“The Great Gatsby” is a modernist novel written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in 1925.It was a time when people needed to recover mentally and economically (Lee, 1997).It is a novel dedicated to Zelda.
According to Parkinson (1987), this novel illustrates two themes: 1. The disappointment after the First World War, concerning the society and the function of the state. 2. The contribution of the writer on the development of Modernism in America through his writing, as one of the post-war generation.
Fitzgerald considered different titles for his third novel, such as “Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires,” “Gold-hatted Gatsby,” “On the Road to West Egg,” “The High-bouncing Lover,” “Gatsby,” “Trimalchio,” and “Trimalchio in West Egg.” He decided to title his book “The Great Gatsby” in December 1924, but in January and March 1925 he continued to show his concern to Perkins about the title, but Perkin said that if he wants to change the title than there would be delays on the publishing date. ( Tate,2007) In June 1922, during the time he was staying in the Yacht Club at White Bear Lake in Minnesota, he started to think about his third novel, but he wanted this novel to be better
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The four major characters of the novel are Nick Carraway - the narrator of the novel, Jay Gatsby – the protagonist, Daisy Buchanan – the love of Gatsby, and Tom Buchanan – Daisy’s husband. Whereas the other characters of the novel are: Jordan Baker – Daisy’s friend, Pammy Buchanan –Daisy and Tom’s daughter, Myrtle Wilson- Tom’s lover, George Wilson – Myrtle’s husband, Catherine – Myrtle’s sister, Meyer Wolfshiem – A professional gambler and Gatsby’s business associate, Michaelis - George - Wilson’s neighbor, Ewing Klipspringer – Known as Gatsby’s boarder, one of the people who went to Gatsby’s parties, Dan Cody – Jay Gatsby’s worldly mentor and Henry C. Gatz – Jay Gatsby’s