized by more freedom more time and more disposable income than any previous generation this created a stark chasm between the
- haves and have-nots of society frivolous spending and recreational leisure were prevalent while those in the middle and lower classes suffered greatly luxuries
- 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
- societal influences prevalent in this time period the characters embody the various classes values behaviors and customs as well as the ideals and ethics
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- symbolism in The Great Gatsby for example the Valley of Ashes this represents the disconnect between the poor and the rich
- 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
- 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
- superficiality versus truth for example many of the characters lead double lives that outward display versus their inner self
- 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
- 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
- this masterwork because of the beauty of the writing the insightful narration it's multiple themes and layered symbolism at its very
- 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
- continue to capture the hearts and minds of readers for many more generations [Music] you
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