The Great Gatsby

1. Themes

1.1. The American Dream: Many of the characters are living the "American Dream" in the book. Many of the characters are high up in society and have extravagant homes.

1.2. Gender Roles: In the book the men are taking care of the women representing the traditional gender roles.

1.3. Class System: The new wealth is West Egg and the inherited wealth represents East Egg. The class system plays out in the book between the two groups

2. Symboles

2.1. Gold: Many characters in the book wear the color gold and that represents wealth.

2.2. The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg: The eyes on the billboard represent the eyes of God to specific characters.

2.3. Valley of Ashes: Represents death and unhappiness.

3. Objectives for Chapters 1 and 2

3.1. The students should be able to make logical conclusions and cite evidence and examples from the book when answering questions.

3.2. Analyze the text and relate it to the bigger picture about our society in the "jazz age"

3.3. Enhance the presentations by using digital media

3.4. Know the difference between West Egg and East Egg. Know what point of view the story is being told from

4. Overview of The Book

5. Setting

5.1. Long Island, New York

5.2. Time Period: Summer of 1920

6. Point of View

6.1. First-person from the perspective of Nick Carraway

7. About the Author

8. The Movie