The+Great+Gatsby

Questions for Discussion (for Monday, 4-16)
 * 1) Explain the following: "Gatsby's death, like his life, is the product of an illusion." (Hoag, Downs, Kendrek)
 * 2) In your mind, does Gatsby's "incorruptible dream" cancel out his business activities? (Cody W, Reeder, Wallich)
 * 3) Since Gatsby and Wilson both lose the women they love to Tom, they die together. What does Tom’s victory represent? (Kurtz, Elkins, Schaffer)
 * 4) Prove that the following is an idea developed in this novel: //America's loss of devotion to an ideal has turned the "green land" into an ash heap. (//Welke, Mammel)
 * 5) In the last chapter, Nick compares the green new world with the green light at the end of the dock. How do they represent similar things? (Rowlson, LaVoy)
 * 6) In the prologue, we see that Nick has arrived at a definite point of awareness. Trace his developing consciousness in the novel and comment on how he functions as the narrator. (Eisele, Lindsay)
 * 7) Explain why Fitzgerald’s style is described as "lushly evocative." (Anderson, Savoia)
 * 8) Support the following themes referring to comment and incidents in the novel:
 * The extremely rich are careless, arrogant people who retreat behind their money. (Ogata, Osburn)
 * While the easy may hold more excitement, the Midwest offers continuity and stability. (Wagner, Berrington)
 * Some dreams can hold on too long and require too high a price. (Valdez, Kossey)
 * We spend our lives running to catch the dreams from our past. (Wielkerwicz, Phenicie)
 * The life of modern man is loud, rancorous, and expensive; like the valley of ashes, it is a burnt-out affair with little meaning, significance, or joy. (Hanes, Marceau)