Gatsby: Beginning of Chapter 1

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The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1 Response

DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to establish a greater meaning in the text.   Consider what you read in Chapter One of the book and write a two to three paragraph response in which you analyze how the author’s use of symbolism helps communicate a larger meaning.  Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis. Do not simply summarize the text.  

Guidelines:

Be sure to:

• Identify a central idea in the text

• Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.

• Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis

• Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner

• Maintain a formal style of writing

• Follow the conventions of standard written English