THE GREAT GATSBY

A LOOK AT THE JAZZ AGE,

MODERNISM,
AND F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
 THE CAST OF CHARACTERS

•  Jay Gatsby lives next door to Nick and

• is extravagantly wealthy.
•  Even at his own parties, he is the
• subject of rumors and speculation.
•  His single dream, for which he has
• amassed all his wealth, is to win back
• the love of Daisy.
•  His desire to relive the past is his
• undoing.
 THE CAST OF CHARACTERS

• Daisy Buchanan and her husband are

• unhappily married—but rich.
•  Her husband Tom is having an affair
• with Myrtle Wilson, a married woman.
•  She introduces Nick to Jordan Baker,
• who is an “incurably dishonest” golfer.
 THE GREAT GATSBY

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by

American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a
cast of characters living in the fictional towns of
West Egg and East Egg on prosperous Long Island
 in the summer of 1922.
 THE GREAT GATSBY

• The Great Gatsby, F. Scott

Fitzgerald's third book, stands
as the supreme achievement
of his career. This exemplary
novel of the Jazz Age has
been acclaimed by
generations of readers. 
 PLOT
• The book is about a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby. Gatsby has many rumours
spreading about him, as no one really knows who he is. As well, he throws lavish
parties quite often in which uninvited guests are welcomed with open arms. Later in
the novel, we learn that Gatsby holds these parties in search of his lost lover, Daisy
Buchanan.
One reason that I enjoyed reading this novel is Fitzgerald is
Gatsby’s American Dream is to be with Daisy, constantly poking fun at the American Dream and the class
and to spend the rest of his life with her. system it has created. The American Dream is what one yearns
However, he cannot fulfill this dream unless he for, and what they want to achieve. The great American Dream is
is rich. So, he assembles wealth and returns to of opulence, freedom and enjoyment.
win back Daisy.
Other characters in the book have a different American Dream; Nick Carraway
(Gatsby’s neighbour) would like to become rich and famous. Fitzgerald is showing
the reader that everyone has their own American Dream; not everyone wants to
achieve the same goals.
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