The Great Gatsby: A Reader's Guide to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel
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This new guide gives you an in-depth analysis of The Great Gatsby, unlocking its more confusing aspects, making the book accessible and enjoyable, and helping you uncover all the details that make up the story. Included in this guide is a biography of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, a look at the book's context, its literary elements, and detailed chapter summaries and analysis.
Robert Crayola
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The Great Gatsby - Robert Crayola
The Great Gatsby:
A Reader's Guide to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel
by Robert Crayola
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2013 Robert Crayola
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/robertcrayola
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Characters
The Elements of Literature
Chapter Summaries and Commentary
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to The Great Gatsby: A Reader's Guide to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel. This guide will walk you through the book and help you wrap your head around it. Understand, that it's not a substitute for the text, but a tool to give you a more thorough understanding of the book. But knowing information is not the same as reading. You cannot feel an author's flow of words until you actually go and read the book.
You can use this before or after reading the book. I will reveal major plot details, however, so if you don't want spoilers, read the book first.
AUTHOR: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940).
It's always useful to have a general understanding of an author's life. Some critics say that biography has no place in examining an author's work, but I disagree, since every book comes from a place.
If the name looks familiar, you may know Francis Scott Key as the author of The Star Spangled Banner,
the national anthem of the United States. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a distant relation of Key, and named after him.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up mainly in New York and Minnesota. He was interested in literature and writing from an early age, publishing in school newspapers. He went to Princeton University in New Jersey, where he was involved with many artistic and literary pursuits, and wrote a novel. He submitted it for publication, but it was rejected.
He left Princeton to join the army during World War I, but enlisted too late to play an active role. Instead, he was stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, where he met Zelda Sayre and fell in love. They became engaged, and he worked at an advertising agency and continued to write short stories, but she broke off the engagement because she felt he wouldn't be able to support the lifestyle she desired. Zelda is a huge influence on the generic image of the flapper seen in a lot of Fitzgerald's fiction. A flapper is the woman of the 1920s – young, easygoing, enjoys dancing and drinking – fun, but easy to lampoon and satirize. She was a woman freer and looser than the women of the previous generation.
When she wouldn't marry him, Fitzgerald returned to his parents home in Minnesota and revised his earlier novel to produce This Side of Paradise. He submitted it for publication again, and this time it was accepted. It went on to be a huge success, and Zelda agreed to marry him.
Fitzgerald and Zelda's life in the 1920s was a mix of parties, writing, and alcoholism. Fitzgerald released his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned in 1922, and The Great Gatsby in 1925. He also published a large amount of short stories for magazines. His need to publish was largely fueled