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The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide

The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide . 1. Outward appearances can be deceptive.  Can you give specific examples from your own life in which outward appearances were misleading?

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The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide

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  1. The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide • 1. Outward appearances can be deceptive. •  Can you give specific examples from your own life in which outward appearances were misleading? •  In what ways do you think that people in American society may be too concerned with outward appearances? Explain.

  2. 2. Attainment of a dream may be less satisfying than the pursuit of that dream. •  Why do you think pursuing a dream or goal might be more satisfying than actually achieving it? Explain. •  Can you give an example of this happening to someone you know or have heard about

  3. 3. Wealth can breed carelessness. •  Under what circumstances do you think this could happen? Describe. •  Can you think of a situation in which wealthy persons have demonstrated great generosity, kindness, or sensitivity to others?

  4. 4. Blind pursuit of an ideal is destructive. •  In what ways might the “blind pursuit” of any dream or goal be damaging to both the pursuer and those around him? •  Why do you think people become obsessed with a particular goal?

  5. 5. The American Dream is corrupted by the desire for wealth. •  What do you think is meant by the concept of the American Dream? What means are generally used to attain it? •  In what ways do you think the original American Dream, the dream of the people who settled this country, may differ from its modern definition?

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