Suddenly….
Gunshots are heard all around you….
Describe where you are at, who you are with, and what just happened to you.
How did your soldier survive the attack?
Did you have any injuries?
This is a guide to all of Mrs. Lusher's classes taught at North Gwinnett High School.
- Background information given on Nick
- East Egg (old rich) vs. West Egg (newly rich)
- Nick drives to East Egg to have dinner with his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom
- Tom a former football player, physically enormous
- Daisy is very delicate, and absent minded
- Nick is introduced to Jordan Baker- she yawns as if bored by her lavish life
- At dinner, Tom receives a call from his lover. Jordan reveals that Tom is having an affair.
- Nick arrives home to see Gatsby standing on his lawn, reaching out over the dark water of his dock, staring at a distant green light
Critical Analysis Notes from Chap. 1 (Historical or Biographical):
- Explore how this chapter reflects life in the 1920s or elements from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s actual life (Remember that F. Scott Fitzgerald is the author)
Examples:
- F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nick both had traditions of old money, but did not actually have it themselves
- Fitzgerald & Zelda and Tom & Daisy both have rocky relationships littered with affairs and abuse
- Drinking at dinner-prohibition
- Women’s rights and the changing roles of women. Compare/Contrast Daisy and Jordan
- War aftermath
- American Dream- all trying to pursue it
- Division of wealth- East Egg vs. West Egg, time of unprecedented wealth
After taking notes, we read Chapter 2 together in class.
Homework: Students should download and print the semester calendar (from the handouts page, link on the right), and the Vocabulary Unit #6 is due on 1.22 and the quiz is also that day.