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- Non-Fiction Book Suggestions
- Just Some Fun with Gatsby
- 1. What is the American Dream? (Everyone must answer)
- 2. The Great GAPsby Society
- 3. Social Rules
- 4. Nick Carraway's Sense of Morality
- 5. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan
- 6. POV
- 7. Nick's Feelings
- 8. Social and Moral Behavior
- 9. Symbols
- 10. Poetry
- 11. Tragic Hero
- 12. Females
- 13. Believable?
- 14. Climax
- 15. Archetypes
- 16. Stereotypes
- 17. The Relationship
- 18. Gatsby's Actions
- 19. Style
- 20. Gatsby and Tom
- 21. Compare and Contrast
- 22. The Real Daisy
- 23. Minor Characters
- 24. Title
- 25. Nick's Role
- 26. Who was responsible for Gatsby's death.
- 27. Gatsby's Death
- 28. Myrtle's Death
- 29. How was Nick different
- 30. Was Gatsby different
- 31. Tom and Daisy
- 32. Classic
- 33. Rotten Crowd
- 34. Money
- 35. The Green Light
- 36. Gatz
- 37. The Funeral
- 38. The Child
- 39. The Party
- 40. Myrtle
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Your Summer Assingment
1. Read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You should be prepared to take a test on the book on the first day of class.
2. Participate on The Great Gatsby Blog (Due the first day of class.)
Rules for Discussion Board
a. You must make ten postings over the next two months. Each posting is worth a maximum of ten points. Therefore, make sure that what you say is valid, supported, and original.
b. Five of these postings should be in response to a posting made by someone in the class. You may agree or disagree, but you must provide support for your point of view using MLA citation format.
c. The remaining five postings must be original observations by you. You should use the book to give help you support your answer and use internal citations.
d. Each posting must be thoughtful and grammatically correct sentences.
e. Use correct grammar and spelling; do not use slang, abbreviations, or IM speak. (Watch capitalization.)
f. It is a good idea to type your response in a word processing program first to eliminate basic errors. Then copy and paste it into the discussion board. Proofread carefully!
g. Do not use any cute nicknames. I will only grade the work by the names that are given to me on my roster. You must use your real name. h. Any postings that are defamatory or the least bit obscene will be deleted and will receive no credit.
i. Be creative, thoughtful, and open.
j. Remember your comments are now public.
3. Read a non-fiction book of high academic rigor. It must be at least 150 pages long. I have suggestions for you if you need any help.
4. Write an essay about your non-fiction book. It should be one of the following formats:
Language Analysis Essay – evaluates the use of language devices such as metaphors, figurative language, diction, etc. which support the theme.
Writing Strategy/Structural Analysis Essay – evaluates the organization, structure, point of view, etc. which support the theme.
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay – includes identification of strategies by the author and students writing a persuasive essay in response to the text.
You essay should be typed double, spaced, following MLA formats and using correct MLA citations. This paper should be emailed to me the first day of class. Please analyze the form of the book, do not summarize.
5. To go with your paper, you must prepare a PowerPoint that highlights your paper. Please have your thesis on a separate slide and PLEASE do not summarize the book. You should analyze the book, not summarize it.
6. Have a great summer and prepare for an engaging and hopefully challenging class.
7. If you have any questions over the summer please email any time. My email is ehogshead@cm.edu.gt or elroark@yahoo.com.
2. Participate on The Great Gatsby Blog (Due the first day of class.)
Rules for Discussion Board
a. You must make ten postings over the next two months. Each posting is worth a maximum of ten points. Therefore, make sure that what you say is valid, supported, and original.
b. Five of these postings should be in response to a posting made by someone in the class. You may agree or disagree, but you must provide support for your point of view using MLA citation format.
c. The remaining five postings must be original observations by you. You should use the book to give help you support your answer and use internal citations.
d. Each posting must be thoughtful and grammatically correct sentences.
e. Use correct grammar and spelling; do not use slang, abbreviations, or IM speak. (Watch capitalization.)
f. It is a good idea to type your response in a word processing program first to eliminate basic errors. Then copy and paste it into the discussion board. Proofread carefully!
g. Do not use any cute nicknames. I will only grade the work by the names that are given to me on my roster. You must use your real name. h. Any postings that are defamatory or the least bit obscene will be deleted and will receive no credit.
i. Be creative, thoughtful, and open.
j. Remember your comments are now public.
