Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Gatsby "Secret Society" Credo Activity




In Fitzgerald's novel, class struggle in America is portrayed as an intensely personal affiar, as much a tension within the mind of a single character as a conflict between characters. During his eveing at the Buchanan's house, Nick Carraway says Daisy "looked at [him] with an absolute smirk on her lovely face as if she had asserted her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom belonged" (22).

Credo: As a group, you created a credo for this "secret society" based on what you read in the text. In your groups, you discussed the characteristics of this "secret society" and decided which characters are allowed membership and which are not.

What are the characteristics of this society?
How does one become a member?
How is one supposed to act once admitted as a member?

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