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1 Novels as portraits of reality Judith Borràs Andrés Academic English

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

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

4 The Great Gatsby  F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1925  The roaring 20s  Corruption & Social inequality  Leisure & Black Trade  Lack of meaningful relations

5 The Grapes of Wrath  John Steinbeck. 1939  USA: The Great Depression  Crack of 29  Hard times  Travelling to California  People looking for jobs

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

7 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. 2015. Online: http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/ http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/  "Why Reading Novels Is Important." Reading Writing Spying. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2015. Online: https://spywriter.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/why-reading- novels-is-important/

8 Thanks for listening!  Email: jba2@udl.alumnes.catjba2@udl.alumnes.cat

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