Read and annotate the poem "what if a much of a which of a wind" by E.E. Cummings on page 602 in your text book. How do the poem's and the novel's themes relate? Is there any of Jay Gatsby in the poem?
Reread the last few pages of The Great Gatsby, there are a number of stand-out quotes. What is your favorite and what do you think it means?
Look back over the book. What comment is Fitzgerald making with Gatsby's funeral?
Why does Nick use the word "holocaust" to describe the events of chapter eight?
Doctor T.J. Eckleburg makes another appearance in this chapter. Why is this significant? Make sure you relate to specific moments from chapter seven.
From our introduction to the "real" James Gatz, to Tom's "old-fashioned" moral statement that "women run around too much these days" to Gatsby's desire to recreate the past, chapter six may be the chapter where the entire book comes together. Evaluate The Great Gatsby at this point. What do you think of it? What has Fitzgerald created?
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Choose any of the symbols from chapter five and explain its meaning both within the chapter and the text as a whole. Be sure to connect it to a specific character or theme of the novel.
In chapter four of The Great Gatsby two stories are told. Gatsby tells Nick of his past and Jordan tells Nick of Daisy's. How do these revelations change the novel and characters as you have been reading them to this point? Be sure to explain your ideas with quotes from the text. If necessesary, go back and reread previous passages for a new understanding.
Chapter four opens with "church bells" ringing on a Sunday morning. Considering everything we have read so far, how is this passage important to Fitzgerald's purpose? Mke sure you support you ideas with quotes from the text. Also, please begin adding your class period at the end of your names.
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