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Through our research we found that Fitzgerald continued writing while in the army, writing both magazine articles and musical lyrics. In our project we have included a magazine short story written by Fitzgerald for __The Saturday Evening Post.__ Fitzgerald was an asset to __The Saturday Evening Post__, a magazine for which he wrote in between writing his novels. His focus was on writing short fictional stories about the “flappers” of the Roaring Twenties – the new generation of independent, free-thinking American women. In this particular short story, we made the main character, obviously a flapper, a blend of the character of Zelda Sayre and Daisy Buchanan, and the narrator a combination of Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald himself. You can find several of the symbols and themes that were prevalent in __The Great Gatsby__ in this short story (as well as some from Fitzgerald’s own life); the color of the white pearls symbolizing the main character’s innocence and purity, the color of the main character’s green eyes symbolizing mystery, the meaning of the flowers, the power of young love, the strive for the American Dream, the inconvenient intervention of army life, the lust of much sought-after and unique woman, etc.
 * GATSBY MULTI-GENRE ENTRY:**

//Montgomery's Masterpiece//

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

She was, in a word, dazzling. Striking a rather provocative pose leaning gracefully against the country club’s bar counter engulfed by a light cloud of smoke, I had never seen anyone so intriguing. A bob-cut hairstyle contributed her tom-boyish features, but it was nothing her evening-wear couldn’t transform into the essence of beauty. She wore modest pearls of the purest shade of white, strapped red heels and a deep, racy red dress, trimmed short as the flapper ladies prefer them, allowing her to dance free of any physical constraints. And when she danced, she emulated an energy so exquisite and so refreshing; somehow mature yet childlike, regal yet humble, mysterious yet affable. I knew when I asked her if she would do me the honor of sharing a dance, she would no longer be perceived as the //only// person on the floor; I knew everyone around us was wondering in amazement where this army stranger dancing with their southern belle came from. I enjoyed the tenderness of her touch, her alluring smell of smoke mixed with perfume, and the kind gaze I received from her brilliant green eyes.

I suppose curiosity, hormones, and the fact that she was the most desired woman in all of Alabama motivated me to pursue Lily Jessamine Conway. I found that her name was quite suitable for her character, Lily meaning majesty and pride, Jessamine meaning sensuality. Several of my acquaintances originally from the area from where we were then stationed, Montgomery, knew all about the Conway family and Lily. They came from old money and an incredibly respectable lineage. The Conway parents wanted nothing short of perfection for their only daughter, though they did realize this included happiness. After I took Lily on several dates – picnics, amusement park trips, movies, diners – I faced the inevitable introduction to the parents. While they made little effort to conceal their disappointment at the fact that I wasn’t exactly what they had hoped for, they saw how pleased Lily was with me and so gave us their good graces. Throughout that summer of 1918 I continued to explore the character of Montgomery’s pride and joy. My world was entirely Lily, and she was everything I had anticipated. She knew the appropriate times to act like a proper lady, but she was full of more spirit than I knew was possible to be encompassed by one individual. Regardless of the fact that I was well into my twenties, that summer I felt like a child again. Her infectious laugh made it impossible to have nothing short of a splendid time– every moment was pure joy. What I did //not// anticipate was my inability to free my thoughts of a girl I had barely just met. I was infatuated with her. The older women I grew up knowing were traditional, resolute, and strong. But Lily was strong in her own way. Though she was what my mother would have referred to as sleazy and careless, she was instead free-thinking and independent. What I loved about her most was her determined character that allowed her the gift of making anything seem possible. With her in my life, I felt like I could do anything. Unfortunately, when fall rolled around, my life took a turn and I realized that perhaps I could not. The army stationed me in Meuse, Germany, where I remained for most of that fall. When the Great War finally halted, I took the opportunity at a Cambridge education that the service provided me with. Amongst my three full years of cramming in art courses, psychology, history, and writing course after writing course, my heart remained faithful to Lily and my thoughts remained constantly around her. My only hope was to move back to the States, establish a stable lifestyle for myself, then find Lily and finally make her my bride. When I did return home, I found a lavish, modern house at the edge of the shore at Great Neck, New York. It was rather large and flamboyant, but even in my loneliness I enjoyed a warm feel to it. The moment I launched my new life at Great Neck, complete with an established career as a novelist and steady income, I wrote to Lily. Though I hoped she would hear my name through my books, I wasn’t about to wait for her to contact me. We had lost enough time as it was. So when I didn’t receive a response after 5 heart-felt letters, I journeyed once again to Montgomery, Alabama. There I met with her parents, who were surprisingly pleased to see me again after all this time, but regretted to inform me that Lily had since been married to the man of all their dreams.

