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Fizgerald
His works
"This side of paradise" (first novel)
picture of the lifestyle of young people in the twenties
"Tales of Jazz Age"
"Beautiful and damned
"The great Gatsby"
Gatsby's dream is to repeat the past
he makes money to conquest Daisy
fortune by illegal activities
she is spoilt and childish, anable to make a decision
he is naive, a dreamer
self-made man
Nick Carraway
narrator and Gatsby's neighbour
from his point of view
disgusted by rich's behaviour
symbols
car
destructive power of modern world
Gatsby's mansion
his success and lonelyness
valley between NYC and Gatsby's mansion
made by ashes
death and spiritual sterility
born in Minnesota, land of
flat and fertile soils
traditional values
honesty, hard work, isolationism
Princeton University
social inferiority (inadeguate)
Alabama
he met Zelda
he was too poor for her
success with his first novel (earned a lot of money)
married Zelda
disillusioned
"American Dream" deceptive
criticized the glamorous lifestyle
attracted by money and luxury
mood of "Roaring twenties"
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moved to Europe
group of american expats
style
lots of flashback
infos about the character
mixture of dialogue and narration
his father was a businessman
unsuccessful
1896-1940