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THE GREAT GATSBY: DREAMS AND REALITY

GATSBY:
He has 2 dreams, _______________________ and __________________________ .

How does he plan to achieve them?

The symbols that illustrate his dreams are:

Which are the settings that represent Gatsbys aspirations best?

His reality is:


DAISY:
She has no dream, but she has a dilema between _______________________ and
__________________________ .

To accomplish one of the goals presented in her dilema, she would have to stay
____________ to Tom or leave _______ for ___________ .

The symbols that illustrate the 2 aspects of her dilema are:

Which are the settings that represent Daisys aspirations best?

Her reality is:


MYRTLE: (allegory of hope)
What is her dream?

How does he plan to achieve it?

The symbols that illustrate her dreams are:

Which are the settings that represent Myrtles aspiration best?

Her reality is:
TOM:
He has NO DREAM, he represents the ________________ rich .

How does he live his life?

Give a quote that enhances his personality:


JORDAN and WOLFSHIEM:
Incarnate crime and phoniness ( cheating+ bootlegging) they both help Gatsby
in their own ways, and colaborate to the loss of Nicks __________________ .

NICK:
He has 2 dreams that are linked, ________________________________________________ and
_________________________________________________________.

How does he plan to achieve them?


The symbols that illustrate his dreams are:


Which are the settings that represent Gatsbys aspirations best?


His reality is:




ANALYSIS EXERCISE:












CONCLUSION:


Each dream is a sort of characterization of its dreamer.
Reality represents Fitzgeralds opinion and criticism of the corrupt society,
lacking moral values, during the roaring twenties.
In fact, Fitzgerald highlights the failure of the American dream, leading to
the disappearance of any future dream.

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