Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Apr 16, 2024 · The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel. It was published in 1925. Set in Jazz Age New York, it tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. Commercially unsuccessful upon publication, the book is now considered a classic of American fiction.

    • Bootlegging

      Bootlegging is illegal traffic in liquor in violation of...

    • F. Scott Fitzgerald

      Fitzgerald is famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the...

    • 2-Min Summary

      The Great Gatsby, novel by American author F. Scott...

    • Nick Carraway

      Nick Carraway, fictional character, the compassionate young...

  2. OK. The Great Gatsby is a story told by Nick Carraway, who was once Gatsby's neighbor, and he tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place. As the story opens, Nick has just moved from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island, seeking his fortune as a bond salesman. Shortly after his arrival, Nick travels ...

  3. People also ask

  4. 3 days ago · The Great Gatsby received generally favorable reviews from literary critics of the day. Edwin Clark of The New York Times felt the novel was a mystical and glamorous tale of the Jazz Age. Similarly, Lillian C. Ford of the Los Angeles Times hailed the novel as a revelatory work of art that "leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder".

    • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • April 10, 1925
  5. Apr 4, 2024 · The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann, follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, and era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious ...

    • Esther Johnson
    • 2012
  6. Apr 9, 2024 · Through the enigmatic figure of Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald crafts a narrative that captures the essence of an era while also offering timeless insights into the human condition. Summary: The novel is ...

  7. Apr 18, 2024 · Year 12: English - Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925. The narrator, Nick Carraway, is a young Princeton man who works as a bond broker in Manhattan. His neighbour on Long Island, is Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire. Nick observes his life in the 1920s as he pursues the great American dream.

  8. Apr 21, 2024 · TIMESTAMPS 00:00BOOKThe Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925FILMIf you have not already watched it, I recommend Baz Luhrmann’s excellent portrayal of the ...

  1. People also search for