Characters and
Relationships
Relationships
The narrator of "The Great Gatsby"?
Nick Carroway
Her happiness in her marriage versus her feelings of sadness and emptiness
What is Daisy Buchanan's internal conflict
Francis Scott K. Fitzgerald?
What is the full name of the author of "The Great Gatsby"?
What color is associated with Daisy, and what does it symbolize?
What is white, which symbolizes beauty, purity, innocence, and ignorance
Morpheme attached to a word stem to modify its meaning or grammatical function
What is an Affix
Daisy to Tom Buchanan
What is his wife
Nick's Internal conflict
What are his feelings regarding moral judgement
"In consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgements..." (Fitzgerald 1)
"Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope" (Fitzgerald 2)
Gaithersburg, MD
Example of imagery used in the description of the Dinner Scene at the Buchannons.
Student Response
Define the suffix "-less" as seen in "hopeless."
What is
without (without hope)
The full name of Gatsby?
What is Jay Gatsby
How does Nick's desire for wealth represent an internal conflict?
Student Response Varies
Name one major theme explored in "The Great Gatsby".
Answers Vary:
Examples:The American Dream, Wealth and Social Class, Love and the Past
A red and white Georgian Colonial mansion overlooking the bay
How does Fitzgerald describe the Buchanan's house in East Egg?
How does the prefix "pre-" change the meaning of the word "view"?
What is Before
What is adds a time frame to the action
Describe the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy in one sentence.
Student Response
"The Rise of the Coloured Empires" (Fitzgerald 12)
What is Tom's Internal Conflict
1925
What is the Publication Date of "The Great Gatsby
The description of East Egg’s elegant mansions versus West Egg’s less fashionable homes
What is the contrast between East Egg and West Egg in Chapter One?
Give an example of a word with the suffix "-tion" and its meaning.
Student Response Varies
How does Nick Describe Gatsby in Chapter 1?
Student Response Varies
Ex Nick perceives Gatsby as mysterious and hopeful, yet he also senses a deep loneliness in him.
The phone call Tom Buchanan received (Fitzgerald 14)
What is Tom Buchanan's external conflict
How did F. Scott Fitzgerald's personal life influence or replicate the themes presented in "The Great Gatsby"?
Answers Vary
example: Fitzgerald/Nick involvement in the military, excessive partying/consumerism
Heavy, strong, and aggressive with a cruel face
How is Tom Buchanan’s physical presence described through imagery?
The prefix "dis-" meaning in the word "disillusioned"?
What is to remove