A Brief Life of Fitzgerald

• Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald

The 1920's

• Crash Course - 1920's

Essential Questions:

1. What tensions about wealth and status are revealed in The Great Gatsby? How are these tensions reflected in Nick Carraway's struggle to belong?
2. How does color symbolism change the way we look at characters in The Great Gatsby?
3. Is the American Dream possible to attain? How has it changed over time?
4. How are Fitzgerald’s life and times reflected in The Great Gatsby? 

Reading Notes

• TGG Chapter 1
• TGG Chapter 2
• TGG Chapter 3
• TGG Chapter 4 and 5
• TGG Chapter 6
• TGG Chapter 7
• TGG Chapter 8

Reading Activities

Notes

• The American Dream Project