... 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, is seen today as one of the true great American novelists. Although he lived a life filled with alcoholism, despair, and lost-love, he managed to create the ultimate love story and seemed to pinpoint the "American Dream" in his classic novel, The Great Gatsby. In ... , social class 5 and fine breeding of Gerald Murphy (whom Scott would meet in 1925) combined with the good looks, athletic ability and heroic war record of Ernest Hemingway" (Meyers, 103). Fitzgerald held Tommy Hitchcock in such high regard, that he inspired Scott's portrait of Tom Buchanan, Daisy...

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• Grade Level: High School

... cannot yet tell him. During this time, Nick and Jordan begin a half-hearted romance, spending time together occasionally while often losing sight of one another. Some time later, Gatsby visits Nick's home and invites him to lunch. At this point Gatsby's origins are unclear, but Gatsby clarifies the story: he tells ... Nick that he is from a wealthy San Francisco and was educated at Oxford after serving in the Great War (for which he received a number of decorations). ... possessions. Yet Gatsby behaves awkwardly toward Daisy. Gatsby had built up such grandiose dreams for reuniting with...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Jordan, thinks that Gatsby was a German spy during the war. The world is full or rumors of him, but we have no idea if any of them are true. That is why Fitzgerald wrote the book this way. It is a mystery for us to solve. In chapter 3, we get to see what his house is like, and what his parties ... his real past. Chapter 4 is the first time in the book that we actually get a glimpse at his past. Nick and Gatsby take a drive to New York and Gatsby decides to tell Nick a little about his past. Gatsby says that he is from wealthy people from the Midwest, that are all dead. He claims ... to...

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• Grade Level: High School

... story, and his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, is Gatsby's love. Daisy, however, is married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy, arrogant womanizer who despises Gatsby. Gatsby feels the need to be successful and wealthy, and his participation in a bootlegging operation allows him to acquire the wealth and social status needed to attract Daisy. In his narration, Nick focuses on Gatsby's fixation of Daisy and how ... Gatsby and Daisy met in Louisville, where they fell in love with each other, however, when Gatsby left for "The Great War- (World War I), Daisy fell in love and married Tom Buchanan. The most s...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School