Class Conflict in F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby

by Claudia Durst Johnson

Book Overview

Jay Gatsby, a millionaire from the Midwest, is renowned for the parties he throws at his Long Island home. His many guests, however, know nothing about him. As Nick befriends Gatsby, he discovers that Gatsby and Daisy had been in love, but that Daisy did not wait for him to return from the war and married another. Fitzgerald's magnum opus portrays a society in the midst of a cultural and social revolution, with issues of class, social position, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737739037
• ISBN13: 9780737739039
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12