ANSWER KEY: STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS – The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 1. How does the narrator describe Gatsby? He says Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope‚ a romantic readiness such as he had never found in another person. 2. From where did the narrator come and why? The narrator came from the Midwest to study the bond business. 3. Describe the narrator’s house. The house is very average‚ middle-class. It is nothing extraordinary like his neighbors’ houses. It is small and sort-of
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In Striblens English class we have been reading the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and‚ for a project‚ we had to draw a unique cover for the book and use one of the many symbols from the book. There were many symbols like The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg‚ The valley of Ashes‚ so yeah‚ We were given many symbols‚ but I have chosen to draw two of those symbols on my cover: the green light and the uncut books in Jay Gatsby’s house. The green light‚ situated at the end of Daisy’s East Egg
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Gatsby’s Greatness There is much controversy on why F. Scott Fitzgerald chose his masterpiece to be title The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald chose The Great Gatsby as the title to show the duality of how the central character of Jay Gatsby is great in trying determinedly to achieve his goal of Daisy‚ but how his “greatness” brings about his own downfall. Gatsby is‚ at first glance‚ truly great‚ for he pursues his dream of Daisy relentlessly. Jordan Baker‚ in a conversation
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Direct-Cameron Paul Good afternoon. Please state out your name and spell it out for the record. My name is Cameron Paul. P-A-U-L. What do you do for a living? I am a crime scene analyst with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Service Division‚ also known as the State Laboratory. Currently‚ I conduct all ballistics and firearms analysis‚ in addition to my duties as a chief CSA. What is your relationship with this case? On May 22nd‚ I received a call from an
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the Great Gatsby with no respect or acknowledgement to the gender‚ female. This book is filled with many examples of how women are treated as possessions‚ not people‚ they are made out to be evil and dependent people when they are not‚ and how men overpower women‚ causing them to feel dependent of a man. F. Scott can apparently write a best seller‚ but he however obviously has no respect for women. What’s more important in this world? Let’s first learn a little about this
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fall in _______‚" is an old expression that applies to Gatsby ‚ who is believed to be the biggest fool in the novel in this sense. Though there is speculation of whether or not he actually ____s Daisy or the idea of sweeping an aristocrat girl off her feet. Dream/ The American _______‚ is always discussed ‚but rarely verified. The Great Gatsby explores the actuality of this American idea. Could one really become whatever they wish? Jay Gatsby dreams of being an aristocrat‚ (getting Daisy to love
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the belly and drove away." - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "I belong to another generation... As for me‚ I am fifty years old‚ and I won’t impose myself on you any longer." - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "A phrase began to beat in my ears with a sort of heady excitement: ’There are only the pursued‚ the pursuing‚ the busy‚ and the tired.’" - F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Ch. 4 • "Gatsby‚ pale as death‚ with his hands plunged like weights in
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change tremendously in 1815.It was due to very important events ‚the revolution of industry and the Second Great Awakening.The technology advanced significantly with new inventions like the telegraph‚ sewing machine‚ and assembly line.The agriculture was booming with the mechanical thresher‚ which was a tractor with a steam engine‚ and the reaper was used to harvest wheat. The Second Great Awakening started a whole new religious and Evangelicals ideas all across America. Evangelicals advocated education
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hard work‚ intellect and luck. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Miller’s Death of A Salesman‚ the protagonists are confronted with challenges in the pursuit of success‚ which they try to overcome through status and reputation. Despite their similar circumstances‚ Gatsby and Loman’s decisions force them to face the inevitability of failure on the road to happiness. Due to the virtues and values propagated by the idea of the American Dream‚ Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman fail in their endeavors to achieve
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statement with his set piece novel‚ The Great Gatsby which was written during 1925 that signified as the Roaring Twenties. The 1900’s came with great economic prosperity‚ which lead to people living luxurious lives‚ and throwing lavish parties. That specific time period‚ the women were held as hostages of leading and controlling their lives. At that present era‚ women were recognized as a major influence on the American culture. A feminist approach to The Great Gatsby focused on the female characters
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