Index

1

1950s, 1.1-1.2 , 2

1960s, 1.1-1.2 , 2

A

Adelphia Communications, 1

See also capitalism

advertising See marketing

American Dream, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

and advertising, 1 , 2.1-2.2

assessment of, in The Great Gatsby, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

and celebrity, 1.1-1.2

definition, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

end of, 1.1-1.2

Gatsby as exemplar, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

and the Great American Novel, 1.1-1.2

and power, 1.1-1.2

and real estate, 1.1-1.2

and romance, 1.1-1.2

See also culture See also DiCaprio, Leonardo See also history See also marketing See also meta-Gatsby See also nostalgia

B

Baker, Russell, 1

books, 1.1-1.2

See also education See also reading

Boykin, Frank W., 1.1-1.2

Brooks, David, 1 , 2

Browne, Ray B., 1

and popular culture, 1.1-1.2

Bruccoli, Matthew J., 1

bibliographic work, 1

and Fitzgerald Newsletter, 1.1-1.2

research on Fitzgerald, 1 , 2

Buchanan, Daisy (fictional character), 1.1-1.2 , 2

Buchanan, Tom (fictional character), 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

compared with real people, 1

and wealth, 1.1-1.2

C

Californication (television show), 1.1-1.2

Hank Moody as anti-hero, 1.1-1.2

capitalism, 1.1-1.2 , 2

in the 2010s, 1.1-1.2

and consumerism, 1.1-1.2 , 2

and corruption, 1.1-1.2

and greed, 1.1-1.2

and power, 1.1-1.2

See also celebrity See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott See also Fitzgerald, Zelda See also meta-Gatsby

Carraway, Nick (fictional character)

and ambiguity, 1.1-1.2

and celebrity, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

criticizing wealth, 1

judgmental, 1.1-1.2

liaison with McKee, 1.1-1.2

love for Jay Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

unreliability as narrator, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

celebrity, 1 , 2.1-2.2

definition of, 1.1-1.2

and F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

obsession, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and Silicon Valley, 1.1-1.2

and tabloids, 1.1-1.2

See also American Dream See also capitalism See also Carraway, Nick See also culture See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott See also Fitzgerald, Zelda

China, 1 , 2

interest in The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

See also globalization

Clayton, Jack, 1 , 2 , 3

See also The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

Clinton, Bill, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

and recklessness, 1.1-1.2

Cogan, Brian, 1.1-1.2

Cold War, 1

See also 1950s

consumerism See capitalism

Coppola, Francis Ford, 1 , 2

and writing screenplay for 1974 film, 1.1-1.2

Countrywide Financial, 1.1-1.2

Cowley, Malcolm, 1 , 2

culture, 1.1-1.2

in the 1980s, 1 , 2.1-2.2

in the 2000s, 1.1-1.2

as a guide, 1.1-1.2

and heroes, 1.1-1.2

and the Internet, 1 , 2.1-2.2

as popular culture, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5

reality television programming, 1.1-1.2 , 2

and scandal, 1.1-1.2

spread of mass media, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

and technology, 1

and television, 1

See also American Dream See also capitalism See also celebrity See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film)

D

Dexter (television show), 1 , 2

DiCaprio, Leonardo, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

and American Dream, 1.1-1.2

status as Hollywood star, 1.1-1.2

See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film)

Dickstein, Morris, 1.1-1.2

Dos Passos, John, 1

Douglas, Denise, 1

assigning The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

changing worldview of students, 1.1-1.2

E

education

and anti-intellectualism, 1

and critical thinking, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

high schools and Gatsby, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6

higher education and Gatsby, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

and the literary canon, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

and No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 1.1-1.2

and reading, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

sales linked to course adoption (1960s), 1.1-1.2

See also American Dream See also culture See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott See also literature See also reading

