In the following lessons, you will read and study the classic novel The Great Gatsby.
You are required use of a textual version (book or digital) of this novel.
You will answer questions and learn about this novel’s key elements.
You will play game quizzes reviewing this novel’s content.
You will complete a 3 minute timed quiz after each lesson.
Finally, you will complete a 30 minute timed quiz assessing your acquired learning for this course.
Novel elements in a ‘nut-shell’…
Plot: the story of a hapless young and wealthy man’s unattainable quest for the affections of a non-reciprocal former love of his life
Setting: Early 1920’s, Long Island, New York in the residential areas of ‘East and West Egg’
Themes: Social Stratification, the ‘American Dream’, Wealth, Greed, Betrayal
Major Characters
Nick: Gatsby’s newly arrived fresh, laidback and positive 29 year old bond salesman and neighbor
Gatsby: Nick’s enigmatic, generous but slightly detached from reality mansion owner millionaire and former military officer who loves Daisy and wants her back
Daisy: a lovely, superficial, egotistical and even harmful former and present love of Gatsby’s life
Tom: Daisy’s wealthy, muscular, arrogant, derisive and racist husband
Jordan: Daisy’s fashionable but cynical, unconventional, indifferent friend and Nick’s temporary girlfriend
Myrtle: George’s sensual, unworldly, status seeker wife and Tom’s mistress
George : Myrtle’s oblivious, drab and seemingly apathetic garage owner husband
