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Exploring Love and Themes in "The Great Gatsby"

In this lesson, we'll delve into your views on love, whether you're a hopeless romantic or a pragmatic realist. We’ll analyze significant quotes from chapters 1-5 of "The Great Gatsby" to uncover Fitzgerald's message about love and relationships. You'll learn to differentiate between a topic and a theme, preparing you for a quiz and your upcoming CD project due March 26. We will also focus on Fitzgerald’s portrayal of characters and the hypocrisy of Nick Carraway, enhancing your understanding of the novel's complexity.

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Exploring Love and Themes in "The Great Gatsby"

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  1. March 18 (B Day) • When you walk in the door… • Warm up – Writer’s Notebook Entry #4. • What are your views on love? Are you a hopeless romantic who believes in soul mates and love at first sight? Are you a realist who doesn’t believe perfect love exists but finding compatibility is most important? • What is Fitzgerald’s message about love in The Great Gatsby? • Today we are… • Reviewing chapters 1-5 by analyzing significant quotes • Working on our CD project • Reviewing the difference between a topic and a theme • When you leave you should be able to… • Confidently take a quiz on chapters 1-5 • Explain the difference between topic and theme and give examples • HOMEWORK… • Read chapter 6 • Finish analyzing quotes • Work on your CD Project (Due March 26 – next Wednesday)

  2. Example Analysis • “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone…just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (1). • This opening quote misleads the reader into first believing Nick Carraway will be a reliable, open-minded narrator. However, we later realize he is a hypocrite. He borders on arrogance in judging the other characters while consistently complimenting himself. He is very critical and finds flaws in all the characters he meets.

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