How to understand Chapter 3 in "The Great Gatsby"
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The following three part video sequence summarizes, analyzes & quizzes you on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapter 3. Like Cliffnotes, this series of Rocketbook videos on WonderHowTo provides a helpful study guide for those reading "The Great Gatsby."
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In 1919 a twenty-two year old F. Scott Fitzgerald moved to New York City. He hoped to make a fortune in the advertising business, but failed. Furthermore, his fiancé broke off their engagement. However, after the success of his first novel, This Side of Paradise, their love was rekindled and they married.
Shortly thereafter, perhaps inspired by this experience, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, a novel that is widely regarded as the single greatest chronicle of 1920s America. With it, Fitzgerald used engaging symbols and empathetic characters to question the very nature of the American dream. Does the American dream lead its citizens toward an improved way of life? Or does it lead them to corruption?
