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The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 1 and 2

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 1 and 2. Literary Movements. Renaissance 1453-1660 Colonialism 1600s-1700s Romantics Early 1800s Transcendentalism Early 1800s Dark Romantics Mid 1800s Realism Late 1800s Naturalism Late 1800s Modernism Early 1900s Post-Modernism Mid 1900s.

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The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 1 and 2

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  1. The Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldChapter 1 and 2

  2. Literary Movements • Renaissance1453-1660 • Colonialism 1600s-1700s • Romantics Early 1800s • Transcendentalism Early 1800s • Dark Romantics Mid 1800s • Realism Late 1800s • Naturalism Late 1800s • Modernism Early 1900s • Post-Modernism Mid 1900s

  3. The 1920s • Disillusionment with American Dream • World War I • 9 million military deaths • 6.5 million civilian deaths • Rejection of tradition • The Expatriates • Experimentation with forms • Modernism, Art Deco, Jazz

  4. Modernism • Flawed, disillusioned hero • Multiple themes • Fragmented structure • Psychological time • Stream-of-consciousness perspective • Stylized experimentation • Aesthetic experience • Symbolic landscape • Ambiguous endings

  5. Kansas City Power and Light Building --Art Deco-- Bold colors Geometric forms Rounded corners Angled lines Sense of flow Cubists and ancients Tamara de Lempicka “Tamara in the Green Bugatti”

  6. Why read Gatsby? • Revolutionary Form/Modernist Example • Social Document • Midwest versus East Coast • Middle Class versus Upper Class • Masterful language • Mysterious plot elements • Relevant themes • Young person entering the world • Role of wealth, celebrity, and excess • Thoughts on the American Dream

  7. Exposition and Perspective • Nick Carraway • Thoughts on himself • Thoughts on Gatsby (foreshadow) • History of his family • Impetus for moving • West Egg vs. East Egg • Setting and character/plot development

  8. Tom and Daisy Buchanan (11/13) • Diction to develop character (16) • Reference of child (“added irrelevantly”) • Book on race (jingoism) • Phone call and masked tension • Jordan Baker (15) • Forgotten story as anticipation device • Gatsby (26) • Snapshot—trembling, unquiet • Green light as anticipation device

  9. Valley of Ashes (27) • Doctor TJ Eckleburg • Introduction of Yellow • Bright, Warm, Welcoming— Cowardice, Deceit, Hazard • George Wilson’s Garage • Myrtle Wilson (29) • New York Trip • Shopping Spree • Apartment Party

  10. Apartment Party Scene • Catherine (Myrtle’s Sister) (34) • Hen and Coop Imagery (33/35) • Mr. and Mrs. Mckee (Chester and Lucille) • What scene say about marriage and class? • Forgotten dog and broken nose (41) • Scene Ending • Time manipulation

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