Students were provided with an overview of the final chapters of Fitzgerald's novel and how Carraway's character reacts to the drama surrounding Gatsby's death.Discussion considered the significance of Nick confronting Wolfsheim, Klipspringer's telephone call, the ambiguity of the telephone conversation that states that 'Young Parke's in trouble' and infers that Gatsby was involved in 'bonds', the last meeting between Tom and Nick and the possible interpretation of the final page. Is the final page an optimistic or 'hopeless' conclusion?
The second section of the lesson was a consideration of the novel's possible genre.Students believed the novel could be considered a fable, an example of social criticism, a love story, a mystery/thriller, and an example of the crime/gangster genre.
Homework: Construct your presentations as you will be offering your wisdom to the class next week. Ensure that the bullet points you provide on an A4 sheet are succinct, coherent and useful. These A4 sheets will be a whole class resource. Good luck fiends.
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