PPT-Gatsby Paper

Does the movie enhance or detract Hook Examples Thesis Through careful evaluation of and Baz Luhrmanns film version of The Great Gatsby . (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. . .” . Please respond in your notes. 1. What does Jordan reveal to Nick about Jay and Daisy in Chapter 4? What do you think was in the letter Daisy clenched drunkenly in the tub?. 2. Read the last paragraph in Chapter 4, pg. 85. Tell me, how do you think Nick feels about Jordan?. 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. Anna Barbee. Kaila Evans. Abigail Foster. After . the house, we were to see the grounds and the swimming-pool, and the hydroplane and the mid-summer flowers — but outside Gatsby’s window it began to rain again, so we stood in a row looking at the corrugated surface of the Sound.. 3/31/14. Understanding the Times. Post WWI (1914-1918). Standard way of living increased for most. Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living. Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war. Chapter 1. Fractiousness: . irritability. “His . speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression . of fractiousness.  he conveyed. .”. Chapter 1. Feigned: . pretended/ Give a false appearance of. “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 . BY: Your Name. Your Class. CHARACTERS. Nick . Carraway.  -  The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from . Minnesota. .. . After . moving to West . Egg. , . Nick quickly befriends his next-door neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby. . 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 . 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. 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 . 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 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