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A century after the novel first hit shelves, “The Great Gatsby” is the bee’s knees all over again. Just take a look at the New York theater scene, where adaptations of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
Jay Gatsby (originally named James Gatz) is the titular fictional character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is an enigmatic nouveau riche millionaire who lives in a luxurious mansion on Long Island where he often hosts extravagant parties and who allegedly gained his fortune by illicit bootlegging during prohibition in the United States. [5]
Nick Carraway is a fictional character and narrator in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is a Yale University alumnus from the American Midwest, a World War I veteran, and a newly arrived resident of West Egg on Long Island, near New York City.
Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a ...
Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy had been driving the car. He thinks Daisy will return to him and says he intends to take the fall. Nick leaves as Gatsby begins to take a swim. George arrives and shoots Gatsby and then himself ("For Her" (reprise)). Nick is the only friend at Gatsby's funeral as people gossip about his death ("New Money" (reprise)).
“One love, one heart / Let’s get together and feel alright” — Bob Marley, “All in One” Bob Marley quotes “When the morning gathers the rainbow / Want you to know I’m a rainbow too.”
George shoots Gatsby dead before committing suicide. Later, the only attendees at Gatsby's funeral are Nick, a drunken party guest, and Gatsby's father, a Native American man who remains proud of his son despite their estrangement ("Pouring Down (Reprise)"). Wolfsheim tells Nick that he mourned Gatsby but could not afford to remain associated ...