The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Chop Suey” – Edward Hopper (1929) Do Now: What does this painting suggest about society in the 1920s?

“The Lost Generation” A term coined by poet Gertrude Stein Refers to a group of American artists during the 1920s who had become disillusioned with their own society and chose to live in Europe (specifically Paris). I.E. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Pound. Works may or may not have been set in America, but often centered around social criticism of American society. For more, see p. 303 of A Handbook to Literature.

Francis Scott Fitzgerald ( ) Born in St. Paul, MN into an upper middle class Irish Catholic family. Failed to graduate from Princeton. Married Zelda Sayre; the two became a prominent couple in New York high society. Spent a good deal of time in Paris. This Side of Paradise (1920), Tender is the Night (1934). Most famous novel = The Great Gatsby (1925). Was writing The Last Tycoon when he died of a heart attack in “A better just plain writer than all of us put together. Just words writing.” –John O’Hara For more, see p. 742 of Prentice Hall.

So who is Jay Gatsby, anyway? For your group’s assigned chapter, answer the following questions: 1.What is learned about Gatsby in the chapter? 2.How do we as readers discover this information? 3.Should we believe it? Why or why not? *Be sure to include any important quotes!

Gatsby Article Jigsaw For your article, answer the following questions: 1. What is the main thesis of the article? List three pieces of evidence used to support this thesis. 2. Did the article make you think about the novel in a new way? Explain.

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