The Great Gatsby: Daily
Journal Prompts
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Marrying for Money
• Would you marry for money? Why
or why not?
Social Class
• Do you think other social classes
are better than you? Why or why
not? Do you prefer to be in a
different social class?
Crime
• Would you ever knowingly commit
a crime?
Adultery
• Is there a circumstance where
adultery should be allowed?
Money and Happiness
• Are people with money happier?
First Impression
• Is it possible to recover after
making a bad first impression?
Illegal Money
• Agree or disagree with the
following statement:
• When one comes by wealth
illegally, he or she is very likely to
pay for it in the end.
American Dream
• Agree or disagree with the
following statement:
• It is no longer possible to attain
the American Dream (to amass a
fortune without compromising
traditional moral values)
True Love
• Agree or disagree with the
following statement:
• If you truly love another person
long enough, you will eventually
have a life together
Old and New Money
• Agree or disagree with the
following statement:
• There is no difference between a
family that has been wealthy for
generations and one which was
poor until just recently (old money
vs. new money).
Lifetime Love
• Agree or disagree with the
following statement:
• You can and should only be in
love with one person your whole
life.