Question

the read-along is going well, and youre having lively discussions online with the book reviewer and their community of followers. one of the followers shares a link to a literary analysis essay theyve written on the great gatsby. you notice that on their works cited page, theyve added a wrong citation for the novel.
how would you correctly cite the novel, the great gatsby, written by f. scott fitzgerald, and published in 1925 in new york city by scribner?
the great gatsby, the. f. scott fitzgerald. new york city, scribner, 1925.
fitzgerald, f. scott. the great gatsby. new york city, scribner, 1925.
the great gatsby, f. scott fitzgerald. scribner, 1925, new york city.
f. scott fitzgerald. the great gatsby. new york city, scribner, 1925.

Explanation:

Standard MLA citation format for a print book requires the author's last name first, followed by their first name and middle initial, then the book title, publication city, publisher, and publication year, which matches this option.

Answer:

B. Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York City, Scribner, 1925.