francis scott key fitzgerald
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was an American author of novels and short stories He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
• was an American author of novels and short stories
• He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century
• September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940
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• Although he found movie work degrading, Fitzgerald spent the second half of the 1930s in Hollywood
• Fitzgerald had been an alcoholic since his college days
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Character list
• Nick Carraway - a bond salesman from the Midwest, he is Gatsby's next-door neighbor.
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Character list
• Jay Gatsby - a young, mysterious millionaire later revealed to be a bootlegger, with shady business connections and an obsessive love for Daisy Fay Buchanan .
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Character list
• Daisy Buchanan - an attractive and effervescent, if shallow, young woman, Nick's second cousin, and the wife of Tom Buchanan .
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Character list
• Tom Buchanan - millionaire who lives on East Egg, and Daisy's husband
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Character list
• Jordan Baker - She is Daisy Buchanan's long-time friend, a professional golfer with a slightly shady reputation.
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The plot
Nick Carraway a young man from Minnesota, moves to New York in the summer of 1922 to begin a career, next to the house of Jay Gatsby in West Egg
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The plot
Several weeks later Nick is invited to one of Gatsby's elaborate parties where he meets Jordan, a friend of Daisy
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The plot
Gatsby asks to speak to Jordan alone, and, through Jordan, Nick later learns more about his mysterious neighbour and the fact that Gatsby and Daisy had loved each other five years ago .
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The plot
Gatsby and Daisy reestablish their connection and begin an affair.
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The plot
Tom realizes Gatsby is in love with his wife.
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The plot
Nick, Jordan, and Tom discover that Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle, Tom’s lover.
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The plot
Tom tells Myrtle’s husband, George, that Gatsby was the driver of the car.
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The plot
Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby .
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Themes
Love
Wealth
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Themes
Society and class
Visions of America
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Symbols
The green light
The eyes of T. J. Eckleburg
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Symbols
• The valley of ashes
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