1. Renáta Ďurčová

2. one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century, wrote short stories and novels of the Jazz Age member of the Lost Generation – short attendance in the World War I came from an Irish Catholic family, studied in Princeton university notorious alcoholic, his wife Zelda suffered from schizophrenia (autobiographical elements in his book Tender Is the Night)

3. died in 1940 (heart attack) largely forgotten, his popularity grew by the 1960‘s The most famous novels: This Side of Paradise The Beautiful and Damned The Great Gatsby Tender Is the Night Tales of the Jazz Age

4. first published in 1925 takes place in 1922 on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City (the time of American Prohibition) has been filmed six times (the most famous screen version: by Jack Clayton in1974, starring Sam Waterston (Nick Carraway), Mia Farrow (Daisy Buchanan) and Robert Redford (Gatsby), script by Francis Ford Coppola) considered to be one of the greatest American novels

5. Nick Carraway (the narrator) after fighting in World War I comes to Long Island Sound (West Egg) and rents a small bungalow in a wealthy community. He meets his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. He starts dating with Jordan Baker and gets to know that Tom has a mistress Myrtle. He is invited to a party of his wealthy neighbour Jay Gatsby. They begin to be friends. Gatsby‘s past is very mysterious and the rumours about him are contradictory. He is said to be a war hero and very wealthy businessman.

6. Nick reveals that Gatsby had fallen in love with Daisy before the war when he was very poor and she was very rich. After the war, he bought his house near Daisy and Tom to get in contact with her. He wants Nick to arrange a meeting for him and Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy begin a love affair, which Tom reveals afterwards. While returning from a hotel, Daisy drives Gatsby‘s car. She accidentally hits Myrtle (Tom‘s mistress) and kills her. Myrtle‘s husband thinks the driver was Gatsby and kills him. In the end, Nick arranges a funeral for Gatsby, where nobody arrives but his father.

7. Positives criticism of the American society and its superficiality interesting round characters (Gatsby, Daisy – thorough characteristic descriptions) nice readable language Negatives sometimes too lengthy not very interesting love story

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