PPT-Gatsby Quotes

Chapter 6 Page 104 So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent and to this conception he was faithful to the end Page 105 A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the washstand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor . Writers: Kendrick Lamar, John Cheever, . Nas. , F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald. Texts: “The Swimmer. ”, “The Great Gatsby”. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” “Time” . Please take out note-taking materials. 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. . Exam Preparation. General Instructions:. Answer on the foolscap provided. Write on . one. side of the page in . blue or black pen. .. Number and initial all foolscap pages.. Complete the attached outline . “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.”. Aphorism . “Now it was again a green light on the dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.. The Green Light. Symbolizes both the unattainable dream of Gatsby’s past and the future at the same time. . “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever…It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one” – Nick . 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. . 90. Ch. 8 Quotes. 91. Chapter 9 Vocab. 92. Chapter 9 . Notes. 93. Gatsby Essay Brainstorm. Thursday March . 23, . 2017. Take out your notebooks!. Office Hours This Week. Monday . 3:00. Tuesday . Wednesday . F. Scott Fitzgerald. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. . His middle-class . parents constantly overextended themselves financially. . In high . school, Fitzgerald published fiction in the school magazine. . Brief summary of “The Roaring twenties”. Known as a decade-long party. . Glamour. Wealth. “Keeping up with the Jones’”. More people lived in cities than the country. Major events during the 1920’s. 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. Maddie, Diana, Emmeline, Sahmahjae, Genesis, Selena . What is conspicuous consumption? . Conspicuous Consumption is the idea of buying expensive stuff that we don’t really need to attract attention to our wealth or display a sign of wealth for others to see.. ENG4U: Wilson. Learning Objectives. Understand the importance of rain in this chapter and how it is a metaphor for emotional release. Think about the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby and how this is portrayed by Fitzgerald. . Author Background . Francis Scott Fitzgerald born September 24, 1896. Member of the Princeton Class of 1917. Joined the Army-stationed in Montgomery Alabama where he met Zelda Sayre . Refused to marry him until he could publish . Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway. He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the book’s author. In the summer of 1922 arrives in New York Lives in West Egg, next to Gatsby.