Question

Step One: Select Events
Select the three events that you think are the most significant from The Great Gatsby. These could be events that you think help create a theme, move the plot along, or help to develop a character(s).

Step Two: Explain The Significance
For each of the events that you have selected, explain WHY it is crucial to the novel. You will need to write/present a total of three paragraphs, one for each event. Each paragraph should include the following:
Summarize the event.
Explain why the event is important.
Does it move the plot along? How?
Does it introduce conflict?
Does it create/develop a theme?
Does it help us understand a character?
Predict what you think would have happened if this event was left out of the novel.