Scholarly Article Summary: The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Jaylene Ramos Cheryl Sellars English 1303 10 April 2024 Summary of Scholarly Article F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the heightened awareness of ethnic differences was significant in this novel. The essay looks at the purpose of ethnicity in the book, offering a new perspective on the 1920’s. As it says in the essay, Nick tends to pay attention to people's ethnic backgrounds. He notices when they’re different from his own and links it to their socio-economic status. For example, he mentions a Finnish servant, a gray Italian child, and a young Greek owner of a coffee joint (p. 31, 163). Tom Buchanan seems to have a habit of throwing out ethnic insults without much impact on his audience. During a dinner table discussion, he identifies