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The great gatsby / Scott Fitzgerald

By:

Fitzgerald, Scott [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Vintage Books, c2010ISBN:

97800099541530

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

FIC .F58 2010

Summary: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, following the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, who is in love with Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman from his past. The narrative is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Gatsby's neighbor, who becomes entangled in Gatsby's world of wealth and excess. The novel explores themes of love, ambition, societal status, and the American Dream, ultimately revealing the moral decay hidden beneath the glittering surface of the era. Gatsby's tragic pursuit of Daisy and his desire to recreate the past lead to his downfall, symbolizing the unattainable nature of the American Dream.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Fiction	Fiction	FIC .F58 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000003951

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, following the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, who is in love with Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman from his past. The narrative is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Gatsby's neighbor, who becomes entangled in Gatsby's world of wealth and excess. The novel explores themes of love, ambition, societal status, and the American Dream, ultimately revealing the moral decay hidden beneath the glittering surface of the era. Gatsby's tragic pursuit of Daisy and his desire to recreate the past lead to his downfall, symbolizing the unattainable nature of the American Dream.

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