Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

THE Great Gatsby

Themes and Symbols

The Big Two Themes

Money

  • Everyone is connected to it
  • Gatsby bootlegging
  • Nick comes from a wealthy family
  • Daisy loves money, this leads to Gatsby's death.

George kills Gatsby because of Toms jealousy

Love

Gatsby

Tom

Daisy

Myrtle

George

The Big Two Symbols

East and West Egg

East = Old Money

Inherited and passed down through Generations

ex. Tom and Daisy

West = New Money

Earned money through various businesses

ex. Gatsby and Nick

The East is "better" than the West

West hasn't had enough time to get used to being rich.

East looks down on them, so therefore are the snobby rich people.

The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg

"God sees everything" pg 160

Eyes represent God

They witness...

How are they all connected?

East and West Egg

The Eyes

Love

Money

Myrtles Death

Tom and Myrtles infidelity

Georges mental breakdown

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi