PPT-Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway. He not only narrates the

Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the books author In the summer of 1922 arrives in New York Lives in West Egg next to Gatsby. Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . 2/25/2015 - “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” - Henry Ford. Learning Target(s):. We will discuss and . analyze Chapter 4 of . The Great Gatsby. .. Homework . Due. Chapter Summaries. Chapter 1 . Narrator/ “author” is Nick . Carraway. (from Minnesota). Says that he learned from his father to not judge people, because if he tries to hold them up to his moral standards, he will misunderstand them (he is highly moral and highly tolerant). Preface and Chapter 1. The Great Gatsby . “ Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her.; If you can bounce high, bounce for her too, Till she cry ‘ Lover, gold- hatted, high bouncing lover I must have you.’ ” . Mrs. Zotto. Chapter 5 & Chapter 6 . When Nick arrives home after his talk with Jordan, Gatsby is waiting for him, excited . to find out if Nick will go forth with the plan. . Gatsby . offers Nick the opportunity to make some money on the side. 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.. He coined the phrase “The Jazz Age,” defined the era, lived it to the fullest, and he and Zelda were crowned its king and queen. . Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . Gatsby’s Parties: . -elaborate, people come but most are not invited, many rumors and much gossip about what he does- what could his parties represent?. Nick’s observations:. East Eggers and West Eggers- “East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its . Honors English 11. Ms. . Cimino. Chapter 1. Nick . Carraway. – Both the narrator and the author of the story. Mentions Gatsby briefly; states that although Gatsby represents everything he normally scorns, Nick exempts him from his usual . F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. F . rancis. Scott Key Fitzgerald was born.  on September 24, 1896, and named after his ancestor Francis Scott . Key. Fitzgerald . was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Though an intelligent child, he did poorly in school and was sent to a New Jersey boarding school in 1911. Despite being a mediocre student there, he managed to enroll at Princeton in 1913. Academic troubles and apathy plagued him throughout his time at college, and he never graduated, instead enlisting in the army in 1917, as World War I neared its end.. JUNIORS. Swbat. analyze Gatsby’s transition from confident to vulnerable. DO NOW HAND-IN: Why do you think Gatsby is vulnerable? Try and include a partial quote from his conversation with Nick as textual evidence.. Honors English 11. Ms. . Cimino. Warm-Up. What does it mean to be “. great. ”?. Crash Course Literature. Was . Gatsby Great?. Important Quotations: Chapter 7. “’Her . voice is full of money," he said suddenly.. Gatsby: A Voyage into Greatness Gatsby: Day 1 Bellringer : Gatsby Vocab #1 Controversy Reflection/Synthesis Intro Preface & Anticipation Guide Begin The Great Gatsby : Ch. 1 The Great Gatsby Vocabulary The great gatsby Chapter Notes Chapter 1 Notes – Point of View and Narrator Point of View – The way the authors allows the reader to “see” and “hear” what is going on First person – The story is told from the perspective of a single narrator