Enron, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

See also capitalism

F

Farrow, Mia, 1 , 2 , 3

See also The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

Faulkner, William, literary reputation of, 1.1-1.2

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

and alcohol, 1.1-1.2 , 2

as American, 1.1-1.2

Army, 1.1-1.2

The Beautiful and the Damned (novel), 1.1-1.2

biography, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and celebrity, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7.1-7.2

The Crack-Up, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

criticizing wealth, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6.1-6.2

death, 1

and Hollywood, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

homosexuality allegations, 1.1-1.2

The Last Tycoon (novel), 1

literary reputation of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2 , 6 , 7.1-7.2 , 8.1-8.2

and memoir, 1.1-1.2

and money, 1.1-1.2

and negative publicity, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

revival, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

as stylist, 1.1-1.2 , 2

Tender Is the Night (novel), 1.1-1.2

This Side of Paradise (novel), 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

The Vegetable (play), 1

wedding, 1.1-1.2

“Winter Dream” (short story), 1

and writing The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

See also American Dream See also capitalism See also The Great Gatsby See also Fitzgerald, Zelda

Fitzgerald, Frances Scott (“Scottie”), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5

and 1974 film, 1

Fitzgerald, Zelda (Sayre), 1 , 2

affair with Edouard Jozan, 1.1-1.2 , 2

and celebrity, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

homosexuality allegations against Scott, 1.1-1.2

lifestyle, 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

mental health, 1.1-1.2 , 2

See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Friedman, Thomas L., 1.1-1.2

See also globalization

G

Gates, Bill, 1 , 2 , 3

and recklessness, 1.1-1.2

Gatsby-esque

1980s, 1.1-1.2

definition, 1.1-1.2

See also celebrity See also meta-Gatsby

Gatsby, Jay (fictional character), 1 , 2

as celebrity, 1 , 2.1-2.2

compared with real people, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

duality, 1 , 2

as hero, 1 , 2.1-2.2

and romance, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

and wealth, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

See also Carraway, Nick

Gingrich, Arnold, 1 , 2.1-2.2

globalization, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

Graham, Sheilah, 1 , 2 , 3

“

“Great American Novel” See The Great Gatsby (1925 novel)

G

Great Depression, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and Fitzgerald, 1.1-1.2

and Hollywood, 1

and suicide, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

T

The Great Gatsby (1925 novel)

in the 1960s, 1.1-1.2

in the 1980s, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

in the 1990s, 1.1-1.2

in the 2000s, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and alcohol, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

ambiguity, 1 , 2

and critical thinking, 1.1-1.2

criticism of, 1.1-1.2

criticizing wealth, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

and economics, 1 , 2.1-2.2

as folklore, 1 , 2.1-2.2

as “Great American Novel”, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7

influence on other writers, 1.1-1.2

narrative technique, 1 , 2

overview, 1.1-1.2

The Portable F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1.1-1.2

reputation, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

and revision, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

revival, 1.1-1.2

sales disappointment, 1.1-1.2 , 2

and style, 1.1-1.2

and technology, 1

and terrorism in contemporary America, 1

See also American Dream See also culture See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott See also style

The Great Gatsby (1949 film), 1.1-1.2

Gatsby as a gangster, 1

The Great Gatsby (1974 film), 1 , 2 , 3

decision to make new version, 1.1-1.2 , 2

film rights, 1

marketing campaign, 1.1-1.2

and nostalgic craze, 1.1-1.2 , 2

reviews, 1.1-1.2

See also Redford, Robert

The Great Gatsby (2000 film)

criticism, 1.1-1.2

differences with novel, 1.1-1.2

Jay Gatsby portrayal, 1.1-1.2

The Great Gatsby (2013 film), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6

