The+20's

= __The 1920's and The Great Gatsby__  = = =

**Socratic Seminar Questions**
= 1) What do you think of our narrator, Nick? Is he doing a good job for us? = 2) Are any of our characters likeable? 3) Do you believe Gatsby is who he says he is? What supports that conclusion? 4) What similarities do you see between Gatsby's time and our time? 5) Will Daisy wind up with Gatsby? 6) Comment on the current status of teaching evolution vs. creationism. 7) What other areas of education today are under scrutiny? 8) Does the teaching of evolution violate the first amendment? 9) Who should be responsible for deciding what curriculum should be taught?

Seminar 2 1) Did Gatsby deserve his end? 2) What are more examples of the destruction and abusive behavior of the wealthy in the 1920's? 3) Nick said, "You can't repeat the past." Gatsby said, "Of course you can." Who is right? 4) Is Gatsby 'great'? 5) What makes a main character? Based upon your ideas, who was the main character in __Gatsby__ ? 6) Why is Myrtle Wilson in the novel? What does she represent in terms of the people in the 1920's? 7) Was this a love story or was is in essence about something else?