PPT-The Great 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). 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. . 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. 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. . and the . American . Dream. A Quick Introduction…. The 20’s: an age of transition. World War I and After. "The world must be made safe for democracy" . Woodrow Wilson the President had declared, . 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 . 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 . 2. Cite the passage on page 64 which connects Gatsby to what is typically “American”  (the archetypal American).  What particular traits are the focus here?. 3. On that same page, Gatsby’s car is described: “…rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns” (64).  Discuss the symbolism in this description. . Tidbits. F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896-1940. Named after great uncle Frances Scott Key. From the . midwest. : St. Paul, MN. Married to Zelda Sayre - m 1930. The dominant influences on F. Scott Fitzgerald were aspiration, literature, Princeton, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, and alcohol. . 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.. Plot Summary: . Eggs Cracked. The Great Gatsby.  is a story told by Nick . Carraway. , who was once Gatsby's neighbor, and he tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take . TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. TYPE HERE. 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