The Great Gatsby

• Great Gatsby
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Setting

Jazz Age
A.K.A. The Roaring '20

New York

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about the roaring '20?

Social Setting

- Established weatlth vs. 'The Newly Rich'

- The American dream

- Blurring of social lines

Story

1. New arrival in NY's neighbor is incidentally madly in love with his cousin.

2. Befriends him to get to the married girl.

3. They flirt the whole summer.

4. Almost gets her back, but drama happens.

Characters

Narrator

Nick Carraway

- Minor character

- New Arrival in NY

- Honest and conscientious

- Cousin of Gatsby's love 'Daisy Buchanan'

- Neigbor of Gatsby's 

Protagonist

Jay Gatsby

- Real name: Jimmy Gatz

- Newly Rich -- Bootlegger and conman

- Hopeful dreamer

- Goes above and beyond to win Daisy over

Antagonist

Tom Buchanan

- Established wealth -- 'Old Rich'

- Polo player

- Unfaithful arrogant husband of Daisy Buchanan

Antagonist

Tom Buchanan -- 1st person

- Established wealth -- 'Old Rich'

- Polo player

- Unfaithful arrogant 

- Husband of Daisy Buchanan

The Girl

Daisy Buchanan

- Wife of Tom Buchanan

- Gatsby's great love

- Nck's cousin

- Undecided and selfish

1. Poor boy falls in love with rich girl

2. Feels lesser because of social standing

3. Gets rich by any means to win her over

4. Goes above and beyond + creates a mess

5. Dies

Plot

Themes

- Love

- Adultery

- Old Rich vs. New Rich

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