Interpreting Narrative
The Great Gatsby
This blog is all about my project, interpreting narrative, for this project i have chosen to study F.Scott Fitzgeralds novel The great Gatsby. I have chosen to study this book as i feel that there were a number of interesting characters to study and i have previously read the book, which i really enjoyed.
The great gatsby takes place in 1922, the jazz age, and is set in the United States just after World War 1. The story is about a man named Nick who moves to Long Island, and unwillingly moves next door to a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a well known man who always throws wonderful partys in which many people are invited to. He is in love with nicks cousin Daisy and they begin an affair which ends up in disaster.
The Great Gatsby is set in Long Island, New York. The story shows the wealthy lifestyle of Americans in the 1920's, who were not affected by the poverty. The story displays parties, with large amounts of alcohol, which was at the time very much illegal. However this is important to the story as this is how Jay Gatsby got his wealth, from 'bootlegging'.
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