Wednesdays April 3, 2013 Lecture Slides

Wednesdays April 3, 2013 Lecture SlidesThe Great GatsbyChapters 1-2 Discussions3003.8.1I can identify characteristics of the Modern and Contemporary Period.

3003.8.3I can determine how the conflict in Gatsby impacts the characters.

3003.8.5I can analyze characters to determine their roles/functions in Gatsby.

3003.8.16I can identify specific symbols and passages of foreshadowing in Gatsby.Beginning QuoteWhenever you feel like criticizing any onejust remember that all the people in this world havent had the advantages that youve had (Fitzgerald 1). Why do you think (through Nicks narration) Fitzgerald stated this at the beginning of the book?Establishes an optimism in NickShows his compassion, tolerance, and reliabilitySomeone we can trust.Chapter 1CharactersNick Carraway narrator of the storyDaisy Buchanan Nicks cousinTom Buchanan Daisys husband and fellow Yale graduate of Nicks

Chapter OneCharactersJordan Baker friend of Daisy, and eventually, a friend of NicksJay Gatsby Nicks mysterious next-door neighbor

Fitzgeralds Allusion of Wealth (4)Nicks volume of books on finance red and gold new money from the mint (green)Midas, Morgan, and Maecenas Midas was the legendary king who was granted his wish that everything he touch change to gold. Morgan refers to J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), the famous New York financier. Maecenas was a wealthy Etruscan patron of the Roman poets Horace and Virgil. All three are examples of Fitzgerald's fascination with wealth and the very wealthy.

http://www.studyworld.com/studyworld_studynotes/great_gatsby/glossary.htmSetting Long IslandWest EggEast EggHome of the New RichOld bungalows next to large mansionsThe less fashionable to the two (5)Gatsby (war veteran)Nick (war veteran)Glittering white palacesRed colonialsOld money that is well-groomedPoloWell-bred occupants/fashionable (5)Buchanans (spoiled; family money)Thinks he is well-read

Valley of AshesColor as a SymbolRed and goldHouses at the fashionable East Egg (Georgian colonials)Rosy colored porches (11)Crimson room (17-foreshadowing to future bloodshed)Described in golden lightYellow hair (17)Red gas pumps (20)WhiteHouses at the fashionable East Egg (5)White gleaming windows (8)Ladies wearing white dresses (8)Daisys name suggests whiteNordic race (TomGreen Ivy on the colossal affair (Gatsbys house)Fresh grass (8)Black You did it, Tom (12) The Rise of the Colored Empires Goddard (12)Racist book, white-supremacy (Tom)

RelationshipsNick and DaisyNick and Tom Daisy and JordanDaisy and TomTom and girlfriend from NYGatsby and ?Remember we havent been formally introduced to him yetHow are they connected?

What can you foreshadow in this picture?Questions on Guided readingsWho is the narrator of the story?What is the significance of the white space between paragraph 4 and 5? From what part of the country does Nick originally come?Why has Nick moved to New York?How does Nick come to live next door to Jay Gatsby?Where had Nick known Tom Buchanan before?What is Jordan Backer's relationship to Daisy Buchanan?What does Nick learn from Jordan when Tom is called to the phone?What is the "secret society?"What does Nick see Gatsby doing at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 2CharactersTomNickDr. T. J. Eckleburg oculist (optometrist, or ophthalmologist)George Wilson owner of an automobile repair shop, provider of gas, and husband of Myrtle (faintly handsome)Myrtle Georges wife and Toms mistress; mid 30s, faintly stoutCatherine Myrtles sister (slender), worldly girl, 30s, sticky bob of red hair, Nicks companion at Myrtles requestMr. and Mrs. McKee a couple who live in the hotel where Tom, Myrtle, and Nick go to a party (hate each other)

Billboard that hoversSettingChapter 1 East Egg (old $) and West Egg (new $)Chapter 2 Valley of Ashes (worst) and New YorkWilsons GarageMorningside Heights Apartments (Love Shack)Discuss the contrasts Green (chapter 1) with the grayness of the valleyGreen (envy, go, chasing dreams)Gold (money, power, secrets)Fitzgeralds attempt to establish the rich and the poor

Steamy AffairRelationshipsGeorge and TomMyrtle and TomCatherine and NickMrs. McKee and MyrtleMr. McKee and NickHow is Myrtle always able to get away?How does Tom feel about George? Hes so dumb he doesnt know he is alive (26).What is ironic about what Myrtle bought at the news-stand?She bought a copy of the Town Tattle .Do you wonder if she was going to find her name and/or picture in it?

I want to see youget on the train.All right!Ill meet you by the news-stand

Big PartyDouble LivesTerrible liesMaterialism evidentTransformation of Myrtle with every change of clothesLavish party with the introduction of Catherine and Mr. and Mrs. McKeeSmall talk; McKee is looking to get into photographing the rich and famousWhat do we learn about Gatsby (32)?Subject of gossipNot been introduced yetFitzgerald forges a sense of excitement hereDiscuss Tom hitting Mrs. Wilson

Questions for Guided Reading1.What is the Valley of Ashes literally?2.Who or what is Dr. T. J. Eckleburg?3.What is George Wilson's occupation?4.What items does Myrtle purchase in the city?5.What is significant about Myrtle's questioning whether the dog is a boy or girl?6.Who is Catherine?7.What effect does the change of dress have on Myrtle?8.How does Myrtle talk about the help at the hotel?9.What rumor had Catherine heard about Gatsby?10.How does Catherine explain to Nick the affair of Myrtle and Tom?

HomeworkRead Chapters 3-4Due Friday:Guided Reading for 3-4Vocabulary Readers Theatre 1-4

Start looking at your Learning Menu itemsPick one appetizerPick one dessertPick one beverageI will serve you the main courses!Questions during tutoring time or email me amyhorner40@gmail.comOne Vocabulary Readers Theater presentation