{"product_id":"coleman-s-notes®-the-great-gatsby-a-level-student-guide","title":"The Great Gatsby — A Level Student Guide","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald’s \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining novels of twentieth-century American literature — a powerful exploration of \u003cstrong\u003elove, wealth, ambition, class, identity and the elusive American Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the glittering but morally unstable world of 1920s New York, the novel follows narrator Nick Carraway as he becomes fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, Jay Gatsby. Behind Gatsby’s spectacular parties and extraordinary wealth lies an obsessive dream: to recover his relationship with Daisy Buchanan and recreate an idealised past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive \u003cstrong\u003eColeman’s Notes® A Level Student Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e takes students beyond plot knowledge into the close literary analysis, interpretation and critical argument required for advanced study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this 64-page guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e detailed Plot Summary; chapter-by-chapter analysis of all nine chapters; character studies and relationship map; extended analysis of Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Myrtle and George Wilson; the American Dream; class and social division; love, desire and possession; time, memory and the past; carelessness and responsibility; identity and self-invention; appearance and reality; isolation; Aspects of Tragedy; symbolism and imagery; narrative method and the reliability of Nick Carraway; structure and time; historical and cultural context; A Level literary methods; critical perspectives; key quotations with analysis; fifteen key episodes; ten critical debates; five essay plans; five model answers; additional practice essay questions; 25 Exam \u0026amp; Revision Questions; exam technique guidance; revision toolkit; thirty Quick-Recall Questions with answers; and a final revision checklist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticular attention is given to \u003cstrong\u003eJay Gatsby and Nick Carraway\u003c\/strong\u003e, examining how Fitzgerald uses Nick’s retrospective narration to construct Gatsby simultaneously as romantic dreamer, self-created millionaire, criminal outsider and modern tragic protagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide also provides substantial analysis of \u003cstrong\u003eDaisy and Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, Myrtle and George Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing how their relationships illuminate Fitzgerald’s treatment of privilege, gender, social mobility, desire and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDedicated sections examine \u003cstrong\u003eGatsby and the American Dream, Nick and the problem of reliability, women and gender, colour and symbolic networks, settings as moral geography, and five different approaches to tragedy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned specifically for \u003cstrong\u003eA Level English Literature study and revision\u003c\/strong\u003e, this premium guide helps students move from knowledge of the novel towards confident, sustained literary argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndividual Student Guide — £7.95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNDERSTAND • ANALYSE • REVISE • SUCCEED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColeman’s Notes® is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s publishers or other rights holders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55331315122505,"sku":null,"price":7.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4138\/4265\/files\/TheGreatGatsbyfrontcover.png?v=1789308807","url":"https:\/\/colemansnotes.co.uk\/products\/coleman-s-notes%c2%ae-the-great-gatsby-a-level-student-guide","provider":"Colemans Notes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}