The Great Gatsby – Theme exploration
The central theme of the novel The Great Gatsby is the corrupting
influence of wealth. Fitzgerald contrasts that corrupting influence
of wealth with the purity of a dream.
Each group will be assigned one character. In your group, discuss:
1) how that character is corrupted by wealth
2) how that character treats or mistreats other people as a result of
possessing or in search of wealth
3) how that character either corrupts or preserves the purity of a
dream
Once your group has discussed this question thoroughly, make up
a reproducible sheet of notes for the rest of the class, thoroughly
detailing the answers to the above questions.
Character list:
Daisy
Tom
Gatsby
Jordan