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    The document provides an overview of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby through a series of discussion questions and notes. It asks about key details like the author's full name and the woman he was trying to impress with the novel. Additionally, it lists the main characters and their traits, important themes like the decline of the American Dream in the 1920s, and symbols in the book such as the green light and valley of ashes. The document is meant to help students study and prepare for a test on The Great Gatsby.

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    The document provides an overview of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby through a series of discussion questions and notes. It asks about key details like the author's full name and the woman he was trying to impress with the novel. Additionally, it lists the main characters and their traits, important themes like the decline of the American Dream in the 1920s, and symbols in the book such as the green light and valley of ashes. The document is meant to help students study and prepare for a test on The Great Gatsby.

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    The Great Gatsby Power Point Notes

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    The document provides an overview of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby through a series of discussion questions and notes. It asks about key details like the author's full name and the woman he was trying to impress with the novel. Additionally, it lists the main characters and their traits, important themes like the decline of the American Dream in the 1920s, and symbols in the book such as the green light and valley of ashes. The document is meant to help students study and prepare for a test on The Great Gatsby.

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    The Great Gatsby PowerPoint Notes

    YOU CAN USE THESE ON YOUR TEST—SO TAKE GOOD NOTES!

    1. What is the author of The Great Gatsby’s full name?


    2. What woman was the author trying to impress?
    3. Why would she not marry the author right away?
    4. What characters in the novel are similar to the author and HOW are
    these characters similar to the author? List at least ONE:
    5. What kind of life does Gatsby lead?
    6. What event preceded the “roaring twenties” and perhaps even
    contributed to it?
    7. What set the tone for the “roaring twenties?”
    8. What does the author of the novel feel is behind the ‘glitter’ of the
    Jazz Age?
    9. What might the novel The Great Gatsby represent?
    10. Why might Zelda have been a double-edged sword, so to speak?

    The Great Gatsby PowerPoint Notes


    YOU CAN USE THESE ON YOUR TEST—SO TAKE GOOD NOTES!

    11. What is the author of The Great Gatsby’s full name?


    12. What woman was the author trying to impress?
    13. Why would she not marry the author right away?
    14. What characters in the novel are similar to the author and HOW
    are these characters similar to the author? List at least ONE:
    15. What kind of life does Gatsby lead?
    16. What event preceded the “roaring twenties” and perhaps even
    contributed to it?
    17. What set the tone for the “roaring twenties?”
    18. What does the author of the novel feel is behind the ‘glitter’ of
    the Jazz Age?
    19. What might the novel The Great Gatsby represent?
    Why might Zelda have been a double-edged sword, so to speak?
    Character Character
    Name Traits
    Nick Carraway

    Jay Gatsby

    Daisy Buchanan

    Tom Buchanan

    Jordan Baker

    Myrtle Wilson

    George Wilson

    Owl Eyes

    Klipspringer

    Themes in The Great Gatsby


    Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored
    in a literary work.
    Theme: Example:

    The Decline of the American


    Dream in the 1920s

    The Hollowness of the Upper


    Class

    Symbols in The Great Gatsby


    Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to
    represent abstract ideas or concepts.
    The Symbol: What it might represent:

    The Green Light

    The Valley of Ashes

    The Eyes of Doctor T. J.


    Eckleburg

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