F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald is the author of The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby was one of the

most famous books that he has ever written. That book was dedicated to his wife Zelda and one

of the main characters, Daisy in The Great Gatsby is supposed to be her. Fitzgerald was born on

September 24, 1896 and he died of a heart attack on December 21, 1940. The Love of the Last

Tycoon was the last book he ever wrote before he died. Fitzgerald was an alcoholic, and his wife

Zelda suffered a relapse in February of 1932 and stayed the rest of her life in sanitariums until

she died in a fire at Highland Hospital in 1948. Fitzgerald's real name is Francis Scott Key

Fitzgerald and he was born in Minnesota and died in Hollywood, California. His parent's names

were Edward and Mary. F. Scott Fitzgerald was also in the army, and he joined in 1917 and

became a liutenant in the infantry. He was very famous and was is one of the best writers of his

time. He spent alot of his life living in hotels and he and Zelda spent all their money every time

they got it. The book The Great Gatsby is based off of their love because when Fitzgerald was

young he joined in the army but he discharged from it and he went off to go make a fortune in

order for Zelda to marry him, but she couldn't wait so she broke off the engagement because she

couldn't wait and because he was poor and she couldn't live that way. So Fitzgerald went off to

become rich in order to get her love back and so that they could marry just like Jay Gatsby and

Daisy.

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The Great Gatsby Film Version.

The Great Gatsby has many different films made we have watch the 1974 and the 2000 one.

In the 1974 film version they go more along with the book then with the 2000 one. In this one they have better design and clothes that actually match the era not just a sort-of-rip off. The characters are more like in the book, this is how you would picture them. Except for Daisy she is a bit annoying in this film then in the other.

In the 200 one they foreshadow by showing you stuff from the future and the past. The characters except for Nick are a bit different then how you would picture them in the book. In this version Nick is actually more likable thenin the 74 one but in both versions they capture Nicks character.

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The Green Light

The green light resembles the closeness and that little part that

Gatsby had to being close to Daisy. Gatsby lived in West Egg in a

giant mansion and Daisy lived just across the bay; and during the

night across the bay Gatsby could see that light across the bay

from the dock. That green light meant alot to him, because it was a

way that he knew how close Daisy was to him and he watched that green light almost

everynight. Gatsby moved to West Egg because he was in love with Daisy and because he was

still in love with Daisy after all those years of waiting to see her after he got back from the war.

He moved closer because he was now rich and before she wouldn't marry him because he was

poor. He moved so that he could let her know that he was aliveand so that maybe she would one

night go to one of his fancy paties and that hopefully he would run into her again but that didn't

happen, but he ended up meeting somebody who knew her then he got to meet her again and

they had to be with each other again. Gatsby impressed her with all of his expansive nice things

and his big house and he tried to win her over and get her to leave Tom. That light resembled

their closeness and like in a way hwo that light was always on, it remembled kind of like how

their love was still going on and that they still wanted to be with each other.

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Dan Cody

Dan Cody is the man that showed Gatsby how to become rich in his get-rich-quick schemes. Gatsby met him by helping him tie down his yacht because a storm was coming and could have killed him. Cody took him in like if he was his son. He was involved in the transactions in Montana copper this is what made Cody into a millionaire.

Dan Cody dies later on and Gatsby inherits all his money but Gatsby decides to give some of the money to Cody's Mistress Ella Kaye. During him knowing Cody he changed his name from James Gatz of North Dakota to Jay Gatsby of West Egg Long Island.

Gatsby never drinks in his parties because of Cody. Cody was a mad drunk and an alcoholic he hated seeing him like this so he never drank to afraid to see if he was a mad drunk or an alcoholic.

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East vs. West Egg

East vs. West Egg is pretty much rich vs. poor but in the story there really isn't a battle between both its just a statement that all the rich live on one side of the river and all the poor on the other.

East Egg is were all the fancy rich people live. In the East egg Daisy, Tom and probably Jordan live. They live there because they are considered rich and have good paying jobs.This was used as a barrier between Daisy and Gatsby as an example of how there love is, separated. I believe this was also used for Jordan and Nick because they wont get so close to each other because they both know that Nick doesn't have so much money, this was probably used for Tom and Myrtle too.

The West Egg is were Nick and Gatsby live. This is were the lower class lives, the less rich or poor. But you could also be rich but you just don't know were your life is headed yet so those people come and live here. Like Gatsby but he lives there because he wants to be across from Daisy. Also so his parties can be a little "private."

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The Women of Gatsby

The women of The Great Gastby include Daisy, Jordan, and Mrs.

Wilson. Mrs.Wilson is married to George Wilson who owns a car repair shop

and sells cars. She cheats on her husband with Tom who is married to Daisy.

Mrs.wilson lives in West Egg and she is poor. She wants a lot of nice things

and she makes Tom get her a puppy. She knows that Tom is married to Daisy but she wants

Tom and they want to get married.

Daisy is married to Tom. She married Tom after she met Gatsby and after he left for war.

She meets him again and she is still in love with him. She goes to his mansion a lot and spends a

lot time with Gatsby when they meet again. When Daisy and Gatsby meet again their excited

but like nervous and shy at the same time. She was really in love with Gatsby when she first met

him when he was a soldier but she wouldn't marry him back then becuase he was poor. Daisy is

still in love with Gatsby, but she is also still in love with her husband Tom who Gatsby doesn't

like very much. Daisy is rich and lives in East Egg. She doesn't drink and is always focused on

impressing others and setting a good reputation. She's overly dramatic and she has a child with

Tom.

Jordon Baker is a friend to like everyone. She is very careful and she's sort of witty. Jordon

is polite and she helps out with everyone and with their issues. She is the first person that

Gatsby meets who knows Daisy. He asks her for help like getting Nick to invite Daisy to tea for

him. She fills people in with what's going on. Nick has like a thing for Jordon and she kind of has a

thing for him. Jordon plays in sports which is unlike what other girls did. Miss Baker isn't

married and she is sort of close friends with Daisy.

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The Men of Gatsby

Many of the men of The Great Gatsby are alike and different. Gatsby is

in love Daisy. He fell in love with her before he left off to go fight in war when

he was a soldier. He buys a house in West Egg right next to Nick and he

wants Nick to invite Daisy over for tea because he wants to see Daisy again

because he hasn't seen her in so long. Everythign that Gatsby buys and does

is to impress Daisy and because he wants to win her over and have her back in his life.

Dan Cody was Gatsby's best friend. Dan is the main reason why Gatsby became so rich and

popular and stuff. Dan Cody is dead.

Nick lives right next door to Gatsby. He helps Gatsby out by inviting daisy over for tea so

that he can meet Daisy again. He's on like everyones side and he doesn't have any enemies. Nick

pretty much gets along with everyone. He's poor and lives in West Egg. He's got a thing for

Jordan.

Tom is married to Daisy but he's not really in love with her anymore.Tom is cheating on

Daisy with another girl that he wants to be with and marry which is Mrs.Wilson. Tom is rich and

he lives in East Egg.

George B. Wilson owns a car repair shop and also sells cars. His wife is cheating on him with

Tom and he doesn't know about it. George kills Gatsby.

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