The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1. F. Scott Fitzgerald

   • considered the American dream both vulgar and dazzingly promising
     • contridictory
   • alcoholic

2. Themes

   • Betrayal
   • Hedonism
   • Truth and deception
   • Dreams
   • Love
   • Morality
   • Time

3. The 1920's

   • The American Dream
   • Jazz age/ Roaring 20's/ Aspirin Age
   • Prohibition
   • The Great Depression
   • Social Structure
     • Old money
     • New money
   • Gangsters

4. Characters

   • Nick Carraway
   • Tom Buchanan
   • Daisy Buchanan
   • Jay Gatsby
   • Myrtle Wilson
   • George Wilson