Great Gatsby Essay
Introduction: As you begin, identify the author and work you are analyzing and then state that the primary theme deals with the American Dream. Be sure to explain what that dream is. Then end the introduction with your thesis statement, which will be your assertion. (Use a quote from the book as an interest catcher. The quote should be part of the introduction, not a separate statement and needs to be connected with a transition sentence or phrase.)
Thesis: Through ___(1)_____, _____(2)_____, and ____(3)_____ Fitzgerald develops the theme that in the 1920s wealth, greed, and loss of purpose have corrupted the American dream.
(1) the greed, shallowness, and complete lack of purpose seen in Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Jordan, and the cast of characters that show up at Gatsbys parties (2)the repeating symbolic imagery (you can discuss the colors, the green light, the ashes/dust, the examples of reckless driving) throughout the novel (3)the portrayal of Gatsby and his ultimate failure to realize his lifelong dream.
Write a paper discussing how the American dream has become corrupted. Be sure to support the statement with specific examples and/or quotes from the novel. (minimum of two direct quotes)
Paragraph 3: Again, start the paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the second means of development listed in the thesis. Be sure to support the statement with specific examples and/or quotes from the novel. (minimum of two direct quotes)
Paragraph 4: Again, start the paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the third means of development listed in the thesis. Be sure to support the statement with specific examples and/or quotes from the novel. (minimum of two direct quotes)
Conclusion
Paragraph 5: To begin the paragraph, rephrase the thesis that the American dream has been corrupted. Then discuss the last paragraph of the book and explain whether or not Fitzgeralds assertion that the dream we as Americans are chasing is actually in the past and unattainable and to what degree (the same, less, more) it is applicable in todays America than it was in the 20s when Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby.
Length requirement is 800-1,000 words
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