Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

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

Loading content…
Loading…
Transcript

The Great Gatsby

Kevin & Alia

Virtues & Vices

Jay Gatsby's Most Admirable Qualities

  • He is Self-made
  • He has strong hope
  • Gatsby is a dreamer
  • He is a lover boy for Daisy

Jay Gatsby is a man who has high hopes and big dreams and he does his best to achieve them. His biggest dream is gaining Daisy's love back. For example "Gatsby believed, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter..." (Fitzgerald)

Virtues &Vices

Jay Gatsby's Worst Qualities

  • Gatsby uses Nick to get close to daisy
  • He is unrealistic because he expects Daisy too tell Tom that she "Never loved Him" (Fitzgerald 109)
  • Self-centered
  • Always stuck in the past

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror,

Mirror

Oh the Great Gatsby on the surface he seems like a charming and hopeful man who throws elegant parties with his huge wealth.On the inside he's a materialistic man who lies and bends the truth to make himself look better.He is often very vulgar and is deeply flawed.

Quotes

"They're a rotten crowd...You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."(Fitzgerald 162)

"God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool god."(Fitzgerald 167)

How did Gatsby change?

Changes

In the novel Jay Gatsby was once James Gatz was an impoverished young man.When he started bootlegging and selling booze over the counter he amassed a huge wealth.Gatsby threw lavish party's to fill a void in his life.He used his money to try to buy happiness and to flaunt his wealth.Nick viewed Gatsby as a optimistic man who despite having his flaws always looked toward the future.In the end Gatsby showed his true colors.Everyone found out he was involved in crime.He died a proud man who's only dream was to be with Daisy yet he never got her.

TIMELINE

Impoverished

Young Jay

Meets Daisy again

& Befriends Nick

1920

TIMELINE

Gatsby Dies, & Nick

Move back home

Training For Officer

& Falls for Daisy

Quotes

Quotes

"I'm sorry about the clock."(Fitzgerald 92)

"It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me."(Fitzgerald 137)

"Cant repeat the past? Why of course you can."(Fitzgerald 116)

Color

White-Freshness, and allure and a life which Gatsby wishes to have.

Green- represents money and dreams. This represents Gatsby's dream of being with Daisy & how wealthy he is.

Pink- Love, passion, & understanding. This represents Daisy's bedroom which signifies that the freshness that Gatsby believes to have in their relationship and hopes that Daisy will return.

Color

"My life has to be like this, It has to keep going"-Jay Gatsby

Symbols That Represent Gatsby

The American Flag-The American Flag is one symbol for Gatsby because it represents the American dream. Gatsby is wealthy and successful on the outside, but on the inside has struggle.

Red- The color reed represents passion, and importance. Gatsby has this this for the love he has for Daisy which is unrealistic.

Following your dreams- Gatsby's entire life is a dream. Even though his dreams will never come true, everything he does is to live his dream.

Symbols

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi