the great gatsby
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TheGreatGatsbyByF.Sco)Fitzgerald
TheDream
Respondtothefollowingonapieceofpaper(andbepreparedtosharewiththeclass):
1.Whatdoestheexpression“TheAmericanDream”meantoyou?Canyouthinkofanyexamples,whetherfromyourownlife,orfrommoviesyouhaveseen,orbooksyouhaveread,thathelpdefinetheAmericandream?
2.Inyouropinion,whatis“TheKoreanDream?”HowisitsimilartoordifferentfromyourconcepSonoftheAmericandream?
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“Gatsby'sGreenLightBeckonsaNewSetofStrivers”fromtheNewYorkTimes
ReadthearSclefromtheNewYorkTimes(h)p://www.nySmes.com/learning/teachers/featured_arScles/20080220wednesday.html)
BepreparedtodiscussthefollowingquesSons:
1.BasedonyourreadingofthearScle,whataresomethemesthatareimportantinTheGreatGatsby?
2.Whatdoesthegreenlightsymbolize?
3.AccordingtothearScle,whydomanyteenagersfromallethnicbackgroundsrelatetothisnovel?
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TheContemporaryAmericanDream
“Mygoalistomakemyparentsproudofme.”
“FormetheAmericandreamisworkinghardforsomethingyouwant.It’snotabouthavingmoney.”
“Ge_ngrichseemssofaroutofthepicture.Everybodythinksaboutit,buttheolderyouget,thelesspossibleitseems.”
“‘Mygreenlight?’saidJinzhao.‘MygreenlightisHarvard.’”
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Homework:DueWednesday
Writearesponseinwhichyouexplainwhatyourpersonal“greenlight”is.Besuretodothefollowing: Defineyourgreenlight.
Explainwhatyouneedtodotoachieveit.
Considerhowyourbackground,family,friends,culture,andotherfactorsmightaffecttheircurrentlifegoals.
Considerwhatyouwilldoorhowyouwillrespondifyoudonotachieveyourgoals.
Emailtome([email protected])beforeclassonWednesday.
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HistoricalContext
Publishedin1925–theJazzAge ASmeofprosperitybeforetheGreatDepression
A“modern”novel SubjecSvity Movementawayfromomniscientthirdperson
narrators,clearcutmoralposiSons
DisillusionmentaierWorldWarI
Blurringofgenres–prosesoundslikepoetry
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ModernArtPabloPicasso
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AnAmericanNovel
The“self‐mademan”
Newbeginnings
Inherentgoodnessofnature
Eastvs.West
Gatsby’sdreamisareflecSonofthelargerAmericandream
TheJazzAge MoralcorrupSon
Pursuitofpleasureandwealth
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ElementsoftheNovel
NickCarrawayasnarrator: “I’minclinedtoreservealljudgments”(1). “Iwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unkownmen”(1). Fromthemid‐west:reasonformovingeast? “Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalse)ler…Ihadthatfamiliar
convicSonthatlifewasbeginningoveragainwiththesummer”(4).
“IhadnosightintoDaisy’sheart”(6). “IdroveovertoEastEggtoseetwooldfriendswhomIscarcely
knewatall”(6). HowdoesNick’sperspecSveshapethenovel? WhyisheaneffecSvenarratorforFitzgeraldtouse?
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ElementsoftheNovel
Se_ng:“OneofthestrangestcommuniSesinNorthAmerica.ItwasonthatslenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYork–andwherethereare,amongothernaturalcuriosiSes,twounusualformaSonsofland.Twentymilesfromthecityapairofenormouseggs,idenScalincontourandseparatedonlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothemostdomesScatedbodyofsaltwaterintheWesternHemisphere”(4‐5).
EastEggvs.WestEgg?
SymbolicimplicaSons
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Map
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Ch.1 Today’stasks:
1.Homeworkcheck WhileI’mchecking,writedownthreequesSonsyouwouldliketo
askaboutthischapter.
2.Inyourgroup,createavisualimageofthecharacteryouareassigned Nick,Tom.Daisy,Jordan.Gatsby
Chapterdiscussion–presentaSonofcharacterandse_ng,introducSonofconflict,DaisyandTom’svoices,chapterending
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Chapter1
ExposiSon
PresentaSonofse_ng–seepreviousslides
PresentaSonofcharacter: Tomp.5‐6
Daisyp.7‐9,16‐17
Withapartner,skimthroughthischapterandfindallreferencestoDaisyandTom’svoices
Nick’sfeelingsattheend;firstsightofGatsby–p.20‐21
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Chapter2
1.Iamgoingtoreadthefirstthreeparagraphsonthischapteroutloud.WhenIamfinished,drawapictureofwhatyouseeintheseparagraphs. Share/discuss
2.Skimpgs.23‐27andwritedownthephrasesthatcontaincolors. Ex:alineofgraycars
Whatarethedominantcolors?
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Chapter2
Nickis“simultaneouslyenchantedandrepelledbytheinexhausSblevarietyoflife”(35).
Whatsliceoflifedoweseeinthischapter?Whatkindofpeople? Myrtle
George
Catherine
Mr.andMrs.McKee
Tom
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ElementsoftheNovel
Se_ng:
TheroadthatconnectsWestEggtoNewYorkCity–thevalleyofashes–descripSononpg.23
TheeyesofDoctorT.J.Eckleburg–“blueandgiganSc–theirreSnasareoneyardhigh.Theylookoutofnoface,but,instead,fromapairofenormousyellowspectacleswhichpassoveranon‐existentnose…Buthiseyes,dimmedali)lebymanypaintlessdaysunderthesunandrain,broodonoverthesolemndumpingground”(23‐24)
Wholivesinthisarea?
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Chapter3
WriSngPrompt:
CompareandcontrastthepartyinCh.2andthepartyinCh.3.Howaretheysimilar?Howaretheydifferent?
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Chapter3
Fitzgerald’sgoal‐“towritesomethingnew–somethingextraordinaryandbeauSfulandsimpleandintricatelypa)erned.”
Pa)ernsweseeinChapter3 ExtravaganceandWealth
IntoxicaSon
SuperficialandFrivolousPeople
TheMysteryofGatsby
Colors
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Chapter3
Openingpassage–“IntoxicaSng”literallyandfiguraSvely
Sound
Movement
Color
Light
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Chapter4
“ThenithadnotmerelybeenthestarstowhichhehadaspiredonthatJunenight.Hecamealivetome,deliveredsuddenlyfromthewombofhispurposelesssplendor”(78).
WhatdoesthisquotaSonmean?WhatcausesNicktosaythisaboutGatsby?
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Chapter4
Gatsby’sversionofhishistory–pgs65‐67
LunchwithMr.Wolfsheim Whatstrikesyouasstrangeaboutthisscene?WhatquesSons
doesitraiseaboutWolfsheimandGatsby?
NarraSvebreakonpg.74–why? Whatdowelearnabout…
DaisyandGatsby
Tom
WhatdoesGatsbywant?PredicSonsforCh.512/7/10 IB English A2 HL
Chapter5
IwanteachpersontowritedowntwogooddiscussionquesSonforthischapter.
Afewdiscussionpointstokeepinmind: Theweather
Gatsby’sexpectaSonsforDaisy
Flowers
Daisy’svoice
Gatsby’semoSons
Gatsby’sshirts
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Chapter5
“AsIwentovertosaygood‐byIsawthattheexpressionofbewildermenthadcomebackintoGatsby’sface,asthoughafaintdoubthadoccurredtohimastothequalityofhispresenthappiness.Almostfiveyears!TheremusthavebeenmomentseventhataiernoonwhenDaisytumbledshortofhisdreams–notthroughherownfault,butbecauseofthecolossalvitalityofhisillusion.Ithadgonebeyondher,beyondeverything.HehadthrownhimselfintoitwithacreaSvepassion,addingtoitalltheSme,deckingitoutwitheverybrightfeatherthatdriiedhisway.Noamountoffireorfreshnesscanchallengewhatamanwillstoreupinhisghostlyheart(96).
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Chapter6
“Hetoldmeallthisverymuchlater,butI’veputitdownherewiththeideaofexplodingthosefirstwildrumorsabouthisantecedents,whichweren’tevenfaintlytrue”(101).
