1. FILM & LITERATURE

2. FILM CLIP
Watch the following clip of the NYC hotel scene. What does the scene reveal about these characters: Gatsby, Tom, Daisy?
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3. LITERATURE CIRCLE
In your group, share the notes you took for the 1st part of The Great Gatsby(Ch. 1-3)
Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own
Add this question to your discussion:
The last sentence of GG goes: “So we beat on, boats against the current, carried back ceaselessly into the past.” What does this mean in relation to the story?

4. JAMES GATZ’S DIARY ‘SCHEDULE’
In Chapter 9 (original story), at Gatsby’s funeral, Gatsby’s father shows Nick the following diary entry written in 1906 by the young James Gatz
Watch the funeral clip from the 1974 film

5. CLIPS
Watch the scene showing Gatsby’s death from the 2013 & 1974 films. Which do you prefer as a viewer? Why?
Clip 8
Clip 9