The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby. Chapter Six. Learning Intentions. Think about Gatsby’s transformation in this chapter and how it alters your perception of his character Understand the importance of the ‘Sloane’ incident and how it conveys some of the major themes

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The Great Gatsby. Test Review. Who’s Who. This person believed in getting back the past. They believed in the green light. They threw large parties. Jay Gatsby. Who’s Who. This person played a sport professionally (golf) They were incurably dishonest according to Nick. Jordan Baker.

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Background to The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby. Recurring Images. Recurring Images. Color. Eyes or Vision. Wasteland. Sunlight / Shadows. Death. Time. Gold. Chapter 1 The front was broken by a line of French windows , glowing now with reflected gold . . . . Chapter 5

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The Great Gatsby. By F. Scott Fitzgerald Student Notes. F. Scott Fitzgerald. born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Intelligent child, he did poorly in school and was sent to a New Jersey boarding school Enrolled at Princeton in 1913

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The Great Gatsby. Chapter 7. A couple of contextual asides:.

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The Great Gatsby. The point of view is the first person, Nick Carraway’s . Nick is a reliable narrator. The reader

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The Great Gatsby. Chapter Seven. Summary. Nick and Gatsby visit the Buchanans ’, where Jordan is also a guest, and meet Daisy. En route to the city, the group stops at George Wilson’s garage, and Wilson reveals that he and his wife are planning to go West.

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The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Context AO4 – the ‘Roaring 20s’ The Roaring Twenties. The jazz age Flappers Prohibition Wealth and opulence of post WW1 America Growing consumerism/materialism Conspicuous consumption Mass culture American Dream Naturalism Social inequality .

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The Great Gatsby . Review of The American Dream, Symbols Chapter 5 Analysis April 2011. Review, The American Dream. Four Dreams of Consumerism??? Dream of Abundance – material goods, rich country Dream of a Democracy of Goods – access to same products

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The Great Gatsby. Chapter Two. The valley of ashes was the narrow channel through which the railroad traveller had to pass on his way between New York City and the resort villages of East and West Egg on the North Shore of Long Island.

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Background to The Great Gatsby

Background to The Great Gatsby. World War I. Post WWI. Standard of living increased for most Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war - frivolous spending - illegal liquor - immorality.

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3003.8.1 –I can identify characteristics of the Modern and Contemporary Period . 3003.8.3 —I can determine how the conflict in Gatsby impacts the characters . 3003.8.5 —I can analyze characters to determine their roles/functions in Gatsby .

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The great gatsby. Practice Quiz # 1 Click anywhere to continue. Where is nick’s home located?. Brooklyn West Egg Park Avenue East Egg. Drats !. That is incorrect! Click here to return. Atta’boy !. Good job! Click here to continue.

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The Great Gatsby:. The 1920s and the American Dream. A Quick Introduction…. The 20’s: an age of transition. World War I and After

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The Great Gatsby. Novel Analysis By Emily White Kathy Saunders AP English Literature April 9, 2014. Author. F Scott Fitzgerald Born in St. paul , Minnesota in 1896 The Great Gatsby is his 3 rd book Not a great student Attended Princeton University (1913)

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The Great Gatsby. Symbols. The Green Light. Everyone has something that they long and search for that is just off in the distance. That is the green light. Literally, green means “go” (traffic light). It give Gatsby the “go ahead” to pursue his dream of Daisy. The eyes of T.J. Eckleburg.

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The Great Gatsby . F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald (1896-1940). F. Scott Fitzgerald is named for Francis Scott Key (wrote Star Spangled Banner), a distant relative. He married Zelda Sayre.

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The Great Gatsby. Character Study of Tom. Quote One. “I had no sight into Daisy’s heart, but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game”. Quote Two.

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THE GREAT GATSBY. ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS. JAY GATSBY. Ambitious Determined Corrupt Material/interested in wealth & possessions Illusive (not real, although seeming to be) Single-minded Loyal. NICK CARRAWAY. Thoughtful/reflective Tolerant Biased Conflicted:. DAISY BUCHANAN.

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The Great Gatsby. FAKEBOOK. Your Task…. As you will read in The Great Gatsby , there were many extravagant parties thrown on Long Island in the 1920s.  Imagine if you were one of the guests of Mr. Gatsby. What would your life be like?

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The Great Gatsby. Chapter 7. The Party’s over. It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night. As obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over. Trimalchio.

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