Relive The Roaring Twenties on Rebind With An Award-Winning Editor

Experience The Great Gatsby from a brand new perspective, the classic novel that thrillingly captures the mood of the United States during the volatile Roaring Twenties.

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Rebound eBook
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Commentary
53,000 Words of Commentary from 20+ Hours of Interviews, Ready for Your Conversations
Videos
6 Videos totaling 37 minutes
Discussions Topics
16 Discussion topics to explore

About The Great Gatsby Rebound

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Peter Catapano

Experience this “Great American Novel” with Peter Catapano as he weaves together both personal and political themes in his take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic book. The Great Gatsby has been hailed as “The Great American Novel,” capturing something indescribable about life in 1920s America.

Peter Catapano is an award-winning editor, author, educator, and the founding editor of The New York Times’ philosophy series The Stone. The Great Gatsby is the book that got him excited about reading and writing, and you can now experience his guided tour of this classic on Rebind.

“The Great Gatsby is a book that got me excited about reading and helped open up a world of imagination that has stayed with me my entire life.”
- Peter Catapano

SNEAK PEEK

Here are some questions Catapano will explore with you as you read The Great Gatsby on Rebind:

What are your first impressions of our narrator, Nick Carraway? Do you think he will be a reliable narrator? Can we trust him to be objective in the retelling of events he’s experienced?
This chapter ends with one of the most striking statements of the book, made by Nick: "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." What do you think Nick's purpose is in telling the reader this? Would you ordinarily trust a person who said something like this? Has your perception of how reliable or honest Nick changed at all since the beginning of the book?

Experience Fitzgerald’s enduring classic like never before with dynamic videos and commentary from 20+ hours of interviews.

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About Peter Catapano

AWARD-WINNING EDITOR, AUTHOR , EDUCATOR, REBINDER

Peter Catapano is an award-winning editor, author, and educator who has edited and published more than one thousand pieces in The New York Times. He is the founding editor of The Times’ philosophy series The Stone, which ran for more than a decade in The New York Times' Opinion section, drawing millions of readers each year.

“Fitzgerald's novel, for me, took on the quality of a romantic song that seemed like it was being sung directly to me.”
- Peter Catapano

Catapano first encountered The Great Gatsby in his sophomore year of high school, around the time when he was first falling in love. Catapano now credits The Great Gatsby as the book that initially got him excited about reading and writing.

The Great Gatsby might be a “Great American Novel,” but Catapano wants you to forget all that and read the book on your own terms. He promises to share everything he finds wonderful about it with you in his guided tour of the book, exclusively on Rebind.

Selections of Peter Catapano’s Published Works

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About The Great Gatsby

1925

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, is often called a “Great American Novel.” The book presents a vibrating portrait of Jazz Age excess and disillusionment set amidst the opulence and decadence of Long Island in the 1920s. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, readers are drawn into the tragic world of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and enigmatic figure whose pursuit of wealth and love ultimately leads to his downfall.

“If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about [Gatsby], some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“The Great Gatsby is a truly sophisticated and artfully written story that works on many levels at once,” says the book’s Rebinder, Peter Catapano. Fitzgerald weaves a tale of unrequited love, social aspiration, and the corruption of the American Dream, offering a timely critique of the shallow materialism and moral decadence of the era. The Great Gatsby remains a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers, prompting reflections on the ephemeral nature of success, the emptiness of consumer culture, and the allure of illusions in a society driven by greed and self-centeredness.

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About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works captured the essence of the roaring 1920s and the complexities of a nation whose aspirations outstripped its reality.

Born in Minnesota, Fitzgerald is best known for his iconic novel The Great Gatsby, a tragic tale of love, wealth, and the pursuit of fame set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age. This classic work continues to be revered for its exploration of social class, moral decay, and the elusive nature of success.

Fitzgerald's writing is characterized by its lyrical prose, vivid imagery, and keen observation of society, offering a glimpse into the glamor and disillusionment of the modern age. Fitzgerald is often regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century due to his uncanny ability to capture the zeitgeist of his time. His themes of love, loss, and the disintegration of “America as we know it” have resonated with readers across generations.

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“Twenty years from now, it will be commonplace
to talk to the books we read, to basically
interact and bring books to life.”