GATSBY OBITUARY

WE have finished the book and discovered the tragic ending to Gatsby
and Wilson’s lives. Your assignment is to write a short obituary
for Jay Gatsby, George Wilson, or Myrtle Wilson. Look over real
obituaries and see the example below to get an idea of what your
obituary should say. You need to write AT LEAST TWO paragraphs for
the obituary. Make sure you use proper English, grammar, and
punctuation. This assignment is HOMEWORK and is DUE
MONDAY, April 12th.

EXAMPLE:

Jay Gatsby of West Egg, New York, was found

brutally murdered at his Long Island estate on
Thursday. Born James Gatz in North Dakota in
1895; he attended, then dropped out of St. Olaf’s
College and later moved East pursuing his destiny
and changed his name.
Served in WWI as First Lieutenant in the Seventh
Infantry, Third Division, Ninth Machine Gun
Battalion until June 1918, and was decorated with
war medals for his valor in battle. Later attended
Oxford College. Was an assistant to and good
friend of millionaire Dan Cody.
In life, Gatsby was famous for huge, extravagant parties. Gatsby was
so in love with Europe following his time spent there that his home was
modeled after Normandy's Hotel de Ville. Gatsby kept a rigid schedule
that he followed from childhood on, determined to find success, yet his
shadowy fortune appears to have come entirely from racketeering.
Gatsby was very high on the social ladder and was popular with the
‘nouveau riche’ of Long Island, New York, Gatsby is survived by his
father, Henry C. Gatz of North Dakota. Funeral services will be held at
5 pm Saturday, at Long Island Cemetary.