Gatsby Resources

There's tons of material out there on the big wide web that relates to Gatsby.  I encourage you to make the most of your reading to explore some of the materials out there.

• ebook - nice if you lose yours or for cutting and pasting rather than typing out quotes.
• source for primary documents about the 1920s, so you can better understand the cultural context of the book
• a goofy little interactive "game" about life in the 1920s.
• NY Times article about relevance of Gatsby's dream today.
• Index of where to find key words and ideas from the novel.  This could help you to notice patterns and potentially save you TONS of time when writing a paper.  I'm not sure if the page numbers are the same as yours, but if not, they're close enough to still be worth it :)
• Several critical essays that might help stretch your thinking about the book-- like what does it have to do with Oz? and was Fitzgerald anti-semitic?
• Our library also has a great book with SHORT critical essays to help you consider the book from different perspectives-- how would a marxist read this book?  a feminist?  etc..

If you read through this whole post, then you deserve an extra credit opportunity.  The first person in each reading club group may receive extra credit by putting together a list of online resources that would add to a reader's experience.  When done email me the write up of the list (use this list as a model).  I will publish it as a post, so that other group members can post comments.   Please do not include sites which require you to pay, offer free essays to students, spark notes, etc or you will not be eligible for the extra credit.