The Great Gatsby
Here is the link for the entire text for The Great Gatsby. This will aid you in completing the worksheet that you've been given in class.To find text, hit Ctrl-F. Type in what you're looking for in the "find" box at the bottom of the page and proceed from there.
It's that easy.
Here are the stipulations for your assignment:
This is due on Thursday, May 23. If you work with a partner, submit one typed/computer printed paper per group. Answer the questions in the EXACT order of the worksheet.
The worksheet is below. Copy and paste it into a document and then type in your answers.
Complete this worksheet in a document. You may work with a partner. This will be your major evaluation on The Great Gatsby.
I. Motifs and Images in Gatsby
A motif is a recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.
List examples of each motif. Include the line or passage from the text for imagery. For others, you may just cite examples.
Most importantly, then explain what you think is the "significance" of each motif.
Color imagery
Green
Blue
White
Yellow
Cars, names of cars, importance of cars, etc.
Cheating
Accidents and recklessness
God and religion (or lack of) imagery
East and West
Time (especially going back in time) imagery
Eye imagery
Breast imagery
Flower, flowering, etc. imagery
Ashes and dust imagery
"Reaching out" imagery
Names in the party list
Historical figures
Animal names
Obviously "ethic" names
II. Look up and write a sentence or two to define each:
Fuller-McGee scandal
Black Sox scandal
James J. Hill
J.P. Morgan
Jay Gould
J.P. Rockefeller
El Greco
Hopalong Cassidy
Henry Hudson (specifically the exploration of
The agrarian vision of Thomas Jefferson
III. Lines that define characters
For each one of the characters (listed below), supply a line from the book that best defines his or her character. It may be something he/she says or something that is said about the character.
Gatsby
Nick
Tom
Daisy
Myrtle
George
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