Gatsby Study Guide
The Great Gatsby: Study Guide
Full Text: http://texts.crossref-it.info/text/the-great-gatsby/chapter-1
Audio book link: http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/The_Great_Gatsby/index.html Introduction:
Terms to know-
Modernism: literary movement that emerged after World War I, included experimental techniques to capture and depict the contradictions and complexities of life
Lost Generation: Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemmingway lost their faith in the goodness of humanity because of the violence they witnessed in World War I.
Questions:
1. What did F. Scott Fitzgerald dislike about the 1920s generation?
2. Why does F. Scott Fitzgerald write the novel from Nick Carraway’s point of view?
3. What virtue does Nick highlight about himself in Chapter 3?
4. What does Gatsby mean when he says that Daisy’s voice is “full of money”?
5. What is the general mood at Gatsby’s lavish parties?
6. When Gatsby was in Europe after World War I, circumstances forced Daisy and him to face unpleasant realities about their relationship.
a. What decision does Daisy make when he is gone?
b. What does Gatsby do when he returns?
7. What does the “green light” at the end of Daisy’s dock represent?
8. How does Nick feel when Gatsby tells him about things like his time at Oxford, his medals for his service in the war, and his time living "like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe”?
9. How does Gatsby respond when Nick tells him that he “can’t repeat the past”?
10. At the end of the novel, why does Nick return to the Midwest?
Characters
Record what you learn about each character.
Character
What they do or say (quotes)
In your own words…describe this character
Nick Carraway
1.
2.
3
Daisy Buchanan
1.
2.
3.
Tom Buchanan
1.
2.
3.
Gatsby
1.
2.
3.
SYMBOLS
What does each symbol represent in the novel?
Symbol
Meaning
Green Light
Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
Valley of Ashes
East Egg & West Egg
Car Accidents
Full Text: http://texts.crossref-it.info/text/the-great-gatsby/chapter-1
Audio book link: http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/The_Great_Gatsby/index.html Introduction:
Terms to know-
Modernism: literary movement that emerged after World War I, included experimental techniques to capture and depict the contradictions and complexities of life
Lost Generation: Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemmingway lost their faith in the goodness of humanity because of the violence they witnessed in World War I.
Questions:
1. What did F. Scott Fitzgerald dislike about the 1920s generation?
2. Why does F. Scott Fitzgerald write the novel from Nick Carraway’s point of view?
3. What virtue does Nick highlight about himself in Chapter 3?
4. What does Gatsby mean when he says that Daisy’s voice is “full of money”?
5. What is the general mood at Gatsby’s lavish parties?
6. When Gatsby was in Europe after World War I, circumstances forced Daisy and him to face unpleasant realities about their relationship.
a. What decision does Daisy make when he is gone?
b. What does Gatsby do when he returns?
7. What does the “green light” at the end of Daisy’s dock represent?
8. How does Nick feel when Gatsby tells him about things like his time at Oxford, his medals for his service in the war, and his time living "like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe”?
9. How does Gatsby respond when Nick tells him that he “can’t repeat the past”?
10. At the end of the novel, why does Nick return to the Midwest?
Characters
Record what you learn about each character.
Character
What they do or say (quotes)
In your own words…describe this character
Nick Carraway
1.
2.
3
Daisy Buchanan
1.
2.
3.
Tom Buchanan
1.
2.
3.
Gatsby
1.
2.
3.
SYMBOLS
What does each symbol represent in the novel?
Symbol
Meaning
Green Light
Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
Valley of Ashes
East Egg & West Egg
Car Accidents