Event Relationship Evidence Daisy and Gatsby Reunion Gatsby and Daisy The idea of them is an illusion “If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay,” said Gatsby. “You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock.” Gatsbys Death Nick and Gatsby How […]
Character Idea Evidence Nick Illusion – You can never fully hide from your true self “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known” “I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride.” “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just […]
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Character How It is Revealed Evidence Gatsby The Green Light “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star […]
Explain what you think Fitzgerald is trying to say about society by presenting the idea of illusion so thoroughly throughout the text. Fitzgerald bases the book around the american dream. The American Dream is “the dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each […]
We have looked at several symbols in The Great Gatsby. Select 3 key symbols from the text and do the following for each symbol: Provide a description (using quotes) of the symbol from the text. Explain when and why the symbol appears throughout the text. Analyse what the symbol helps you to understand about an […]
List the four main settings in the novel. Provide a description for each setting and explain what each setting represents. East Egg: East egg is the town of the rich, this is where Tom and Daisy live. East egg is known as old money the ones who have been brought into money, not having to […]
Character Describe three key characters and how they change in the novel. The three characters I think have changed throughout the novel would be Gatsby, Daisy and Nick.Jay Gatsby, previously known as James Gatz, one of the main character in The Great Gatsby. He is a very charming man but a bit mysterious. He has […]
The American Dream—that hard work can lead one from rags to riches The dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. James Truslow, historian. If you put in enough effort you will be rewarded with wealth. The home […]
How is the scene in the hotel room in chapter 7 similar to the scene in chapter 2? Relate it back to the illusion if you can. The scene in the hotel room in chapter 2 was the illusion that everything about that scene was not real. It was an illusion as Myrtle pretended that […]