Shawn Davies

Great Gatsby Storyboard

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Book comes in

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Audio: The Great Gatsby is

book by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The story follows a cast of
characters living in the town
of west egg in Long Island,
New York during the height of
the roaring 20s. Some of
the important themes that
the main characters have to
deal with is; love, deception,
resistance to changes, social
upheaval, and excess.
Considered one of the great
American novels of all time,
The Great Gatsby was also
turned into a full length
feature movie in 2013
featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
and Tobey Maguire

Audio: Nick
Carraway is a
young man from
Minnesota, who
moves to New
York during the
roaring 20s.
In the most
recent addition
of the book he
was played by
Tobey Magruire.

Audio: He rents a
house in a rich
section of Long
Island that is
engulfed with new
money, materialistic
obsessions and
throwing lavished
parties called West
Egg.

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Great Gatsby Storyboard

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Audio: While Nick

is living amongst
these large
mansions and
self-obsessed
people, he
himself am not,
as the Yale
graduate lives in
a modest cottage
hidden amongst
the trees. One
day Nick goes to
visit his cousin
living in East Egg,
a side known
more for wealth
and old money
compared to
West Egg. During
his visit it is
brought to his
attention that the
man responsible
for the most
lavish of partied
in West Egg is his
own neighbor, a
Mr. Gatsby.

Audio: One day

Nick is
surprised by a
knock on his
door. When he
opens he is
greeted by a
letter signed by
Mr. Gatsby
himself. The
letter is a
personal invite
to Gatsbys
next party.

Audio: While
there he
noticed that he
is the only one
who actually
received a
invite and the
no one has ever
actually met or
knows
anythings
about Gatsby.

Audio: On their
way to lunch
Mr. Gatsbys
begins to tell
Nick of all the
things he has
accomplished in
his short life. It
is difficult to
believe these
but at the same
time Mr. Gatsby
tells these
stories with
such detail that
Nick cant help
but to believe
them.

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Finally Gatsby
reveals himself
to Nick and ask
him to join him
for lunch the
next day to
which Nick
obliges.

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Great Gatsby Storyboard

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Audio: After weeks of

buttering Nick up with
parties, food, and
conversations, Gatsby
comes clean and
explains that he
needs a favor from
Nick.
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Audio: What does

Gatsby want from
Nick?
Does Nick help him?
Who is Gatsby and
what it his real
background?
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Audio: Things
questions and more
will be explained as
you read the F. Scott
Fitzgerald classic The
Great Gatsby
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