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1)
What do you make of the quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just
remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that
you've had"(1)? Explain how it is important in the first few chapters.
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2)
What do you think the blue eyes on
the billboard (23-4) may mean?
As well as the green light on
the end of the dock (22)?
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3) “Anything can happen now that we’ve slid
over this bridge,” I thought; “Anything at all....”
Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular
wonder (69). What does your group make of this passage? Think in reference to
Gatsby, what America was becoming and read the last two sentences above that
passage and what it says about race.
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4) Look at the
conversation between Nick and Jordan on page 59 in chapter three. Take a deeper
look into that conversation; on the surface they are discussing her driving
skills but there is more to it. What you’re your group think and why?
-American dream
How
is Gatsby representative of this idea?
Many Americans
have a tendency to believe that if they have enough money, they can manipulate
time, staying perpetually young, and buy their happiness through materialistic
spending.
-The corrupting influence of wealth up against
the purity of a dream. What can go wrong?
-What would you say Charlie and Gatsby have in
common?
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