The Great Gatsby Socratic Questions Directions: Prepare thoughtful answers the following questions. You will be graded on
your participation in the Socratic discussion, so be sure to include specific evidence from
the text.
1. Fitzgerald goes into great detail to describe Tom Buchanan on page 7, most notably
when he says that Tom had a "body capable of enormous leverage---a cruel body"
(Fitzgerald 7). Reread this passage. How does this first impression of Tom prepare the
reader for Tom's beliefs and actions in the novel as a whole?
2. Discuss the differences between the two "eggs" and the Valley of Ashes. What is
Fitzgerald's message about the social classes in the 1920s? Be thorough.
3. Discuss the color associated with Daisy, citing specific examples from the text. Why is
this particular color significant for Daisy?
4. Nick describes Jordan as "incurably dishonest," but he tells the reader that it doesn't
really bother him. What might Fitzgerald be implying about 1920s society and its ideas
about deceit?
5. In the context of the novel, is the "American dream" an attitude, or is it simply a term?
Relate this to Gatsby's "American dream." What was his "dream"? Does he achieve it?

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.

the progressive era is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the united states that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s.[1] the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.

the movement primarily targeted political machines and their bosses. by taking down these corrupt representatives in office, a further means of direct democracy would be established. they also sought regulation of monopolies (trust busting) and corporations through antitrust laws, which were seen as a way to promote equal competition for the advantage of legitimate competitors.

many progressives supported prohibition of alcoholic beverages, ostensibly to destroy the political power of local bosses based in saloons, but others out of a religious motivation. at the same time, women's suffrage was promoted to bring a "purer" female vote into the arena.a third theme was building an efficiency movement in every sector that could identify old ways that needed modernizing, and bring to bear scientific, medical and engineering solutions; a key part of the efficiency movement was scientific management, or "taylorism".

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the declaration of independence

an analytical view

when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the