A fully annotated editon of The Great Gatsby, which has captivated generations of readers and shaped our understanding of ambition, entitlement, and the American Dream.
The Great Gatsby is part of a collection of annotated classics inspired by the popular Crash Course Lit video series and its mission to explore how to read and why. Reading critically is more than a treasure hunt for symbols and themes. It means looking closely at a text and paying attention to the subtle ways the author is trying to communicate the full complexity of human experience. Reading critically and understanding language builds a fuller understanding of lives other than your own, helps you to be more empathetic, and can give you the linguistic tools to share your own story with more precision.
The books' annotations will guide readers to a better understanding of complex texts and model an approach to thoughtful reading that gives us better ways to communicate and connect to each other.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was considered the quintessential author of the Jazz Age. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Fitzgerald attended Princeton University, where he began to write seriously. After joining the U.S. Army in 1917, Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre, whom he later married. In 1920, Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, transformed Fitzgerald overnight into a literary sensation. The Great Gatsby followed in 1925, although it was not as popular at the time as his second novel, The Beautiful and the Damned. Fitzgerald died in 1940 of a heart attack. He was forty-four years old.
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A fully annotated editon of The Great Gatsby, which has captivated generations of readers and shaped our understanding of ambition, entitlement, and the American Dream.
The Great Gatsby is part of a collection of annotated classics inspired by the popular Crash Course Lit video series and its mission to explore how to read and why. Reading critically is more than a treasure hunt for symbols and themes. It means looking closely at a text and paying attention to the subtle ways the author is trying to communicate the full complexity of human experience. Reading critically and understanding language builds a fuller understanding of lives other than your own, helps you to be more empathetic, and can give you the linguistic tools to share your own story with more precision.
The books' annotations will guide readers to a better understanding of complex texts and model an approach to thoughtful reading that gives us better ways to communicate and connect to each other.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was considered the quintessential author of the Jazz Age. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Fitzgerald attended Princeton University, where he began to write seriously. After joining the U.S. Army in 1917, Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre, whom he later married. In 1920, Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, transformed Fitzgerald overnight into a literary sensation. The Great Gatsby followed in 1925, although it was not as popular at the time as his second novel, The Beautiful and the Damned. Fitzgerald died in 1940 of a heart attack. He was forty-four years old.
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