1. Start-Up What is Happiness? With a partner please come up with a detailed analysis of the idea of HAPPINESS. Consider identifying different aspects, characteristics, and types of happiness. What is the difference between long term and short term happiness?

2. Essential Questions What is the American Dream? What are the affects of reaching or failing in the quest for The Dream? What are the consequences of ones actions? How is the dream unique to the individual? How does the Dream change? Why does the Dream change? Can one maintain their moral values in a moral wasteland?

3. F. Scott FITZGERALD realized corruption such a life produced realized corruption such a life produced spokesman for Lost generation spokesman for Lost generation was obsessed with the romantic dream of the rich & glamorous was obsessed with the romantic dream of the rich & glamorous searched for meaning in a society where values are meaningless searched for meaning in a society where values are meaningless

4. Prohibition What happens when liquor is illegal? #1 Laws will be broken Social activities (boozing) moved from the public to the private House parties and Speakeasies became social destinations Crime and entrepreneurial ventures dominated America Jazz music is born within this environment (BOOM) #2 #1 #3

5. THE JAZZ AGE End of W.W.I to Crash of ‘29 End of W.W.I to Crash of ‘29 Financial prosperity & moral uncertainty Financial prosperity & moral uncertainty Youth lived only for momentary pleasures Youth lived only for momentary pleasures

6. JAZZ AGE Continued The boom: Money available for all The boom: Money available for all Hard work abandoned as necessary for success Hard work abandoned as necessary for success Laws openly flouted (bootlegging) Laws openly flouted (bootlegging)

7. Purposeless activities Purposeless activities dance contests, goldfish-swallowing, flagpole sitting dance contests, goldfish-swallowing, flagpole sitting Travel became a way of life Travel became a way of life Wandering aimless life became the norm Wandering aimless life became the norm Importance placed on parties--the wilder the better Importance placed on parties--the wilder the better

8. The Great Gatsby Strongly autobiographical Strongly autobiographical A man’s undying passion for one woman A man’s undying passion for one woman character ennobles individuals character ennobles individuals people struggling to hold onto ideals while struggling for their dreams people struggling to hold onto ideals while struggling for their dreams

9. Stylistic Devices Imagery Imagery Irony Irony Point of View Point of View

10. Methods of Characterization SPEECH, ACTION, NICK’S EVALUATION: SPEECH, ACTION, NICK’S EVALUATION: Gatsby’s clothes (always wrong) Gatsby’s clothes (always wrong) Nick’s honesty Nick’s honesty Daisy’s voice (excitement, mystery--rich in promise--a promise never kept) Daisy’s voice (excitement, mystery--rich in promise--a promise never kept)

11. Story Background Local Setting Local Setting East Egg = traditional, inherited wealth East Egg = traditional, inherited wealth West Egg- “Nouveaux riches” West Egg- “Nouveaux riches” Like eggs, both look the same.

12. Main Characters Nick Carroway Keen observer Occasionally makes moral judgments Only dynamic character Matures: grows in wisdom and perspective Morally repulsed by corruption/shallowness/insensitivity of the rich

13. Jay Gatsby= James Gatz In love with Daisy and wants her Almost an adolescent outlook on life A bit of innocence about him Realizes the American dream (illegally)

14. Daisy Ditz Shallow In love with Gatsby??? Afraid or Tom???

15. Tom Physically powerful Overbearing personality Intellectually dull/unimaginative Represents traditional culture/ values Bigot/racist Hypocrite- “big on family values”

16. Secondary Character Myrtle Wilson George Wilson Jordan Baker Meyer Wolfsheim

17. Symbolism Yellow (gold) = wealth White = unreachable? Green = hopes and dreams **Items: eggs, a daisy, Daisy’s dresses, cars Gray = ashes/desolation

18. More SYMBOLS The green light across the lake Hope, promise, the American Dream The billboard- T.J. Eckelburg The eyes of God West Egg Vs East Egg Valley of the Ashes New Money and Old Money (Moral Decay) Cars Materialism, mystique, industrialism, innovation

19. Themes- Love The whole idea of Gatsby is the unfairness of a poor man unable to marry a girl with money. Modern love = violence and egoism rather than tenderness and affection Tom’s treatment pf Daisy Tom’s treatment of Myrtle Myrtle’s attitude towards George Purest form of true love is???

20. Perversion of the American Dream Focus on materialism leads to a moral wasteland: “Valley of the Ashes”: Corrupt society can only produce ashes and dust. Condescending attitude of wealthy towards those not of wealth.

21. American ideals perverted: Meyer Wolfsheim: fixing the 1919 World Series Jordan Baker- cheats to win golf tournament **Sportsmanship perverted **”Win at all costs”