The Great Gatsby...the beginning
This webquest will serve as an introduction for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The novel, first published in 1925, takes place in New York in the spring and summer of 1922. Set against the backdrop of the "Roaring Twenties," it portrays a world where the relentless pursuit of wealth and social status is responsible for the moral corruption of all who live in excess. The story of Jay Gatsby is told by narrator Nick Carraway--a relative outsider who finds himself rubbing elbows with the most wealthy and fashionable young people on Long Island. Over the course of the book's nine short chapters, readers are forced to ask themselves what in life is truly worth pursuing at all costs...and what isn't.
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