Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Day 19!

Chapter 9 Focus Questions

1. What makes Nick assume responsibility for the funeral arrangements? Specify the things he did.
2. What version of the tragedy appeared in the newspapers? How would you account for the fact that this version went unchallenged and uncorrected?
3. How had Gatsby’s father learned of the tragedy? To what extent does the father know his son?
4. Discuss the significance of Gatsby’s boyhood program for self-improvement.
5. What is the irony of Gatsby’s funeral?
6. What is the significance of the scene including Jordan Baker?
7. What moral judgment does Nick make about Tom and Daisy? Discuss.

8. Explain the significance of the last page of the novel in relation to Gatsby’s dream and to the American Dream.

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