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A 1925 tragedy novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, following narrator Nick Carraway's involvement with his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby.
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Composed, From (Year)Fitzgerald began outlining the novel in June 1922; a rough draft was completed in 1924 and the finished novel was published April 10, 1925. Composed, To (Year) Cross-Tradition Connections
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 tragedy novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Outlining began in June 1922
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April 10, 1925
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It is particularly prominent in The Great Gatsby, in which the character Nick Carraway comes to realize the corruption that surrounds him.
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