By: Annalee BarretteBy: Annalee Barrette

• Characters: Nick Carraway- narrator, Mr. Jay Characters: Nick Carraway- narrator, Mr. Jay Gasby, Nick’s second cousin- Daisy Buchanan, Gasby, Nick’s second cousin- Daisy Buchanan, her husband-Tom Buchanan and Jordan Baker.her husband-Tom Buchanan and Jordan Baker.

• Tom takes Nick into the city to show people Tom takes Nick into the city to show people his woman named Myrtle Wilson, who is his woman named Myrtle Wilson, who is married to a man named George.married to a man named George.

• George is completely oblivious Myrtle is George is completely oblivious Myrtle is cheating on him.cheating on him.

• Nick meets Jay Gatsby and betrades the man Nick meets Jay Gatsby and betrades the man at one of Jay’s huge Saturday night partiesat one of Jay’s huge Saturday night parties

• Gatsby introduces Nick to Meyer Gatsby introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfsheim his “business partner” Wolfsheim his “business partner”

• Gatsby tells Nick he and Daisy used to Gatsby tells Nick he and Daisy used to have a thing before he went to war and have a thing before he went to war and she married Tomshe married Tom

• Gatsby realizes he wants Daisy back Gatsby realizes he wants Daisy back and makes Nick help him get her backand makes Nick help him get her back

Gatsby and Daisy begin to have a life Gatsby and Daisy begin to have a life together again, until Tom meets Gatsbytogether again, until Tom meets Gatsby

He doesn’t like Gatsby and starts to He doesn’t like Gatsby and starts to investigate his love lifeinvestigate his love life

Tom and Gatsby fight over who will get Tom and Gatsby fight over who will get Daisy, but Gatsby gets classified as a Daisy, but Gatsby gets classified as a bootlegger.bootlegger.

Daisy can’t leave her husbandDaisy can’t leave her husband On the way home that night, Tim’s lady On the way home that night, Tim’s lady

Myrtle, gets run over by Jay Gatsby’s car. Myrtle, gets run over by Jay Gatsby’s car. She dies.She dies.

Although Daisy was driving, Gatsby tells Although Daisy was driving, Gatsby tells Nick that he is going to take the blame.Nick that he is going to take the blame.

Tom gives wolves Gatsby and they eat himTom gives wolves Gatsby and they eat him He tells George where he can find GatsbyHe tells George where he can find Gatsby In the end, George and Gatsby both dieIn the end, George and Gatsby both die Nick breaks up with Jordan, while Daisy and Nick breaks up with Jordan, while Daisy and

Tom leave the crime sceneTom leave the crime scene Nick then arranges Gatsby’s funeralNick then arranges Gatsby’s funeral He comes to the conclusion that nostalgia He comes to the conclusion that nostalgia

always makes us think back to our past.always makes us think back to our past.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 2424thth, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota

His mother, Mary McQuillan made money in His mother, Mary McQuillan made money in Minnesota as a wholesale grocer in St. PaulMinnesota as a wholesale grocer in St. Paul

His father, Edward Fitzgerald ran a wicker His father, Edward Fitzgerald ran a wicker furniture business also in St. Paul.furniture business also in St. Paul.

His business failed, but after he became a His business failed, but after he became a salesman for Procter & Gamblesalesman for Procter & Gamble

Because of this job, Francis and his family were Because of this job, Francis and his family were constantly moving back and forth from Buffalo constantly moving back and forth from Buffalo and Syracuseand Syracuse

When Scott was 12, Edward was fired and his When Scott was 12, Edward was fired and his family moved back to St. Paulfamily moved back to St. Paul

He graduated from Newman School in 1913He graduated from Newman School in 1913

• He went to Princeton and practiced his writing skillsHe went to Princeton and practiced his writing skills• Wrote scripts for the humor magazinesWrote scripts for the humor magazines• In 1917 he dropped out and joined the United States In 1917 he dropped out and joined the United States

ArmyArmy• He was a second lieutenant in the infantry and was He was a second lieutenant in the infantry and was

transferred to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, transferred to Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, AlabamaAlabama

• Fell in complete love with a girl named Zelda SayreFell in complete love with a girl named Zelda Sayre• He became an alcoholic, which made his wife He became an alcoholic, which made his wife

breakdownbreakdown• He died of a heart attack in 1940, at the age of 44He died of a heart attack in 1940, at the age of 44

• What most people find wrongly about What most people find wrongly about this book it that has some bad this book it that has some bad language and sexual referenceslanguage and sexual references

• There are a few “damns”, “hells”, and There are a few “damns”, “hells”, and “son-of-a-bitch”“son-of-a-bitch”

• There was only There was only oneone sexual reference sexual reference which was “took of her”which was “took of her”

• Dialogue of people cheating on their Dialogue of people cheating on their spousespouse

• There is a little bit of partying and There is a little bit of partying and alcohol according to some parentsalcohol according to some parents

• There are racial comments used by There are racial comments used by Tom, but it helps with showing his Tom, but it helps with showing his charactercharacter

• "[us whites] who are the dominant "[us whites] who are the dominant race“ said by Tom on page 18race“ said by Tom on page 18

• "The idea is if we don’t look out the "The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be — will be utterly white race will be — will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.“ said by Tom on page 18been proved.“ said by Tom on page 18

• These two quotes describe some of the These two quotes describe some of the racial profanity in the book, one of the racial profanity in the book, one of the reasons why it is bannedreasons why it is banned

• In my opinion, I don’t agree with In my opinion, I don’t agree with why the book is banned.why the book is banned.

• ““Children in the everyday real world Children in the everyday real world say worse things far more frequently say worse things far more frequently than adults use them, but that fact than adults use them, but that fact can’t be seen from inside the bubble can’t be seen from inside the bubble where self-righteous censors live” –where self-righteous censors live” –Banned Books awarness.edu(source)Banned Books awarness.edu(source)

• I know that I have said worse, and most I know that I have said worse, and most teenagers have also. The swearing teenagers have also. The swearing shouldn’t matter in this case. As for the shouldn’t matter in this case. As for the sexual reference used once, we all know sexual reference used once, we all know what sex is and how that works. Just what sex is and how that works. Just because it talks about partying, and booze, because it talks about partying, and booze, doesn’t mean the teenagers will do it. Every doesn’t mean the teenagers will do it. Every teenager makes decisions for themselves, teenager makes decisions for themselves, we can hope that they won’t make these we can hope that they won’t make these bad decisions but we can’t be sure they will bad decisions but we can’t be sure they will do the best for them.do the best for them.

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