To be continued in next week’s issue of The Saturday Evening Post

//A sneak preview of next week’s story://

His name was Timothy Dorsette, an Alabama boy himself and a Princeton graduate. While he earned a degree in business and was thought to be an intelligent man, his pedigree freed him of the burden or working. Lily’s parents told me that they lived in a magnificent old mansion on Long Island, not too far from where I had established my residence. They said Timothy spent most of his time encouraging his wife’s pursuits in writing, dance, and art – all things Lily and I had passionately discussed in the past. I was aware of the short amount of time I knew her, yet I felt closer to her than to my fellow men on the battlefield. I knew all about her dreams and aspirations, and it seemed to me that now she had a promising shot at whatever her determined heart wished. And I found myself alone in the Conway living room with the lilac flower I had brought for Lily, a tribute to our early love, wondering if it was possible to recreate the past...


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-Next few pages are Nick describing Gatsby's early life. He was a janitor, clamdigger, etc. Along the way he created "Jay Gatsby". -He scorned women because they were either ignorant virgins or "were hysterical about things which in his overwhelming self-absorption he took for granted." (p. 105) Basically saying that Gatsby was too wrapped up in himself to pay enough attention to a woman for a relationship. -Gatsby's dreams, aspirations of greatness... his jobs has "a ferocious indifference to the drums of his destiny." (p. 105) Means that Gatsby thought he was above menial labor and thought that everyone else should recognize his impending fame and that he was special. -Dan Cody took Gatsby under his wing, Gatsby was responsible for Cody while he was drunk, part of the reason why Gatsby doesn't drink. -Some development of the character of Tom - Gatsby has Nick, Mr. Sloane, Tom and an unnamed woman over to his house, Tom finds out about Gatsby and Daisy's former relationship, and says that "women run around too much these days to suit me." (p. 110) Conforms to views of women at the time, that the man should be the master and the woman should stay either in the kitchen or the bedroom. Tom wants to control Daisy. -At another party at Gatsby's house that Tom and Daisy attend, Gatsby introduces Tom as "The polo player" (p. 111), but Tom denies ever having been one. Gatsby is unconcerned with reality most of the time. He makes up these fantasies because they are far more interesting than his own life, and he just wants to meet exciting new people and have a fantastic life, whether or not it requires involvement of his overactive imagination. || Pg 97-101->Explanation of Gatsby's life is revealed by Nick, similar to the style of the intercalary chapter of "The Grapes of Wrath". It seems rather revealing as though the climax of the story is reached at an early point, however as we later learn this exposition of the past is merely a short glimpse into the future. Pg 101-104->Tom stops by Gatsby's house, very important as the plot throws these two character's together, will lead to further interaction. It also reveals the idea of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". Pg 104-108->Tom and Daisy attend Gatsby's party, providing a chance to see Tom and Daisy's true interactions in social settings. Daisy also gets quality alone time with Gatsby. Pg 109-111-> Another flashback occurs, providing insight into Gatsby's love of Daisy, it provides yet another break in the plot in order to reveal past events that will later advance the plot. || reveals why Nick chose this point in the plot to reveal Gatsby's true past Pg 102->" He had control of himself now and wanted to see more of Tom"-> demonstrates the significance of Tom's stop at Gatsby's residence, showing how important their interaction is Pg 103-> "....but women run around too much these dayus to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish"-> Tom mentions this in passing to Nick in regards to Gatsby and Daisy's apparent acquaintance, it is important as it foreshadows further dispute Pg 110 ->"...but if he could return to a certain starting place and go over it once again..."-> shows Gatsby's will to return to the past, although the novel is presented with a progressive plot || Chapter 6 reveals the theme of the tragedy and corruption involved in the pursuit of the "American dream." At the conclusion of the chapter, Daisy and a curious Tom attend one of Gatsby's infamous parties where it appears that the majority of the guests are embarassing themselves and attempting to drink away their sorrows. The shallowness and hollowness of such wealthy people that represent the time period and the social class is obvious. Their lives have no real meaning and Gatsby's party is merely something socially-acceptable to partake in on a Saturday night where no significant relationships have to be made, yet it is the perfect opportunity to make an appearance and hopefully leave others with a good impression. Another idea exhibited in this chapter and the book as a whole is that of perception. The characters are fixated with trying to make others admire them and believe that their lives are perfect and wonderful in every way. Daisy and Tom's main goal is not to make themselves happy (as we find with Daisy's final decision at the conclusion of the story), but to make things appear flawless, care-free, and beautiful on the surface. There is plenty of self-deception evident (not only with Daisy and the characters at the party, but as great Gatsby believes he can repeat the past with Daisy and she will leave her husband without any conflict). Page 104 explains the power of deception and the fact that, in the real scheme of things, Gatsby's party is just an opportunity to waste away more insignificant time, yet the characters are completely unaware of this and their triviality - to them they are