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a- Date of publication of the novel The Great Gatsby : 1925 b- Name and nationality of the author : Francis Scott Fitzgerald , American . c- Period when the story takes place : the 1920s / the twenties d- Names given to this period : the Jazz Age / the Roaring Twenties

e- Names of the main characters :

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the narrator : Nick Carraway the protagonist : Jay Gatsby the protagonists real name : James Gatz Nicks cousin: Daisy Buchanan

Daisys husband : Tom Buchanan

Gatsbys father: Henry Gatz Gatsbys protector and mentor : Dan Cody Gatsbys business associate : Meyer Wolfsheim Gatsbys neighbour : Nick Carraway Gatsbys murderer : George Wilson

Who is having a love affair with whom ? Draw lines between the characters concerned . Tom Buchanan Nick Carraway Jay Gatsby Myrtle Wilson Jordan Baker Daisy Buchanan

Which of the characters are still together at the end of the story ? Tom Buchanan and Daisy, his wife f- Major themes : Disintegration of the American Dream decaygoing from rags to riches -impossible love - unrestrained desire for money pleasure and social position class boundaries (limites de classes sociales) corruption violence honestyWorld War I Complete the SUMMARY of the story with the words provided.

The protagonist is a rich young man who lives in a luxury mansion in Long Island. Born James Gatz on a farm in North Dakota, he changed his name to Jay Gatsby when he met a millionaire for whom he started working. From that moment, he was fascinated by the possibilities of the American dream, and dedicated his life to making a fortune through bootlegging and other illegal activities. He was in love with a girl from the upper class named Daisy, and he organized fabulous parties to try to impress her. But she would not leave her husband for a nouveau riche. At the end of the story, Gatsby is murdered mistaken by a man whose wife was killed in a road accident caused by Daisy. Nobody came to his funeral, except his neighbour Nick and his father, who gave amore humane image of his son.