"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
financially.
The Fitzgeralds became part of the wealthy,
extravagant society of this time.
FITZGERALD'S DECLINE
he decline of Fitzgerald's personal and
rtistic life ended in the 1920s.
cott was forced to write "hack work"
o support their lifestyle.
is addiction to alcohol increased.
elda died in a fire
e died of a heart attack at age 44.
BOOK CHARACTERS
ick Carraway is the sory narrator. He is 29yearsold Daisy's
cousin, who has just returned from WWI, moves from the Midwest
to the East to get into the bond market and lives next door to Jay
Gatsby.
ay Gatsby is a young, mysterious millionaire from North Dakota,
with shady business connections and an obsessive love for Daisy
Buchanan, whom he had met when he was a young officer in World
War I.
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