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