The Great Gatsby

During this unit, students will compare the idea of the American dream with that of the colonial times, the 1920s, the '30s, and modern day America. F. Scott Fitzgerald is definitely a master of his craft, and his understanding of the human experience comes alive in one of the nations most popular classic novels, The Great Gatsby. Additionally, according to Sparknotes.com, "[m]any of [the] events from Fitzgerald’s early life appear in his most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, published in 1925. Like Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is a thoughtful young man from Minnesota, educated at an Ivy League school (in Nick’s case, Yale), who moves to New York after the war. Also similar to Fitzgerald is Jay Gatsby, a sensitive young man who idolizes wealth and luxury and who falls in love with a beautiful young woman while stationed at a military camp in the South." This realistic and playful novel engrosses the reader easily and is full of useful examples of how to successfully use literary elements and heart when writing.

Know the Color Symbolism of The Great Gatsby

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