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When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. Originally based on the idea that the pursuit of happiness inv...Read more
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (1995, Paperback, Reprint)
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew Joseph BruccoliPublisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: Paperback
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When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. Originally based on the idea that the pursuit of happiness involves not only material success but moral and spiritual growth, the dream had by Fitzgerald's time become increasingly focused on money and pleasure--a phenomenon the high-living writer was only too familiar with. In THE GREAT GATSBY, Fitzgerald looks deeply into himself and his milieu to create the story of James Gatz, a self-educated nobody from North Dakota who has amassed a fortune and adopted the persona of Jay Gatsby, an Oxford-educated man about town, for the sole purpose of winning back the heart of Daisy, the woman he loved in his youth. Daisy is now married to Tom Buchanan--a brutal, ignorant racist who embodies the corruption that can come with unlimited wealth. As Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom--and the narrator, Daisy's cousin Nick Carroway, who serves as the author's spokesman--play out the drama in a small Long Island town (the East Hampton of its day), Fitzgerald makes it increasingly clear that life is meaningless when it is based on money and glamour at the expense of the solid American values of self-reliance and hard work--and Gatsby's sad end underscores the point. THE GREAT GATSBY has long been celebrated as the archetypal American novel, and, just as Fitzgerald's book grew out of the tradition that included Henry James and Edith Wharton, its influence on later writers from J. D. Salinger to John O'Hara cannot be overestimated. The book remains vividly alive and widely read years after its writing.
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A young man newly rich tries to recapture the past and win back his former love, despite the fact she has married
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. Originally based on the idea that the pursuit of happiness involves not only material success but moral and spiritual growth, the dream had by Fitzgerald's time become increasingly focused on money and pleasure--a phenomenon the high-living writer was only too familiar with. In THE GREAT GATSBY, Fitzgerald looks deeply into himself and his milieu to create the story of James Gatz, a self-educated nobody from North Dakota who has amassed a fortune and adopted the persona of Jay Gatsby, an Oxford-educated man about town, for the sole purpose of winning back the heart of Daisy, the woman he loved in his youth. Daisy is now married to Tom Buchanan--a brutal, ignorant racist who embodies the corruption that can come with unlimited wealth. As Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom--and the narrator, Daisy's cousin Nick Carroway, who serves as the author's spokesman--play out the drama in a small Long Island town (the East Hampton of its day), Fitzgerald makes it increasingly clear that life is meaningless when it is based on money and glamour at the expense of the solid American values of self-reliance and hard work--and Gatsby's sad end underscores the point. THE GREAT GATSBY has long been celebrated as the archetypal American novel, and, just as Fitzgerald's book grew out of the tradition that included Henry James and Edith Wharton, its influence on later writers from J. D. Salinger to John O'Hara cannot be overestimated. The book remains vividly alive and widely read years after its writing.
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| Author: | F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 0684801523 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780684801520 |
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| Edition Description: | Reprint |
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| Length: | 216 pages |
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A young man newly rich tries to recapture the past and win back his former love, despite the fact she has married
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Created: 17/07/08
) Nick Carraway is our main character. He is a young man who graduated from New Haven, went in to the war, came out, and moved from the West to Long Island Sound's West Egg Village. He now makes a meager income selling Bonds. His neighbor is the supremely rich Mr. Gatsby, whom nobody seems to know much about, but whom everybody whose anybody has been to his outlandish parties. Just across the bay is the distinguished East Egg, where Nick has a cousin Daisy. He often visits her and her husband Tom, their small child, and their friend, the golf star, Miss Carraway. Tom also is supremely rich, and it turns out he keeps a mistress. Poor Nick is the unwilling observer to all. He becomes Gatsby's friend and finds that Gatsby has been chasing the past for several years. He is in love with Daisy, and in fact dated her 5 years ago. This all sounds a bit too romantic, but I promise you that between the alcohol and party antics, you will be kept interested. Borne back ceaselessly into the past indeed. At the end, tragically, the mystery of Gatsby is unraveled. A beautifully woven novel.
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Created: 05/06/06
) I love the way this book is written and it is a great love story and very relatable for anyone who misses things in their lives that happened in the past. The only thing I don't like about "The Great Gatsby" is that the character Daisy acted like she didnt care about Gatsby in the end of the story and that was really sad and made her seem like her love wasn't true towards Gatsby. I decided to buy it because I read it in English class last year and I didnt remember everything about it but I remembered enjoying it.
A classic
Created: 15/10/10
This is a very good book. F Scott Fitzgerald is an extremely talented writer. I don't always neccessarily love the stories that he tells, but I love the way in which he writes them. He is descriptive and he is adept at using words which can really help you visualize the scenes he is trying to convey. When reading his work you can actually find yourself getting lost in the world he is creating. This is my favorite of Fitzgerald's work and it is a classic which everyone should take the time to read and appreciate.
An Amazing classic!
Created: 06/10/06
Having read this book in High School I felt the need to read it again. It is an amazing classic! The authors colorful use of words and technique leave you always turning pages. I will positively read it many more times!
Classic doesn't mean boring
Created: 13/08/06
) Even if you have to read this for school, don't just buy the Cliff Notes. Gatsby is an icon of the times - the story is unforgettable. I loved it, read it several times over the years.
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