Book test: The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

- background information

- Themes

- Plot

- Fact check

What did you think of this book?

Background information

- The writer of this book is F. Scott Fitzgerald

- Had a troubled life, fought in WWI, lived through the roaring twenties and great depression. 

- These events greately influenced his work

- The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920's

How can you compare the roaring twenties to the roaring twenties of today?

Although people "partied a lot in the 1920's" was a prohibition, what is this?

How can you describe a flapper?

Themes

- The Roaring Twenties

- The American Dream

American Dream

"That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. (...) It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and wiman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position."

Explain the American Dream in your own words

What does the American Dream stand for in the Great Gatsby?

In The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is supposed to stand for independence and the ability to make something of one's self with hard work, but it ends up being more about materialism and selfish pursuit of pleasure. No amount of hard work can change where Gatsby came from (the social class he was born in), and old money knows it. Merit and hard work aren't enough, and so the American Dream collapses

After watching this video

- In pairs, answer the questions of your booklet

- Done? Do the fact check. 27 questions about the plot of the story. 

Video SparkNotes: F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby summary. May help you study!

- We will discuss the answers together