The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Characters
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Nick Carraway

• Narrator of the novel
• 30-- graduated from Yale in New Haven
• Served in WWI
• Bond salesman in New York City
• Lives in West Egg on Long Island
• Cousin of Daisy

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Daisy Buchanan

• Nicks cousin
• Lives in East Egg
• Romantically involved with Gatsby before she
  married Tom
• Rich, spoiled, and troubled

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Jordan Baker

• Daisys friend
• Professional golfer
• Met Gatsby earlier
• Romantically involved with Nick
• A cheat and a flirt

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Tom Buchanan

• Daisys husband
• 30 years old
• Wealthy and violent
• Graduated from Yale
• Knew Nick in college
• Has a mistress-- Myrtle Wilson

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Myrtle Wilson

• Toms mistress
• Married George because she thought he was a
  gentleman
• Takes on new life when with Tom

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George Wilson

• Myrtles husband
• Not the gentleman she thought she married
• Owns a car repair shop
• Interested in one of Toms cars
• Valley of Ashes

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Jay Gatsby

• Lives in mansion next to Nick on West Egg
• James Gatz
• Racketeering, boot-leging,
• Romantically involved with Daisy before
• World War I
• Oxford University

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Chapter 3 Review

• Gatsby very wealthy
• What are some of the things that represent his
  wealth?
• What kind of people come to Gatsbys parties?
• What are some of the stories we hear about
  Gatsby?
• Is Gatsby a phony?

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Chapter 4

• Who is Klipspringer?
• What does Gatsby actually tell Nick about
  himself?
• Why is this significant?
• Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
• What does he contribute to the story?

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Gatsby Review
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Chapter 5

• Setting up the meeting
• ?why is Nick so upset??
• Daisy meets Gatsby _at_ Nicks House
• The Reconciliation
• ?Gatsby begins his pursuit
• The illusion of Daisy

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Chapter 6

• Who is Jay Gatsby???
• James Gatz
• From North Dakota
• Worked for Dan Cody
• Aversion to Alcohol
• The Party at Gatsbys
• Tom attacks Gatsby
• Gatsby shares his feelings
• you can repeat the past!

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Gatsby Review

• Chaper 7-9

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Chapter 7

• Gatsby dismissed staff
• Nick something was up
• Pammy
• Daisy seems non-maternal
• Heat Confusion
• Toms realization
• Investigating Gatsby
• Losing everything
• Let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your
  wife!

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Chapter 8

• The Dream is shattered!
• Gatsbys truth
• Theyre a rotten crowd. Youre worth the whole
  damn bunch put together!

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Chapter 9

• Paying homage to Gatsby
• 2 year delay!
• The funeral