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Novels as portraits of reality Judith Borràs Andrés Academic English

Outline  Introduction  1 st novel: The Great Gatsby (1929)  2 nd novel: The Grapes of Wrath (1939)  Conclusion  References

Introduction  Novels:  Narratives describing fictional characters  They can depict real life events  Factual novels  Extremely popular

The Great Gatsby  F. Scott Fitzgerald  The roaring 20s  Corruption & Social inequality  Leisure & Black Trade  Lack of meaningful relations

The Grapes of Wrath  John Steinbeck  USA: The Great Depression  Crack of 29  Hard times  Travelling to California  People looking for jobs

Conclusions  Novels  Great tool to illustrate exact settings  Learn about history through literature  “The Great Gatsby” & “The Grapes of Wrath”  Excellent examples

References  Fitzgerald, Scott. (1925). The Great Gatsby. New York, NY: Scribner. Print.  Steinbeck, John. (1939). The Grapes of Wrath. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Classics. Print.  Modern Library." Accessed: 15 Apr Online:  "Why Reading Novels Is Important." Reading Writing Spying. Accessed: 15 Apr Online: novels-is-important/

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