SAT阅读背景资料：The Great Gatsby
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Gatsby">Gatsby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10, 1925, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Shore">Shore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1922. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critique">critique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="soared">soared</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Prohibition">Prohibition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mandated">mandated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eighteenth">Eighteenth</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bootleggers">bootleggers</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="republishing">republishing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1945 <span word="and">and</span> 1953, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="readership">readership</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paragon">paragon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Novel">Novel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="classic">classic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Gatsby">Gatsby</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Librarys">Librarys</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100 <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Novels">Novels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>.</p><p> </p>
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