The story begins a few years after the war, when the young Nick Carraway from the American Midwest,

FSKey Fitzgerald was born. 1896 in Minnesota. American novelist of the 20th century. The most important representative of the "lost generation" with his friend considerable Ernest Hemingway. After the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Army in training camp he met his future considerable wife Zelda Sayre. After the war he married, and soon after came the novel The Great Gatsby. It also became clear that Zelda was suffering from schizophrenia. Also longing for wealth, which she FSF still trying to enable writes novels for his life, unfortunately, do not sell much, but live as the elite of the time. In his works there is a part autobiography - description of the time in which he lived, eg. Crash on the New York Stock Exchange, characters resembling his beloved (Daisy has Zeldin properties), his beautiful relationship with Zelda, and then her illness. In 1929, Fitzgerald comes to bad period must earn education daughter and wife's sanatorium, he writes short stories to the newspaper. Several years after apparently wants "before everything" considerable run and takes a job screenwriter in Hollywood, but the people he has not taken too seriously. Starting to sink alcoholism and 1940 die prematurely of a heart attack.
- The Jazz Age (= period after 1920, America appears breakthrough of innovations and inventions, the city becomes the center of attraction and increased interest in alcohol, widening the gap between rich and poor, social distinctions, most people have their own "American dream ")
- The author's life work was not very accepted during WW2 was almost forgotten. Up in the 50s came the next issue and noted a broad popularity with the public, became compulsory reading throughout the world. Often talking about him as one of the greatest English-language novels of the 20th century. as well as the best American work that has ever been written
Jaz. Means: Standard Czech (I in tense monologues), frequent comparisons, considerable descriptiveness. Language means rich, the entire novel to me he was such grace and noble appearance. Dialogues are short and striking, the narrator's thoughts on the contrary, often vividly described at length (Gatsby's mansion, considerable parties, glory and pomp of the time)
Composition: Chronological, the novel captures considerable a relatively small segment of life heroes (one summer). But while the narrator retrospectively in different parts of the book returns to the earlier period (usually 5 years earlier, when she last saw Daisy Gatsby s)
Hl. The idea: undying desire to achieve dreams and disillusionment (Gastby had everything you would want others but most wanted to love Daisy, which eventually came.) Perhaps in that society, where everyone considerable drank and talked of his dream could never be achieved.
Jay Gatsby - Fabulously wealthy young man loves Daisy and would do anything for her, likes to show their wealth, maybe he wants to please people, light hypocrisy. His past is a mystery. Its properties are different, it is certainly ambitious and always optimistic, but perhaps not entirely honest.
Nick Carraway - the book is his memories of the summer, the narrator, essentially a love story does not fit at all but it's important facilitator, a good listener and I think he has a good heart. At Gatsby has mixed reviews.
The story begins a few years after the war, when the young Nick Carraway from the American Midwest, who is also the narrator, arrives in New York to exchange for extra cash. Make yourself at home on Long Island near the exhibition residence mysterious young yuppie Gatsby.
Nick meets with his somewhat superficial cousin Daisy married to Nick's famous Tom Buchanan, with whom he has a young daughter. Marriage is not entirely happy, Nick even personally knows Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, considerable the wife of the owner of the nearby garages. Nick makes contact with Gatsby, is invited to his regular monstrous parties, fits into the colorful local companies and learn about the lovely young golfer Jordan Baker. Become a friend considerable Gatsby, giving us a unique opportunity to learn something more about this man, whose past publicly circulated only unsubstantiated legends or rumors.
Gradually he learns not only the details of at least suspicious Gatsby's liquor considerable store, which is connected to the well-known swindler Meyer Wolfsheim, but also the whole history of his mysterious life. Gatsby was originally called Gatz and came from a poor family, but wanted very elaborate, and so ran away from home. He met millionaire Dana Cody, who later helped him to the money. Even more, however, his life is scarred by love for a young rich girl Daisy lover but separated considerable from each other by one hand, the social status and the war in which Gatsby was promoted to Major, which also allowed considerable him to spend several months in Oxford. During that time, however, Daisy married. It thus clear that Gatsby's love life is a woman Tom Buchanan Daisy, Gatsby and her meet again, causing a complete breakdown of her marriage to Tom.
After one private party, where there is a direct confrontation Gatsby and Tom becomes a fateful event.