the most important people in the universe and Gatsby's house is the best place on earth. "Perhaps I had merely grown used to it, grown to accept West Egg as a world complete in itself, with its own standards and its own great figures, second to nothing because it had no consciousness of being so, and now I was looking at it again, through Daisy's eyes. It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment." (pg. 104 Fitzgerald). Another theme in the book is the desire of innocence and purity, and the difficulty in attaining such virtuous traits amongst the corruption of the times. Daisy feels drawn to the beautiful movie Star and her director, admiring the fact that she is above and beyond the nonsense of the rest of the party, beautifully pure and innocent in her WHITE dress isolated under the remote WHITE plum tree. Pg. 107 says, "'I like her,' said Daisy, 'I think she's lovely.' But the rest offended her...She was appalled by...its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms and by the too obtrusive fate that herded its inhabitants along a short-cut from nothing to nothing. She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand." (pg. 107 Fitzgerald). Tied in with the idea of perception is the struggle to create a desirable and respectable identity. In the beginning of the chapter, we learn more about Gatsby's past, specifically his excursion with Dan Cody and how their friendship affected him. Before he is transformed into Jay Gatsby, James Gatz was an independant clam-digger and salmon-fisher on the shores of Lake Superior in search of his destiny. The world was like his playground, but when his destiny revealed itself in the form of Dan Cody's yacht, he was ready to use the power he possessed to change his identity, and with it, his fate. Nick comments on this transformation, saying on page 98, "I suppose he'd had the name ready for a long time...he invented the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end." (pg. 98 Fitzgerald). At the end of the chapter, Gatsby admits that he feels distant from Daisy, so Nick asks him if he is referring to the dance. Gatsby responds, "'The dance?' He dismissed all the dances he had given with a snap of his fingers. 'Old sport, the dance is unimportant.' He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: 'I never loved you.'" (pg. 109 Fitzgerald). Here, I believe Fitzgerald is referring to true love at is greatest. With true love, everything else is trivial nonsense to which you can be indifferent, for "the dance" means nothing - it is the beautiful sensation of the relationship that contains all significant meaning and all the possibilities. || “She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecedented “place” that Broadway had begotten upon Long Island fishing village- appalled by its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms and by the too obtrusive fate that herded its inhabitants along a short cut from nothing to nothing. She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand.” “Daisy began to sing with the music in a husky, rhythmic whisper, bringing out a meaning in each word that id had never had before and would never have again.” ||
 * **CHAPTER(S): 6** ||
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 * CHARACTERIZATION ||
 * -First page of chapter: Reporter visits Gatsby to get story, but Gatsy doesn't know what he is talking about. (Gatsby involved in a lot of gossip, most of what is known about him is the stuff of rumors)
 * CHARACTERIZATION ||
 * -First page of chapter: Reporter visits Gatsby to get story, but Gatsy doesn't know what he is talking about. (Gatsby involved in a lot of gossip, most of what is known about him is the stuff of rumors)
 * PLOT ||
 * Pg 97->News reporter visits Gatsby, significant of Gatsby's growing status as an urban legend and reflective of his mysterious persona. This also sets up the scene for the next few pages in which Gatsby's life story is exposed rather suddenly.
 * PLOT ||
 * Pg 97->News reporter visits Gatsby, significant of Gatsby's growing status as an urban legend and reflective of his mysterious persona. This also sets up the scene for the next few pages in which Gatsby's life story is exposed rather suddenly.
 * Pg 101-> "So i take advantage of this short halt, while Gatsby, so to speak, caught his breath, to clear this set of misconceptions" ->
 * SYMBOLISM ||
 * THEMES
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 * WRITING STYLE ||
 * The writing style of Fitzgerald in this chapter and through out the book is very descriptive. The author uses very descriptive and imaginative sentences creating an image which will adhere to the reader and evoke an emotion. It also shows characters thoughts and emotions. There interactions between other characters and a deeper connection that they might have with them. His writing is meant to be contemplated and interpreted for deeper meanings. It is also apparent that his writing is based off of his life experiences and of the styles and trends of his time period. ||
 * “He knew that when he kissed the girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star.”
 * WRITING STYLE ||
 * The writing style of Fitzgerald in this chapter and through out the book is very descriptive. The author uses very descriptive and imaginative sentences creating an image which will adhere to the reader and evoke an emotion. It also shows characters thoughts and emotions. There interactions between other characters and a deeper connection that they might have with them. His writing is meant to be contemplated and interpreted for deeper meanings. It is also apparent that his writing is based off of his life experiences and of the styles and trends of his time period. ||
 * “He knew that when he kissed the girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star.”
 * NOTE: There does not need to be a one-to-one correlation between the note and quote
 * NOTE: There does not need to be a one-to-one correlation between the note and quote

