The Great Gatsby  | Summary & Analysis | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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0:09 great works of literature stand the test of time one such work is the great gatsby written by f scott Fitzgerald although
0:17 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
0:27 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
0:37 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
0:46 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
0:56 their celebrity however this lifestyle came with a price for years Fitzgerald struggled with alcoholism and depression which wreaked havoc on his career and
1:05 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
1:15 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
1:24 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
1:33 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
1:43 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
1:55 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
2:06 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
2:15 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
2:25 American society characterized by more freedom more time and more disposable income than any previous generation this created a stark chasm between the
2:37 haves and have-nots of society frivolous spending and recreational leisure were prevalent while those in the middle and lower classes suffered greatly luxuries
2:48 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
3:00 societal influences prevalent in this time period the characters embody the various classes values behaviors and customs as well as the ideals and ethics
3:11 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
3:22 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
3:32 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
3:42 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
3:54 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
4:05 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
4:18 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
4:29 symbolism in The Great Gatsby for example the Valley of Ashes this represents the disconnect between the poor and the rich
4:36 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
4:49 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
5:01 superficiality versus truth for example many of the characters lead double lives that outward display versus their inner self
5:10 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
5:20 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
5:30 this masterwork because of the beauty of the writing the insightful narration it's multiple themes and layered symbolism at its very
5:40 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
5:50 continue to capture the hearts and minds of readers for many more generations [Music] you