The Great Gabtsy

Students you will firstly give a brief overview of the main characters Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan,  Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker. 

Use the following link as a guide https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/characters.html

Secondly, you will identify the following themes that emerged in the novel The Great Gatsby. 

Lies and Deceit -https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/lies-deceit-theme.html

Marriage -https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/marriage-theme.html

Love -https://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/love-theme.html

Thirdly answer the following questions on the themes previously researched.

Lies and Deceit
At one point, Jordan claims that Nick deceived her. Is this true? Or was Jordan deceiving Nick? What kind of dishonesty is she talking about, anyway?
Nick briefly mentions that Tom discovered Daisy's deception very close to the time that Wilson discovered that of his own wife. How do these men each deal with the discovery? Does it make them seem more similar, or highlight their differences? Check out what Nick says about it.
Nick assures us he is "one of the few honest people" he knows. How does this affect the way we read his story? Do we trust his narration?
Are Nick and Gatsby more similar than Nick would like to admit? Is it possible to see Nick and Gatsby as possessing the same fundamental characteristic of deception?
In the showdown scene at the Plaza, Daisy Buchanan is ultimately honest with her husband and Gatsby despite what she might lose. Why does she choose honesty?

Marriage
In The Great Gatsby, how common is infidelity? How common is fidelity?
Do people marry the ones they love in The Great Gatsby, or do they love the ones they're with? Or neither? Can people marry whomever they love? Why or why not?
What are the advantages of marriage, if any? Do the disadvantages of being alone outweigh the disadvantages of being married?

Love
Is there a difference between love and romance in The Great Gatsby?
Is love an expected part of marriage in The Great Gatsby? Why or why not?
Are love and sex separated in The Great Gatsby?
Is Gatsby's love for Daisy genuine? Does he love her, or his conception of her? What about Tom – does he really love Daisy? And whom does Daisy really love, after all? Is it possible, as she said, that she loved both Tom and Gatsby at once?