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Maya Davis The Great Gatsby: The Soundtrack

At Gatsby’s parties, bands were often hired to entertain the guests. Many of the songs in the book, however, are fictional. The songs featured on the soundtrack are songs that real people from the 1920s would listen to. They reflect the ideal lifestyle of the time and the feelings characters are portraying. The song Heebie Jeebies tells about the proliferation of jazz dancing during the time. Before the 20s dancing was less individualistic and sexual. Let’s Do It reflects how Gatsby feels about his relationship with Daisy. He feels that anyone can fall in love and that romance is always a possibility no matter at what time in life. “It is nature that is all simply telling us to fall in love”. Bumble Bee depicts the when Gatsby realizes that he cannot win Daisy back and that the past cannot be recreated. “I don't mind you going, ain't going to stay so long/don't mind you going, don't be gone so long/you's my bumble bee and you're needed here at home”. From 1920 to1933 the National Prohibition Act was in force, banning all alcoholic beverages from being sold to the public, forcing people to buy from “moonshiners” or people that brewed their own alcohol illegally. Alcohol became a huge problem and destroyed a lot of people’s lives, including Dan Cody. In Me and My Gin, the song describes how a person is affected by alcohol and the side effects on their personalities. “Don't try me nobody, oh, you will never win/don't try me nobody 'cause you will never win/I’ll fight the army, navy just me and my gin”. Gatsby knew what had happened to Dan Cody and did not this to happen to him because it might affect his relationship with Daisy and his pursuit of her love. Unfortunately, alcohol was not a factor in the demise of their affair.