OpeningacSvity:
Carefullyre‐readpgs.98‐100andwithapartner,createaSmelinethatshowsthetransformaSonofJamesGatztoJayGatsby.Foreachsignificantevent,createanimageorsymboltorepresentthisevent.
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Chapter6 HomeworkQuesSons:
WefinallylearnthetruthaboutGatsby'spastinthischapter.WhatisthemostimportantinformaSonwelearnaboutGatsbyinCh.6andhowdoesthisinformaSoncontradictourpreviousconcepSonofGatsby?
WhatdoesGatsbywantofDaisy?Whydoeshethinkthisispossible?
WriteyourowndiscussionquesSonandanswerit.YoumaybecalledupontoshareyourquesSonsduringdiscussion.
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Chapter6 PreparingforChapter7
“Thedance?”Hedismissedallthedanceshehadgivenwithasnapofhisfingers.“Oldsport,thedanceisunimportant”(109).
“HewantednothinglessofDaisythanthatsheshouldgotoTomandsay:“Ineverlovedyou”(109).
“Iwouldn’tasktoomuchofher,”Iventured.“Youcan’trepeatthepast.”“Can’trepeatthepast?”Hecriedincredulously.“Whyofcourseyoucan!”…“I’mgoingtofixeverythingjustthewayitwasbefore,”henoddeddeterminedly.“She’llsee.”Hetalkedalotaboutthepast,andIgatheredthathewantedtorecoversomething,someideaofhimself,perhaps,thathadgoneintolovingDaisy(110).
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Chapter7 Buildingoftension
GatsbyandDaisy’srelaSonship–shii
Weather
Tom–realizaSonsaboutDaisyandMyrtle,paralleltoGeorge
Daisy’svoice
Thecars
Theeyes
Thehotel
Beginreadingaloud–pg.129
WhendoesGatsby’sdreambegintounravel?
WhatdoesTomlearnabouthowGatsbymadehismoney?
Nickturning30
Theaccident
DaisyandTom’sreconciliaSon
Nick’sjudgment?
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OpeningpagesofCh.8
MostextensiveflashbackaboutGatsbyandDaisy’spast
AsIread,paya)enSonto: Flowers
Thehouse
Wordsdescribingwealth,luxury,youthorbeauty
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ComicStripPanelofChapter7
Selecttheimportantmomentsandpassagesofdialogue
Illustrateyourpagesscenebysceneandtranslatethemostimportantdialogue/narraSonintoyourownwords.
Group1:113‐118
2:119‐top125
3:125‐130
4:131‐top136
5:136‐141
6:141‐end
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Chapter9–thelastpage
Nickispreparingtoreturnhome(outWest)
Makesonelaststop
Sitsonthebeach,looksoutacrossthewater
Whatdoesheliterallysee?
Whatdoesheimagine?
“IbecameawareoftheoldislandherethatfloweredonceforDutchsailors’eyes”
“Afresh,greenbreastofthenewworld”
“Foratransitory,enchantedmoment,manmusthaveheldhisbreathinthepresenceofthisconSnent”
“FacetofaceforthelastSmeinhistorywithsomethingcommensuratetohiscapacityforwonder”
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Chapter9–lastpage Gatsby’sstory–miniature
versionofthehistoryoftheAmericandream
“IthoughtofGatsby’swonderwhenhefirstpickedthegreenlightattheendofDaisy’sdock”
“Hecouldhardlyfailtograspit”
“Itwasalreadybehindhim”
“Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasScfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.Iteludedusthen,butthat’snoma)er–tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfarther…Andonefinemorning–
Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast”
Whois“we”?
Imagery
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FinalConsiderations Whatdowelearnabouttheculturalandsocialvaluesofthe
1920sinthisnovel?HowdoesFitzgeraldshowthesevaluestothereader?Doyouthinkheapprovesordisapprovesofthesevalues?Doyouthinkheapprovesordisapprovesofhisowncharacters?
Ithasbeensaidthatthisnovelisabout“TheAmericanDream.”Butwhatdoesthisactuallymean?HowdoesthisconnecttothequesSonsabove?
WhatdoestheStlemean?
Howdoesthereader’spercepSonofGatsbychangethroughoutthenovel?WHYdothesepercepSonschange?
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