PDF-The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Book Discussion Questions Nick 1 Nick believes he is an honest nonjudgmental narrator Discuss the reliability of Nick Carraway as the narrator of The Great Gatsby 2 The novels action occurs i. (1925). F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948). “The eyes of Doctor T.J. . Eckleburg. are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face. . .” . 11. th. Grade English. Ms. Serra. Click to Continue. Click on the picture to learn more about a picture to learn more about it:. Jay Gatsby. D. aisy . B. uchanan. Tom Buchanan. Nick Carraway. Myrtle Wilson. Began writing at age 13. Dropped out of Princeton to join the army in 1917. Met his future wife, Zelda, while he was stationed in Alabama. Moved to NYC in 1918, where he published his first novel and married Zelda one week later. The Great Gatsby. Symbols . . .. The Green Light. What might it symbolize? Pay attention to this !. Green . . . . the color green pops up everywhere in . The Great Gatsby. . . Eyes. An abandoned . The Great Gatsby. English III: Advanced Composition & Novel. Mrs. Snipes & Mrs. Lutes. Table of Contents:. 1. Modernism and the Modern Novel. 2. Features of Modernism. 3. . Gatsby . and the Modern Novel. The Green Light and the Color Green. The green light at the end of . Daisy’s. dock is the symbol of . Gatsby’s. hopes and dreams. It represents everything that haunts and beckons Gatsby: the physical and emotional distance between him and Daisy, the gap between the past and the present, the promises of the future, and the powerful lure of that other green stuff he craves—money. In fact, the color green pops up everywhere in . T.J. Eckleburg as . “the eyes of God”. If these characters are. not . religious, . what kind of God do we think these eyes represent?. . What is it that they worship, if not religion?. What is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream?. 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. . Historical background, author information, themes, and motifs to look for. "I look out at it and I think it is the most beautiful history in the world. . . . It is the history of all aspiration not just the American dream but the human . "It was an age of miracles," Fitzgerald wrote of the Jazz Age. “It was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire.. F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1896-1940. A Short Biography. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in . Room Number:. 0. fcc65ee. Cultural Context of . The . Great Gatsby. Understanding the times helps to understand the novel. World War I. World War I ended in 1918. . Disillusioned because of the war, the generation that fought and survived has come to be called “the lost generation.”. Gatsby. Sa vie. Francis Scott Fitzgerald est né en 1896 à Saint Paul, au Minnesota (États-Unis).. Adolescent, il a étudié à la Saint Paul . A. cademy. , école privée bourgeoise.. Lors de ses études, il se sent à part, différent. Il lit beaucoup et commence à écrire des poèmes et des nouvelles, qu’il publie dans le journal de l’école.. 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.. The Roaring 20s. World War I ended in 1918. . Disillusioned because of the war, the generation that fought and survived has come to be called “the lost generation. .”. While the sense of loss was readily apparent among expatriate American artists who remained in Europe after the war, back home the disillusionment took a less obvious form. .