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Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby. Chapter Revision. Chapter 1. Describe Nick’s house. (page 9,10) Describe Gatsby’s house (page 11) Describe the Buchanan’s house (page 12) Describe your first impressions of Tom, Daisy, Jordan and Nick. Chapter 2.

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Great Gatsby

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  1. Great Gatsby Chapter Revision

  2. Chapter 1 • Describe Nick’s house. (page 9,10) • Describe Gatsby’s house (page 11) • Describe the Buchanan’s house (page 12) • Describe your first impressions of Tom, Daisy, Jordan and Nick.

  3. Chapter 2 • Highlight some of the key descriptions of the “valley of ashes”. • What do you think the advert symbolises about America in 1920’s? • Describe your first impressions of Myrtle.

  4. Chapter 3 • Identify all the different rumours circulating about Gatsby’s past life. • Who is present at the party? • What is the general mood and atmosphere? • What does the party tell us about American high society in 1920’s? • What other language is used to emphasise the grandeur of Gatsby’s party?

  5. Chapter 4 • Identify the different racial and ethnic groups mentioned in this chapter. • What does it tell us as readers about America at that time? • How does Fitzgerald describe Meyer Wolfshiem?

  6. Chapter 5 • Describe the tone and mood of this chapter. • Pick out the objects and decoration of Gatsby’s mansion. How would you describe it?

  7. Chapter 6 • Identify the key differences between James Gatz and Jay Gatsby. • Describe Gatsby’s relationship with Dan Cody. • How does Fitzgerald use language to show the creation of Gatsby’s character from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby?

  8. Chapter 7 • Page 123, Tom Buchanan accuses Gatsby of being a “Mr Nobody from Nowhere”. What are the implications of this phrase? • What happens during the party at the Plaza Hotel and why is this significant? • What does the death of Myrtle tell us about American society at that time?

  9. Chapter 8 • From the description of Gatsby’s death, it is a fitting end for the character? • What does this chapter tell us about wealth and poverty in the novel? • Do you agree or disagree –The American Dream is nothing but the hope that sustains the hopeless.

  10. Chapter 9 • How does Fitzgerald use language to mark the closing of an era in this chapter?

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