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Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest works. The novel was published in 1925, and several of the main characters are: Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Daisy, and Nick Caraway.
'The Great Gatsby' Study Guide
The Great Gatsby is the famous American novel, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The work epitomizes the Jazz Age, the post-World-War-I era fraught with materialism, and reckless behavior. Fitzgerald explores his appreciation of the roaring 20's, while he exposes the undesirable side-effects of such unmitigated freedom.
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Here's a vocabulary list from The Great Gatsby. Use these terms for reference, study, and discussion.
'The Great Gatsby' Questions for Study and Discussion
The Great Gatsby is the most famous novel by F.Scott Fitzgerald. But, what does it mean? Why is the book so controversial (banned/challenged)? What does the book have to say about the state of society? Here are a few questions for study and discussion, related to The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is probably F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest novel--a book that offers damning and insightful views of the American nouveau riche in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby is an American classic and a wonderfully evocative work.
The Great Gatsby Quotes
The Great Gatsby is one of the greatest American classics. The novel was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and it represents the Jazz Age. This work was first published in 1925. The Great Gatsby relates the story of Jay Gatsby--as told by Nick Carraway. Here are a few quotes from The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925. The novel features Jay Gatsby and the narrator, Nick Carraway. Set in the 1920's, The Great Gatsby explores the reality of the American dream in the Jazz Age. Read more about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

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