AP Language and Composition
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
Passage:
“Jay Gtasby, Dreamer, Criminal, Jazz Age Rogue, Is a Man for Our Times” by Adam
Cohen, NewYork Times, 2002. (NYT Archives)
AP Exam –type Prompt:
Read the above editorial very closely. Analyze the strategies and devices used by Cohen
to persuade his readers that Gatsby is indeed “a man of our times.”
Discussion Prompt:
In his editorial Adam Cohen observes that our contemporary world of business and
politics mirrors the world of Jay Gatsby. Carefully read the passage. Then, using your
own understanding of contemporary society as evidence, explore Cohen’s assertions.