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 * //The Great Gatsby//** F. Scott Fitzgerald
 * Chapter 1-2:** If these chapters were short stories, what would be their theme? (What insight do they give to human life? What do they tell us about how people act?) Have you noticed any symbols? What do you think they represent? What are you thinking about the characters we've been introduced to so far?

**Chapters 1-3: ** ===//Well, so far we've seen three crazy parties that Nick has shared with us. What stuck out to you about each of them? What do each of them tell us about the characters we've met and how they relate to each other? Jordan is talking to Nick when she says, “And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy” (Fitzgerald 52). How does this quote reflect each of the gatherings in the first three chapters? //===

What stuck out to me about the parties was how Jordan is so connected with NIck, she taunts him by leading him around & choosing him to go on little adventures to look for Gatsby. I think thats why Nick likes he so much. Another thing about how Jordan likes big parties is that everyone knows everything at small ones. The little get together that Daisy & Tom had was a little of a wreck, Tom & Daisy were disagreeing about things & Jordan knows about Tom's affair. At Gatsby's party you see a whole differnt atmosphere than a t the small gathering Myrtile's or Daisy's.

What stuck out to me about the parties was how Jordan is so connected with NIck, she taunts him by leading him around & choosing him to go on little adventures to look for Gatsby. I think thats why Nick likes he so much. [**Great observation!]** Another thing about how Jordan likes big parties is that everyone knows everything at small ones. The little get together that Daisy & Tom had was a little of a wreck, Tom & Daisy were disagreeing about things & Jordan knows about Tom's affair. At Gatsby's party you see a whole differnt atmosphere than a t the small gathering Myrtile's or Daisy's. [**Maddy, you’ve got a really great basis here. Your observations are very astute and once you bring in some examples from the text and look into how these settings and parties reflect the other aspects of the book I think you’d be set. Good start!]**

//The point-of-view that a novel is told in frames the entire story. How would// The Great Gatsby //change if if it were told in another character's perspective (like Jay Gatsby's point-of-view?) Why do you think Fitzgerald chose Nick to be the narrator?
 * Chapters 1-4:**

Apply Marxist Criticism to the first four chapters of// The Great Gatsby//. How is wealth portrayed in this book? How does the characters' wealth affect their lives and their choices? PLEASE, USE EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.// If the novel was told in Jay’s perspective then you would see an intire different world, you wouldn’t see the middclass party, or Tom’s affair. Also Gatsby is sort of a sad man because he’s missing something in his life when Nick is a pretty happy guy and in Nick’c perspective you see how New York differs money wise. Marxis Crit. in //The Great Gasby// is used a lot to discribe the charactors. Myrtile is a midclass woman who when she has a party she just calls people over, on the otherhand at Gatsby’s party everyone just shows up.

//Fitzgerald makes use of timepieces in several parts of chapter 5. What do these clocks and watches represent? Explain why these symbols are especially important in this chapter. Find one to three quotes that would serve as an example of a timepiece being a symbol, and explain what they represent.
 * Chapters 1-5**

The time piece symbols in the story represent the time that Gatsby in Daisy have been apart. Theress always some sort of watch or clock thing when daisy and gatsby are around. "Im sorry about the clock," gastby said this quote which represents time in how he came about apologizing. The clock was broken and gatsby was leaning on it which resulted to it almost falling over and crashing on the ground. The clock being broken in the first place represnted time stopping when daaisy and gatsby met once again.

The American Dream shows up as theme in many writings and discussions over// The Great Gatsby//. How do you define the American Dream? Does it have any influence in your life? Is the American Dream attainable to everyone in the United States? Find one to three quotes from the text that you believe makes a connection to the American Dream and explain why.//

The american dream is how people lived in the 20's. [Can you explain what the American dream means in this context?]The parties and dances and all the money is how people lived.an example would be how the text is an allusion to pop culture "I'm the shriek of Araby, Your love belongs to me, At night when you're asleep, Into you tent I'll creep---" [This idea of the text being an allusion to pop culture is very interesting. Could you explain how so? What is pop culture? How is affecting the text?] Another example from the text would be how it explains that gatsby goes to fine resturaunts and owns a nice house and eats terrific food. The american dream affects my life in a way that shows me the history of the 20's and how it actually was for people in those days. Its especiall.y really neat to read this and examples from the text help me understand the history. [These are great observations! Do you think that this is a conclusive view of the 1920s? Does it show one side of society? How does the American dream affect your life?]

**Chapter 1-6 ** //There is sometimes a question about who exactly the protagonist is in The Great Gatsby. Is it Nick or Gatsby? Who then would be the antagonist? Explain your answer using at least three events from the story to defend your thinking.//

//What theme(s) are becoming apparent in The Great Gatsby by this point in the book? Support your answer with at least three examples in the text up until this point.//

Chapter 1-6 Revisions: I think that the protagonist would be Nick most definatley. The whole story is told in his view, and everything he goes through. I son't really think that there is an antagonist. I think that if any the antagonist to nick would be society, or some other typer of fource. [Nice job of thinking critically. Now that you’ve made this assertion, can you back it up with text? How does society play against Nick?] One of the themes would be "People put money first before others" or " people care more about themselves/ moneys before others". I chose these because Daisy married tom out of money and myrtile cheats on her husband because she cares for tom's money than for her husband. [Can you make connections with these themes back to any other ideas you’ve written about? How does this shape the novels thoughts and ideas?]

These are some really good assertions you’ve made. It seems like you’ve examined the text and made some good connections. Keep up the thorough reading!

//Who is the most dynamic character in this book? How (and how much) do they change? Would he/she be considered round or flat? Support your thinking with examples from the text. I think that Gatsby is most definatley the dynamic character of the story. He goes from being mysterious and hard to figure out to a person that only cares about daisy and no one else. He is also a round character, he is happy about seeing Daisy again, furious at Tom and just kind of lax about killing Myrtle.
 * Chapter 1-7**
 * This is a good start to answering the question. Do you think you could show examples from the text about when that shift happened & why you think it happened? What do you think makes being furious at Tom, lax about killing Myrtle results in Gatsby being a round character?**

Who would be considered a foil in The Great Gatsby? Why would the author use these characters to show differences? By applying structuralism and looking for binary opposition, what values are considered important in this book?

I think that the two foils would be Gatsby & Tom. Tom is strong, cares alot about money, old money, doesn't really care about Daisy, and he is also snipity.// Gatsby lies alot, loves Daisy, new money, bootlegger, and is kind of a confusing person to figure out. [**Very interesting how you make these points. I think this is a great start to the argument. You'll need to add examples from the text & explain some of those assertions. I think you're on a good track, though.]**

//Choose one of the following symbols and explain what they represent. Then find three quotes in the text where this symbol appears – use MLA formats to avoid plagiarism.
 * Chapters 1-9**

• Ashes and Dust • Cars and Drivers • Colors • Houses and Owners • Photography and Lenses • Flowers

Answer definitively what the theme of The Great Gatsby is. Find three quotes in the text to support your thinking.//