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Topics in The Great Gatsby • Greed • The American Dream • Loss of Dreams • False Identity • Security • Regret • Judgment
Topics in The Great Gatsby
• Greed• The American Dream• Loss of Dreams • False Identity • Security • Regret • Judgment
Gatsby’s Car
The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg
The Green Light
Gatsby’s Shirts
String of Pearls
White Clothes (Jordan, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby)
Valley of Ashes
Assignment• You have been given a symbol.• Match the symbol to the topic you best think it
fits.• Write a thematic statement for the topic.• Then, connect the symbol to the thematic
statement.• Topics: Greed, The American Dream, Loss of
Dreams, False Identity, Security, Regret, Judgment
