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This week, we change genres, moving from short stories to the novel (a fictional, book-length work), beginning with 1925’s The Great Gatsby, due completed this week (10/29 Week 10 Response).
The novel, not the film: Yes, there are a number of film adaptations of The Great Gatsby out there, but they don’t replace the novel, which is what’s assigned. All the film adaptations have significant omissions and inventions from the novel that will trip you up in our work if you haven’t read the book. (Also, the novel itself is fairly short and a beautiful reading experience in the bargain.)
Questions to think about as you read The Great Gatsby:
– According to Nick, what makes Gatsby “great”?
– Why does Gatsby throw his lavish parties?
– How did Gatsby make his money?
– Settings: Notice ways in which characters are defined by their settings, what area they live in, and what their houses are like.
– Notice the passages where Nick seems to be most descriptive, most poetic, most lyrical. What situations prompt these moments? What do they tell us about Nick?
– Of the main characters, who behaves the worst? The best?
– Notice Nick’s decisions at the end of the novel. What prompts them?