Jan 2, 2010

The Great Gatsby | Ideas for Group Discussions

The Great Gatsby reflects an era that may be like our own, in many ways. A great deal of thought might be given to the ways in which Fitzgerald represents an age with problems and impulses that may be found in today's troubled world. Some thought may be given to how historically accurate Fitzgerald's picture of the 1920s is, how much of what he presents is "real," in the same manner that historians and journalists often attempt to detect the realities of the 1960s and the current period. Topics that might be discussed are the idealism and the prejudices of the time — such discussions...