Descrizione
adaptation by Cristina GioliA great classic of American literature. Through the rise and fall of a fascinating young man, the novel shows the decadence of the “Jazz Age” America of the 1920s.
Both tragic, romantic hero and criminal, Gatsby believes that money is the key to reach success and happiness, but above all to make his impossible dream of love come true. Despite his faults, he is passionate and sincere, while the other characters move through life superficially, irresponsibly and seem incapable of real feelings.
In this story, Fitzgerald presents us with all the contradictions of the period: the thoughtless way of living of the prosperous classes in the 1920s, the poverty of the lower classes and the illusory quality of the “American Dream”.
Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
Attraverso l’ascesa e la caduta di un affascinante giovane, il romanzo tratta la decadenza dell’Età del Jazz nell’America degli Anni ’20.
Allo stesso tempo eroe tragico/romantico e criminale, Gatsby crede che il denaro sia la chiave per il successo e la felicità, ma soprattutto per rendere reale il suo impossibile sogno d’amore.
Con questa storia, Fitzgerald ci mostra tutte le contraddizioni del periodo: l’avventatezza delle classi più agiate, la povertà delle classi più basse e la qualità illusoria del cosiddetto sogno americano.
Indice
Francis Scott Fitzgerald4Chapter 1 – First Impressions6Extension: The Jazz Age22Chapter 2 – Parties, Meetings and Revelations24Extension: The American Dream40Chapter 3 – A Reunion42Extension: American literature in the 1920s58Chapter 4 – Death of a Dream60Extension: Modernism77Chapter 5 – The Tragedy79Extension: The Themes of The Great Gatsby97Summing-up activities99Glossary106
Dettagli
EditoreEdiscoPagine114ISBN9788844121051Anno2024