Kathleen Parkinson places this brilliant and bitter satire on the moral failure of the Jazz Age firmly in the context of Scott Fitzgerald's life and times. She explores the intricate patterns of the novel, its chronology, locations, imagery and use of colour, and how these contribute to a seamless interplay of social comedy and symbolic landscape. She devotes a perceptive chapter to Fitzgerald's controversial portrayal of women and goes on to discuss how the central characters, Gatsby and Nick Carraway, embody and confront the dualism inherent in the American dream.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140771972
ISBN-13
9780140771978
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1648454
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Gatsby
Author
Kathleen Parkinson, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, American / General
Publication Year
1988
Genre
Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Copyright Date
1987
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Penguin Critical Studies
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