Gatsby American Dream Essay Prompt
How much does Jay Gatsby's quest for the American dream reflect the experience of real
Americans today? Use quotes from the novel and quotes from at least two outside
resources to support your opinion. These resources could be your interview and an
article on the American Dream, or they could be two articles. Please credit your resource
within your paper; do not use citations for this particular paper.
500 word minimum
Because this essay involves supporting your ideas with specifics from The Great Gatsby,
this paper is considered formal literary analysis, so you should use the formal literary
analysis checksheet, and you should pay attention to each section of the formal literary
analysis rubric.
Please submit a rough draft (and eventually final draft) of this paper through our class site
on First Class.