Topic: By using The Great Gatsby as your guide, analysis
Fitzgerald’s view of the American Dream.
1. MLA format
2. Length:
five pages
3. Work Cited
Page
4. Only use
academic journals or books. Websites will not be accepted as references.
5. Minimum
five references
Graded Topic:
1. Adherence
to Mla format 20%
2. Topic
Question 10%
3. Introduction 20%
4. First
Draft 20%
5. Final
Draft
30%
I. Introduction
- Brief overview of The Great Gatsby
- Importance of the novel and its themes
- Thesis statement
II. The portrayal of the American Dream
- Definition of the American Dream
- Gatsby’s pursuit of the American Dream
- Criticisms of the American Dream in the novel
III. The theme of social class
- Distinctions between the upper and lower class
- Gatsby’s attempt to climb the social ladder
- Critique of social class and its impact on relationships
IV. The role of women
- The portrayal of women in the novel
- Daisy as a symbol of the changing role of women
- The impact of the male gaze on female characters