1. The Great Gatsby Test Review
Overview of themes and how they are reflected within the novel

2. The American Dream Young Gatsby’s mentality and dreams for himself
Gatsby’s feelings about Daisy; what Daisy represents for Gatsby
Gatsby’s attempts to impress Daisy and win her back

3. Wealth’s Consequences
What wealth does to characters such as Tom and Daisy; how it makes them less moral people
What wealth does to characters who do not have it: George and Myrtle
What wealth does to characters who strive for it like Gatsby and Myrtle – loss of morals and sense of goodness

4. New vs. Old Money Ways in which old money disapproves of new money
Tom and Daisy’s views of Gatsby and his associates/party goers

5. The Jazz Age Stereotypical behavior of people in the 20’s
Gatsby’s parties and guests and how they reflect the carefree, partying lifestyle of this time

6. Women in the 20’s Pressures upon women of this time period
Conflict of having more freedom, but also having to still be in a lower position to men
Daisy’s mentality that ignorance is bliss

7. 1st and 3rd Hour Assignment
In groups, find a quote from the novel for each of the 5 themes and explain how it reflects the theme.
Themes:
The American Dream
Wealth’s Consequences
The Jazz Age
New vs. Old Money
Women in the 20’s

8. 2nd Hour Assignment
Look over your theme explanations from last Thursday/Friday.
Circle the explanation you are least confident about.
As a class, we will discuss how to make explanations more thorough.