1. The Great Gatsby: Bell Ringers
By F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. Social Class: Day 1
Do you think other social classes are better than you? Why or why not? Do you prefer to be in a different social class? Do you think it is important to stay inside of your social class for relationships like marriage? Why or why not?
( 2 Paragraphs).

3. Happiness: Day 2
Are people with money happier? Or are people without money happier? Why or why not? 2 paragraphs.

4. First Impression: Day 3
Is it possible to recover after making a bad first impression? Give an example of a time when you made a terrible first impression. What happened did you recover from it? (2 Paragraphs)

5. Illegal Money: Day 4 Agree or disagree with the following statement:
When one comes by wealth illegally, he or she is very likely to pay for it in the end. Give examples from personal experience or from history. (2 Paragraphs)

6. True Love: Day 5 Agree or disagree with the following statement:
If you truly love another person long enough, you will eventually have a life together. (2 Paragraphs)

7. Crime: Day 6
Would you ever knowingly commit a crime? Why or why not? What instances would prompt you to commit a crime? (2 paragraphs) * Remember I work for the government, so it wouldn’t be a good idea to confess to any illegal activity that you have committed in your life thus far. 

8. The American Dream: Day 7
Agree or disagree with the following statement:
It is no longer possible to attain the American Dream (to amass a fortune without compromising traditional moral values)
(2 Paragraphs)

9. Roles of Men and Women: Day 8
Discuss the roles of the men and women in this story. What do you think the ideal man or woman of the 1920’s was? What is the vision of the ideal man or woman today? (2 paragraphs)

10. The Final Image: Day 8
What does the final image and metaphor in the book suggest about humanity and human life: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald 180).
Discuss this by using at least one quoted example from the text in a two paragraph response.