3. Read a non-fiction book of high academic rigor. It must be at least 150 pages long. I have suggestions for you if you need any help.
4. Write an essay about your non-fiction book. It should be one of the following formats:
Language Analysis Essay – evaluates the use of language devices such as metaphors, figurative language, diction, etc. which support the theme.
Writing Strategy/Structural Analysis Essay – evaluates the organization, structure, point of view, etc. which support the theme.
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay – includes identification of strategies by the author and students writing a persuasive essay in response to the text.
You essay should be typed double, spaced, following MLA formats and using correct MLA citations. This paper should be emailed to me the first day of class. Please analyze the form of the book, do not summarize.
5. To go with your paper, you must prepare a PowerPoint that highlights your paper. Please have your thesis on a separate slide and PLEASE do not summarize the book. You should analyze the book, not summarize it.
6. Have a great summer and prepare for an engaging and hopefully challenging class.
7. If you have any questions over the summer please email any time. My email is ehogshead@cm.edu.gt or elroark@yahoo.com.
There are many symbols in the book. The most obvious symbol is the green light. The green light comes from Daisy’s dock on the East. Gatsby looks at it from his lawn all the time. The green light symbolizes his dream of being with her. By the end of the first chapter we are introduced with the green light. “…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way…I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light…” (Fitzgerald 26) Gatsby seems to be reaching out for the green light as a goal, a dream. Fitzgerald often emphasizes the color green. Green is associated with money. In a way, the green light is a symbol for Daisy. Daisy married Tom because of his wealth. But in the end, we see that, like Daisy, the green light was misleading. Nick says “He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him…” (Fitzgerald 189) Gatsby never reaches the green light because it was all in the past.
ReplyDeleteAnother symbol is the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes is located on the way to West Egg. Nick sees the valley and describes it as “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens…” (Fitzgerald 26) The ashes represent the decaying of the American Dream. It symbolizes the life of the poor. People like George Wilson live near the ashes. As Fitzgerald describes the ashes and how it seeps through everything, in gardens, hills, and takes the forms of houses, it shows how the decay of the American Dream affects everything and everyone. It is almost inevitable. The “doom” of the American Dream cannot be avoided.
Near the grey land is the faded advertisement of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. His eyes are blue and gigantic. The eyes do not have a face but have a pair of yellow glasses. The eyes are looking the valley of ashes. It represents God looking over the suffering of the people. However, the eyes of Doctor Eckleburg are interpreted differently by the characters. Wilson sees it as God watching over the people. “God sees everything.” (Fitzgerald 167) In the beginning, the eyes show a society that was obsessed with materialism. It looks down on a waste land, where shops have gone for rent. It symbolizes materialism and advertising going out of hand.
I agree with Josefina that most of the symbols in the book are the green light, valley of the Ashes and the advertisement of T.J. Eckleburg. However, there is another symbol that is presented in the book which is time itself. Time takes place between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby is always trying to relive the life five years ago, when Daisy was in love with Gatsby. “‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’” (Fitzgerald 116). However, he does not notice that change happens in time. Daisy already made a commitment towards Tom and her child and Gatsby changed by becoming more successful and rich. Throughout the five years, Gatsby tried to be in the same social status as Daisy, and by that, he tried to become a rich man. However now, five years have passed and Gatsby was too late to get Daisy back.
ReplyDeleteThere are several symbols in the book, but to not repeat the ones that are already mentioned I shall talk about Gatsby´s house. A mansion showing the power and amount of wealth Gatsby has made for himself. The mansion symbolizes and reflects the hard working persona of Gatsby, "It took me just three years to earn the money that bought it" talking about the house (Fitzgerald, 95.) It also symbolizes how much he wanted to accomplish his dream of being with Daisy and giving her anything she desired.
ReplyDelete(Daisy) "That huge place there?" she cried pointing.
(Gatsby) "Do you like it?"
(Daisy) "I love it..." (Fitzgerald, 95-96)
Another symbol is Gatsby´s books. When the owl-eyed man said "They´re real" (Fitzgerald, 50) it shows us that there are so many rumors and stories about Gatsby that no one knows what is true and if anything about him is real.