Advantages
CHAPTER 1
Explore the idea that you have been given
more advantages at birth than someone
else. What might be meant by
“advantages”? How are people “given”
advantages at birth? How is this belief
false? How is it true?
Carraways
CHAPTER 1
Describe the Carraway family. What is their
history like? Compare Nick to the rest of
his family members. Describe Nick’s
history before he went east.
Jordan & Daisy
CHAPTER 1
Describe Jordan Baker and Daisy. Compare
their personalities. Justify your comparison
with evidence from the story.
Fool
CHAPTER 1
Explore what you think Daisy means when
she says, “The best thing a girl can be in
this world is a fool.” What is a fool? And
why might it be good for a girl to be one?
Does she mean something different than
the dictionary definition?
Rumors
CHAPTER 1
Daisy says she heard a rumor from three
different people which means it must be
true. Analyze the truth or falsehood of that
idea. And consider the question, what
does it mean for something
to be “true”?