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3-9-12 Objectives:. To begin to identify characters, themes, and symbols in “ The Great Gatsby ”. Today’s Agenda:. Journal Notes on “The Great Gatsby” begin movie. 3-9-12 Journal:.
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3-9-12 Objectives: • To begin to identify characters, themes, and symbols in “The Great Gatsby”.
Today’s Agenda: • Journal • Notes on “The Great Gatsby” • begin movie
3-9-12 Journal: • Discuss the differences between people who have had money their entire lives and those who just got it recently.
Characters in The Great Gatsby: Nick Carraway Tom Buchanan Daisy Buchanan Jordan Baker George Wilson Myrtle Wilsona Catherine Klipspringer Meyer Wolfsheim
Themes in The Great Gatsby: self-discovery paradox hope possessiveness Illusion versus reality
Symbols: Wolfsheim’s cufflinks Gatsby’s car The green light
The Innocent: • Has high hopes, romantic, idealistic, believes that through his charm he can remake the world; belief in endless invulnerable youth.
The Moral Commentator: • Sees beyond the dreams of the innocent, he “knows better”; he lives in reality; the moral touchstone.
The Golden Girl: • She is to the innocent the symbol of what he seeks; has youth, beauty, and an arrogant carelessness.