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The Great Gatsby:Jay Gatsby AiLi Lim

Olivia RussellMartine Acanfora

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Connection to Roaring Twenties The Great Gatsby was a novel written by F.

Scott Fitzgerald during the Roaring Twenties. It was a criticism of that time period Jay Gatsby represented the wealthy

lifestyle of the 1920’s. Jay Gatsby was a “new egg”

New egg were the wealthy that obtained wealth through work rather than through inheritance.

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Rumors of Gatsby “…he’s a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm.” “….he was a German spy during the war.” “…he killed a man who had found out that he was

nephew to Von Hidenburg and second cousin to the devil.”

“…he didn’t live in a house at all, but in a boat that looked like a house and was moved secretly up and down the Long Island shore.”

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What Gatsby says about himself He was the son of some wealthy people in the Middle

West (San Francisco) who are all dead now. Brought up in America, but educated in Oxford

All his ancestors were educated there so it was a family tradition

Lived like a rajah in all the capitals of Europe like Paris, Venice, and Rome.

Participated in war and was promoted to be a major and even obtained a medal

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Gatsby’s Real Background His real name was James Gatz

He changed his name to Jay Gatsby at the age of 17 Born in North Dakota in a poor family Went to a small Lutheran college of St. Olaf for 2 weeks Dan Cody employed Gatsby to work for him on his yacht While he was in the army during WWI, he met Daisy and fell in

love with her. After he returned to America from war, Gatsby started to work

for Wolfsheim in the criminal business He received most if his fortune there

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Appearance

Young man with tanned skin and short hair that was trimmed everyday

Around thirty years old Flamboyant style of

dressing Caramel colored suit White flannel suit, silver

shirt, and gold-colored tie Pink suit

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Personality Formal speech (ex: Old

sport) Loyal to those he loves Persistent Kind-hearted, charming,

and generous Naïve and idealistic As a boy, he made resolves

to improve himself

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American Dream Theme The American dream—an individual can achieve success regardless of

family history or social status if they work hard enough Goal: To achieve happiness

Jay Gatsby represented the American dream He grew up in poverty, but grew up to be a millionaire Epitome of a self-made man (though he did not obtain the money through

honest means) However, Fitzgerald also used Gatsby to show the corruption of the

American Dream in the 1920s Desire for money and worldly pleasures overshadowed the true values of the

dreamo Elaborate parties represented the greed, material excess, and

unrestrained desire for pleasure Gatsby was blinded by his dream of wealth, status, and success and it led to

his demise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqbDBit1xoU

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Occupation and Wealth Throughout Gatsby’s life, he has strived to

obtain wealth through numerous jobs. Janitor Worked for Dan Cody as steward, mate,

skipper, secretary, and even jailor After the war, he worked with Wolfsheim

Bootlegger—illegally selling alcohol Gatsby obtained his an enormous wealth

through criminal activity rather than honest work. One could question if the end justify the means. Gatsby’s American dream was accomplished through criminal actions.

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Gatsby’s Relationships Daisy Fay

Fell in love with her Lied about his family background to

her Left for war and came back to only

find out that she married Tom Attempts to win back Daisy’s love Takes the blame of killing Myrtle

when it was really Daisy Daisy doesn’t even attend Gatsby

funeral

Nick Carraway Befriended Nick in order to

get closer to Daisy Became good friends in the

end Nick acknowledges Gatsby as

the most morally “good” person of all the characters

Only friend who went to his funeral

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Gatsby’s Relationships Tom

Negative relationship between each other because of their mutual love for Daisy

Tom ruins the possibility for Daisy to love Gatsby when he mentions Gatsby profession as a criminal

Tells Wilson that Gatsby “killed” his wife leading to Gatsby’s death

Meyer Wolfsheim Met Gatsby after the war

and gave him a job Gatsby’s crime partner However, Wolfshiem

neglects to go to Gatsby’s funeralo Their relationship was

purely out of business than out of friendship

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Connection to today’s world Like Gatsby, everyone strives to obtain the American

dream. We have goals that we want to achieve, though some may be more difficult to accomplish than others.

The dream may be different than its 1920’s counterpart; however, the underlying theme is still the same.

Modern day celebrities can be compared to Jay Gatsby Oprah Winfrey, J.K Rowling, Jay-Z They all started out in a poor background, but

through hard work, they became successful

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Sources Emin Tunc, Tanfer. "The Great Gatsby: The Tragedy of the American Dream on Long

Island's Gold Coast." In Bloom, Harold, ed. The American Dream, Bloom's Literary Themes. New York: Chelsea Publishing House, 2009. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= BLTTAD009&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 3, 2012).

Putnam, LuElla. "the American dream." McClinton-Temple, Jennifer, ed. Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature.. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2011. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin= ETL0004&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 3, 2012).

http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0310/From-Poverty-To-Power-Celebrities-Who-Started-With-Nothing.aspx