The Great Gatsby

My students have recently studied an important American book called The Great Gatsby.  It takes place in the 1920s.  The book is about a man named Jay Gatsby who has a romantic relationship with a young woman named Daisy.  He is poor; she is rich.  He is a soldier sent to Europe to fight in World War II, which ends the romantic relationship.  Daisy is an impatient young lady who cannot wait for Gatsby to return from the war, so she marries another man named Tom.  Gatsby returns and, after five years during which he becomes rich, tries to win Daisy back from Tom.

Most of the book is about Gatsby's actual struggle to make Daisy a part of his life again.

The book has many themes:  the limits of getting what one wants in life; the dangers of being too optimistic and focused on one goal; the carelessness of the rich.

This is a link to some projects some of my students have recently done over The Great Gatsby.  Some of the projects are soundtracks to a movie that is coming out next year in May.  Other projects are missing scenes from the book.

Source:  http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-great-gatsby-release-moved-summer-2013-358594