Homework - 13th September 2010

Key Questions for extract (103-104)

1) How is language and dialogue used by Fitzgerald to heighten tension in this extract?

2) How is the character of Tom used by Fitzgerald to present ideas about appearance, reality and the pursuit of success in America during the 1920s?

Homework - 31st August 2010

As a follow-up to our lesson on Tuesday, you should compile some key notes on Chapter 3 - In this chapter we are presented with a particularly clever depiction of a grand party straight out of 1920s America. Many themes are raised through the course of the chapter. What ideas are presented to the reader by Fitzgerald about the following themes:

-‘Conspicuous Consumption’
-American Ideals / The American Dream
-Vision, Insight and Perspective
-Purpose and Purposelessness

Also, you should create a bullet-point plan of a commentary on Extract 3, using the following guide questions to assist you:

1) How is the ‘middle-aged man’ representative of people in 1920s America?
2) How does the structure of the passage provide ridicule and mockery?

Bullet-Point Commentary - due Monday, 6th September.

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