The Great Gatsby 🍸
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Channel: Paper & Glam · 2016 · Howto & Style
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{Discussion Questions}
Icebreaker: Happy National Coffee Day! What's your favorite coffee drink?
1. How many stars? What was your experience reading The Great Gatsby?
2. What was your favorite quote, character, scene or literary device?
3. F. Scott Fitzgerald employs 10 major symbol systems in Gatsby: temperature, location, season, eyes, color, hours of the day, names, birds, vehicles, mythology, Gatsby as a Christ-figure. Did a particular symbol running through the narrative enhance or detract from your experience?
4. With The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald set out to make a statement about America, its innate promise, and American’s “extraordinary gift for hope." What sort of commentary on the American and her dream did you take away from Gatsby?
5. ‘So we beat on, boats against the current…’ is one of the most famous last sentences in literature. How does it sum up the themes in the book?
6. If you loved The Great Gatsby, you’ll also enjoy _____.
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{Monthly Book Club Reads}
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