F. Scott F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fitzgerald’s

The Great GatsbyThe Great GatsbyByBy

Natalie ScofieldNatalie Scofield

About the AuthorAbout the Author Born-September 24, 1896Born-September 24, 1896 Died-December 21, 1940Died-December 21, 1940 Married Zelda SayreMarried Zelda Sayre Famous works include Famous works include The Great The Great

Gatsby Gatsby The Beautiful and the Damned The Beautiful and the Damned Tender is the Night Tender is the Night

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Impact F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Impact on Societyon Society

Fitzgerald named Fitzgerald named the 1920’s “The the 1920’s “The Jazz Age”Jazz Age”

Wrote screenplays Wrote screenplays for Metro-for Metro-Goldwyn-MayerGoldwyn-Mayer

The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age Prohibition was in effectProhibition was in effect Dances such as the Charleston were Dances such as the Charleston were

popularpopular Popular sayings included 23 Skidoo, Popular sayings included 23 Skidoo,

Bee’s KneesBee’s Knees

Characters of Characters of The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Jay Gatsby- The self-made wealthy Jay Gatsby- The self-made wealthy man who lives next door to Nick man who lives next door to Nick Carraway and loves Daisy BuchananCarraway and loves Daisy Buchanan

Characters of Characters of The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Nick Carraway- the narrator, Daisy’s Nick Carraway- the narrator, Daisy’s cousin, Gatsby’s neighborcousin, Gatsby’s neighbor

Characters in Characters in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Daisy Buchanan- married to Tom, Daisy Buchanan- married to Tom, Gatsby’s love interest before the Gatsby’s love interest before the war, socialitewar, socialite

Characters in Characters in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Tom Buchanan- Daisy’s husband, has Tom Buchanan- Daisy’s husband, has an affair with Myrtlean affair with Myrtle

Myrtle Wilson- Tom’s woman in the Myrtle Wilson- Tom’s woman in the city, married to Georgecity, married to George

George Wilson- owns the gas station, George Wilson- owns the gas station, kills Gatsbykills Gatsby

Jordan Baker- Daisy’s friend, Jordan Baker- Daisy’s friend, professional golfer professional golfer

Settings in Settings in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

West Egg- where West Egg- where Nick and Gatsby Nick and Gatsby live, represents live, represents new moneynew money

East Egg- where East Egg- where Daisy lives, the Daisy lives, the more fashionable more fashionable area, represents area, represents old moneyold money

Settings in Settings in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

The City- New York City, where the The City- New York City, where the characters escape to for work and characters escape to for work and play play

The Valley of Ashes- between the The Valley of Ashes- between the City and West Egg, where Wilson’sCity and West Egg, where Wilson’s

gas station isgas station is

Symbols in Symbols in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Green Light- at the end of Daisy’s Green Light- at the end of Daisy’s dock and visible from Gatsby’s dock and visible from Gatsby’s mansion. Represents Gatsby's hopes mansion. Represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams about Daisy.and dreams about Daisy.

Symbols in Symbols in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

The Valley of Ashes- the area The Valley of Ashes- the area between West Egg and New York between West Egg and New York City. It is a desolate area filled with City. It is a desolate area filled with industrial waste. It represents the industrial waste. It represents the social and moral decay of society social and moral decay of society during the 1920’s. It also shows the during the 1920’s. It also shows the negative effects of greed.negative effects of greed.

Symbols in Symbols in The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Ekleburg- A The Eyes of Dr. T. J. Ekleburg- A decaying billboard in the Valley of decaying billboard in the Valley of Ashes with eyes advertising an Ashes with eyes advertising an optometrist. There are multiple optometrist. There are multiple proposed meanings, including the proposed meanings, including the representation of God’s moral representation of God’s moral judgment on society.judgment on society.

Basic Plot of Basic Plot of The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Nick moves from the midwest to New Nick moves from the midwest to New York City in order to pursue a career in York City in order to pursue a career in bondsbonds

Nick begins a friendship with his Nick begins a friendship with his cousin, Daisycousin, Daisy

Nick befriends his neighbor, Jay GatsbyNick befriends his neighbor, Jay Gatsby

Basic Plot of Basic Plot of The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Nick reunites Daisy with her former Nick reunites Daisy with her former love, Gatsbylove, Gatsby

Daisy’s husband, Tom, discovers his Daisy’s husband, Tom, discovers his wife’s affairwife’s affair

A trip into the City results in the A trip into the City results in the death of Tom’s lover, Myrtle, when death of Tom’s lover, Myrtle, when she ran out in front of a car Daisy she ran out in front of a car Daisy was drivingwas driving

Plot of Plot of The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby Tom tells Myrtle’s distraught Tom tells Myrtle’s distraught

husband, George, that Gatsby killed husband, George, that Gatsby killed MyrtleMyrtle

George kills GatsbyGeorge kills Gatsby No one but Nick comes to Gatsby’s No one but Nick comes to Gatsby’s

funeralfuneral Tom and Daisy leave townTom and Daisy leave town

Important QuotesImportant Quotes ““I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the

best thing a girl can be in this world, best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”a beautiful little fool.”Daisy’s description of her daughterDaisy’s description of her daughter

““So we beat on, boats against the So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” –the last line of the novelthe past.” –the last line of the novel

Important QuotesImportant Quotes "They were careless people, Tom "They were careless people, Tom

and Daisy- they smashed up things and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had people clean up the mess they had made." – Nick’s description of Tom made." – Nick’s description of Tom and Daisyand Daisy

SourcesSources http://www.encarta.msn.com http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald http://www.moviepoopshoot.com http://www.sparknotes.com Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great The Great

Gatsby. Scribner Gatsby. Scribner Paperback Fiction, Paperback Fiction, New York. 1995.New York. 1995.