critical reception, 1.1-1.2

and education, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

Gatsby mania, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

and marketing, 1.1-1.2

party scenes, 1.1-1.2

relevancy, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2

and romance, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

and social media, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

special effects in, 1.1-1.2

See also DiCaprio, Leonardo See also Luhrmann, Baz

G

Great Recession, 1.1-1.2 , 2

and suicide, 1.1-1.2

Greenfield School (TN), 1

results of student survey, 1.1-1.2

H

Hemingway, Ernest, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

homosexuality allegations, 1.1-1.2

literary reputation, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

sales figures, 1.1-1.2

history, 1.1-1.2

humanities See literature

K

Kazin, Alfred, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

and Fitzgerald revivial, 1.1-1.2

Klein, Calvin, 1.1-1.2

Krugman, Paul, 1.1-1.2 , 2

L

Ladd, Alan, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

Lewis, Sinclair, 1

literature, 1.1-1.2 , 2

battle for the humanities, 1.1-1.2

importance, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

movie tie-in (1949), 1

and public distrust, 1.1-1.2

and utility, 1.1-1.2

See also education See also reading

Lurhmann, Baz, 1

inspiration, 1.1-1.2

M

Mad Men (television show), 1

Don Draper as anti-hero, 1 , 2

Maguire, Tobey, 1

Mailer, Norman, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

marketing, 1

in the 1950s, 1.1-1.2

in the 1960s, 1.1-1.2

and advertising, 1.1-1.2

and branding, 1.1-1.2 , 2

military giving away copies, 1

sales history, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5.1-5.2

and technology, 1

See also education See also The Great Gatsby (1925 novel) See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film) See also meta-Gatsby See also reading

Mencken, H. L., 1

meta-Gatsby, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7.1-7.2

in 1980s and 1990s, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

in the 2000s, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

definition of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

and influence, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5.1-5.2

via the Internet, 1.1-1.2

misuse, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

post–World War II, 1

See also American Dream See also celebrity See also culture See also Gatsby-esque See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film) See also romance

Mizener, Arthur, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

and 1960s Fitzgerald revival, 1

The Far Side of Paradise, 1

Mulligan, Carey, 1 , 2

See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film)

N

nostalgia, 1

O

Oates, Joyce Carol, 1.1-1.2

Ober, Harold, 1 , 2

Fitzgerald asks for money, 1

P

Parker, Dorothy, 1.1-1.2

Perkins, Maxwell, 1

Fitzgerald asks for money, 1

popular culture See culture

Poulsen, Lance, 1.1-1.2

Prohibition, 1.1-1.2

R

reading, 1

and book clubs, 1.1-1.2

and The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

mass-market efforts to increase, 1.1-1.2 , 2

popular versus literary books, 1.1-1.2

and technology, 1.1-1.2

why people read, 1.1-1.2

See also books See also education

Reagan, Ronald, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

comparisons to Gatsby by Anthony R. Dolan, 1.1-1.2

rebuttal of Gatsby-esque characteristics by Anthony Lewis, 1.1-1.2

Redford, Robert, 1

as Hollywood star, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

See also The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

Remus, George, 1.1-1.2

model for Jay Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

Riley, Brendan, 1.1-1.2

romance, 1.1-1.2 , 2

in The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

obsessive love, 1.1-1.2

popularity of genre, 1.1-1.2

See also American Dream See also Gatsby, Jay See also The Great Gatsby (2013 film) See also meta-Gatsby

S

Saturday Evening Post, 1

Schulberg, Budd, 1

Scribner’s and Sons, 1.1-1.2

See also marketing

style, 1.1-1.2

See also Fitzgerald, F. Scott See also The Great Gatsby (1925 novel)

T

Tanner, Tony, 1

Turnbull, Andrew, 1

U

Updike, John, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 , 3.1-3.2

Upshaw, Quincey, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

assigning The Great Gatsby, 1.1-1.2

improving student critical thinking skills, 1

W

Wall Street (1987 film), 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2

Wilson, Edmund, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

as editor of The Crack-Up, 1 , 2 , 3

Wolfe, Thomas, literary reputation, 1.1-1.2

Wolfe, Tom, The Bonfire of the Vanities (novel), 1.1-1.2

World War I, 1 , 2

See also history

World War II, 1.1-1.2

and Hollywood response, 1

Z

Zuckerberg, Mark, 1.1-1.2