The Great Gatsby
Instructions
Two reading discussions about “The Great Gatsby”. 250-300 words each. (if the questions including two different directions of questions like the second reading discussion, only need to answer one big question)
- Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- Watch The Great Gatsby. You have a choice to watch either the 1974 version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow (Run-time: 2 hours 23 minutes, or the 2013 version starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Run-time: 2 hours 22 minutes).
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’, the theme of the American dream is examined through the life of extremely wealthy individuals who perceive materialism as an end in itself. Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 adaptation of the film seeks to depict the novel’s reality but falls short of achieving this aim.
Length: 450 words