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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. f. scott fitzgerald. scribner, 1925, new york city.
• fitzgerald, f. scott. the great gatsby. new york city, scribner, 1925.
• the great gatsby, the. f. scott fitzgerald. new york city, scribner, 1925.
• f. scott fitzgerald. the great gatsby. new york city, scribner, 1925.

Explanation:

For MLA style (the standard for literary analysis essays), a book citation starts with the author's last name, followed by their first name and middle initial. Next is the book title (italicized), then the city of publication, publisher, and publication year.

Answer:

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