Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925, and here we are reading
it so many years later. Why? What makes this book a "classic"?
Saturday, June 21, 2008
After Reading 1
What is the point of The Great Gatsby? When we read books, we usually come away
from our reading experience a little richer, having given more thought to a particular
aspect of life. What do you think F. Scott Fitzgerald intended us to gain from reading his
novel?
from our reading experience a little richer, having given more thought to a particular
aspect of life. What do you think F. Scott Fitzgerald intended us to gain from reading his
novel?
Quotation 6
Explain the following ,
"They're a rotten crowd," I shouted across the lawn. "You're worth the whole damn bunch
put together." (Nick to Gatsby)
"They're a rotten crowd," I shouted across the lawn. "You're worth the whole damn bunch
put together." (Nick to Gatsby)
Quotation 5
Explain the following,
". . . and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race,
so profound as the difference between the sick and the well. Wilson was so sick that he
looked guilty. . . ." (Nick after the accident)
". . . and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race,
so profound as the difference between the sick and the well. Wilson was so sick that he
looked guilty. . . ." (Nick after the accident)
Quotation 3
Explain the following,
"So the whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house at the disapproval of her eyes."
(Nick after Daisy had come to Gatsby's party)
"So the whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house at the disapproval of her eyes."
(Nick after Daisy had come to Gatsby's party)
Quotation 2
Explain the importance of the following,
"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his
dreams
-- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone
beyond her, beyond everything." (Nick about Gatsby after he had met with Daisy)
"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his
dreams
-- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone
beyond her, beyond everything." (Nick about Gatsby after he had met with Daisy)
Quotations 1
Explain the importance of the following quotation,
"Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of the [green] light had now
vanished forever." (Nick about Gatsby after he had met with Daisy)
"Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of the [green] light had now
vanished forever." (Nick about Gatsby after he had met with Daisy)
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The event
What happens on the way home from New York? How do these people react to the event:
a. Wilson:
b. Tom:
c. Nick:
d. Gatsby:
a. Wilson:
b. Tom:
c. Nick:
d. Gatsby:
Daisy and the party
What is Daisy's opinion of Gatsby's party? How does this affect him?
What does Gatsby want from Daisy?
What does Gatsby want from Daisy?
Gatsby's real history
What is Gatsby's real history? How does that affect the reader's opinion of him? How does that affect Nick's opinion's of him?
Daisy
After seeing Gatsby house what are Daisy's feelings towards him? Why does Gatsby feel the need to show her all of his clothes?
Gatsby's friends
Who are some of Gatsby's friends in chapter 4 and how does this develop Gatsby as a character?
Nick and the party
Why is Nick at Gatsby party and what is the importance of the way that Nick and Gatsby meet? Was it all planned by Gastby? Explain.
Imagery
The Great Gatsby has some wonderful imagery throughout the novel. What is the importance of the two images the "valley of ashes" and the "eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?
Tom and Myrtle
What did Tom do to Myrtle when she mentioned Daisy's name? Would he treat Daisy like that? What does that say about him and his affair?
Myrtle
What reason did Myrtle give for marrying George Wilson? What does this say about her social status and the role of women in that social status?
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