- How does Gatsby represent the American dream? What does the novel have to say about the condition of the American dream in the 1920s? In what ways do the themes of dreams, wealth, and time relate to each other in the novel’s exploration of the idea of America?
- Your introduction should include:
- Title and authors of primary (stories we have read in class) texts
- Your thesis (Which depends on the question you write about from above)
- Never end a paragraph with a quote.
- Cite outside sources within in your text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).
- Always keep in mind: is this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!
- WITHOUT A WORKS CITED PAGE OR OUTSIDE SOURCES THE PAPER WILL FAIL