PPT-The Gatsby Tragedy Character Profiling

Anthony Martin Name Nick Carraway Age 30 Education Yale Alumni served in Army Occupation Bond Salesman Current Residency Beaten down house in the West Egg Hobbies Reading Jordan Baker. (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. . .” . 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. . 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. 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). Symbolism. The Green Light. There . is a contrast between the ending of this chapter and the beginning of the story, when Gatsby is looking out across the water at the green light, pining for Daisy. The green light represents the hope that Gatsby will have a relationship with Daisy. However, by chapter seven, Gatsby is seen pining once more for Daisy in the moonlight, but this time he has made it past the green light, onto the Buchanan’s lawn. Nick leaves Gatsby “standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing” (145). This symbolizes that his dream is shattered and it foreshadows that Daisy and Gatsby will not end up together. For Gatsby, his American Dream is over.. 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. 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. . 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 . 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.. Learning Targets. :. Students will be able to list common . Tragic Flaws. of a . tragic hero. .. Students will be able to identify what makes a character the . tragic hero. . Students . will . be aware of . 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.