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| LINKS FOR "THE GREAT GASTBY" |
| Obviously you'll know how annoying, not to say time consuming, it is to have to use search engines to find information. You're greeted with millions of websites that may (or more likely may not) have the information which you need, and millions more that are outdated and the links no longer work. This is where this page comes in. Here are all the websites which I've used which 1) are actually useful (not to say interesting) and 2) have not suddenly dissapeared off of the face of the planet. Obviously there are thousands of Gatsby sites out there and I haven't come into contact with all of them (I'm not that sad!) so if you know a good site which you think might be useful please . |
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| GENERAL: |
| An excellent site for anyone new to "The Great Gatsby". Very good overviews of characters and themes. Don't expect detailed anaylsis though. |
| Includes author and background information, a book summary, chapter summaries, character descriptions, essays and themes of the novel. A good place to start your search. |
| Don't be put of by the fact that you're greeted by the "Leistungbugskurs Englisch Blaubeuren" when you enter this site as it has loads of really good links. Is however aimed at undergraduate level (plus teacher resources) so probably not the best bet for anyone new to Gatsby, though don't be put off if you're not at University yet as there's nothing majorly difficult to grasp. (Please note I haven't checked all the links from this site so there may be a few not very good ones. If you find any please let me know). |
| Lots of notes on the novel. |
| Pretty similar to Classic Notes, so take your pick! |
| ESSAYS: |
| Has three essays of a good standard: "The Vision and the Waste Land", "An American Tale" and "The Strength to Dream". |
| BACKGROUND INFORMATION: |
| Not as much on "The Great Gatsby" as you would expect but very useful if you want information on Fitzgerald and the factors which influenced his writing. |
| Exellent information on 1920's America. |
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| If , after all that, you still confused either (As you may realise I don't have time to reply to any emails with questions such as "describe Daisy" or "which chapter does Gatsby knock the clock over in?" but I will gladly answer any thematic questions, symbolism or argue with you if you don't agree with something I've written on this site) or go and join SparkNotes and use the excellent message board. Some of the other sites I've listed also have message boards but the SparkNotes one is extremely active and very useful. You could also end up talking to me on it! |
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