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Class division are so explicit that the novel becomes a satire of the different characters’ ridiculous lives, and also a brutal exposé of how Americans’ morality is affected by this race towards wealth.
LITERARY/HISTORICAL INFORMATION The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, pictures the wasted American Dream as it depicts the 1920s, a period in America known as the Roaring Twenties. It speaks to every generation of readers, its contemporary nature depending in part on its
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The characters, themes and plot of The Great Gatsby. Literary elements and techniques and how to apply and analyze them. Internal conflict in both his or her personal life and in the text. Gender roles in society. How to recognize the political and social climate of the text. How to use graphic organizers to help explain and organize
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These engaging The Great Gatsby activities will get students discussing, analyzing, performing, creating, and debating. Some tasks require cooperative / collaborative groups. What Does Modernism Look Like? Activity PDF: The Roaring Twenties Gallery.
The discrepancy between Gatsby's dream vision and reality is a prominent theme in this book. Other motifs include Gatsby's quest for the American Dream; class conflict (the Wilsons vs. the Buchanans and the underworld lowbrows vs. Gatsby); the cultural rift between East and West; and the contrast between innocence and experience in the narrator ...
Each statement in the anticipation guide correlates to a major theme in the novel. There are ten prompts on this one-page worksheet (PDF). Read on for more pre-reading questions and activities.
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1. What does Gatsby offer Nick in return for Nick’s cooperation in inviting Daisy to his house? 2. What is the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy like initially? 3. How are Daisy and Gatsby different when Nick returns to the house after a half an hour? 4. What are Gatsby’s feelings by the end of the chapter?
