Gatsby Seminar: Chapters 1-2 by Andrew https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe Read these questions, and prepare interpretations based on evidence you can direct us to, and elaborate upon. JOT down ideas on a separate sheet of paper, and include page numbers so you can help us find your evidence. If you do not intend to speak on Friday, you must pick THREE questions to respond to; you must write an assertion, and support it with direct references to the text that are integrated into your writing - use parenthetical citations. Elaborate upon why your evidence supports your assertions/interpretations. en-us 2015-04-20 01:07:27 UTC 2025-10-01 12:36:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Question One ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402101 In what ways does Nick resemble a member of "The Lost Generation?" How does that shape your evaluation of him as a character?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402101 Question Two ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402570 Should we view Nick as a member of the Old Money, wealthy elite, or should we view him as an outsider? Why does this matter for the story? Pay particular attention to the first three pages.

]]> 2015-04-20 01:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402570 Question Three ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402636 In Greek mythology, Sirens were sometimes depicted as birds with women's heads, who sang so sweetly that men could not help but follow the sound of their voices to their doom. A nixie is an archetypal female character that is irresistible to men, and leads them to their death. How is Daisy like a Siren/Nixie, and how do those details influence your evaluation/judgment of her?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57402636 Question Four ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403272 Why is Tom so interested in 'The Rise of the Colored Empires,' and in making sure that nice girls like Jordan Baker don't "run around the country"? What might this reveal about about his repressed anxieties?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403272 Question Five ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403416 Why is Daisy so cynical (pg. 16)? Does she have a right to be?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403416 Question Six ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403443 Why does Daisy hope her daughter will be a "beautiful little fool"? How do you evaluate her character once she makes this statement?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403443 Question Seven ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403639 We find out that Nick came East, in part, to avoid marrying some girl back home; compare this with the end of Chapter Two. What do you think is the purpose of this motif of Nick's sexuality/relationships?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403639 Question Eight ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403787 Chapter One ends with a description of a green light; Chapter Two begins with a description of the Valley of Ashes. What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize? Defend your interpretation.

]]> 2015-04-20 01:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403787 Question Nine ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403934 Nick suggests that he might have something better to do on a Sunday (like go to Church), then he uses the word "ministering." Based on this context, what might "Doctor T.J. Eckleburg" symbolize, and what does this have to do with Modernism?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57403934 Question Ten ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57404228 Compare and contrast Daisy and Mytle - why might Tom be attracted to Myrtle?

Compare and contrast Tom and Mr. Wilson - why might Myrtle be attracted to Tom?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57404228 Question Eleven ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57404370 There's that transcendentalist moment where Nick states he was "within and without," both "enchanted and repelled" by what was going on in the mistress' apartment; why is he repelled? What're the larger social implications?

]]> 2015-04-20 01:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57404370 Question Twelve ajester https://padlet.com/ajester/3mlpw9oky5qe/wish/57405838 How are these characters achieving, or failing, Jefferson's values and beliefs? Does that seem to matter for Fitzgerald? Why or why not? See this document for a review: https://docs.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/document/d/15DKc9DfqsHqWxY6EzsedR2xNOdHf76pusIK_Wdwc190/edit.
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