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LIFE EXPERENCE MAJOR WORKS SELECTED READING-THE GREAT GATSBY WRITING STYLES 1896—Birth of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald in St. Paul, Minnesota. 1909—Publication of “The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage”, FSF‘s first appearance in print. 1913—entered Princeton University. 1919—discharged from army. Planning to marry Zelda Sayre. 1920—Publication of This Side of Paradise 《人间天堂》 1920—married Zelda Sayre. 1925—Publication of The Great Gatsby 《了不起的盖茨比》 1940—died of heart attack. back SELECTED READING—THE GREAT GATSBY PLOT The setting is New York City and Long Island during the 1920s. Nick Carraway , the narrator, is a young Midwesterner, who works as a bond broker in Manhattan. He becomes involved in the life of his neighbor at Long Island , Jay Gatsby, shady and mysterious financier, who is entertaining hundreds of guests at lavish parties. Gatsby reveals to Nick, that he and Nicks cousin Daisy Fay Buchanan, had a brief affair before the war. However, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, a rich but boring man of social position. Gatsby lost Daisy because he had no money, but he is still in love with her. He persuades Nick to bring him and Daisy together again. Gatsby tries to convince Daisy to leave Tom, who, in turn, reveals that Gatsby has made his money from bootlegging（贩私酒）. Daisy, driving Gatsbys car, hits and kills Toms mistress, Myrtle Wilson, unaware of her identity. Gatsby remains silent to protect Daisy. Tom tells Myrtles husband it was Gatsby who killed his wife. Wilson murders Gatsby and then commits suicide. Nick is left to arrange Gatsbys funeral, attended only Gatsbys father and one former guest. MAJOR CHARACTERS Jay Gatsby: Gatsby in the novel represents the newly rich upstart, vulgar（粗俗的）in his ostentatious（好夸耀的）wealth. He is “great”, because he is dignified and ennobled by his dream and his mythic vision of life. Tom Buchanan