Fitzgerald's Green Light
Okay, you’ve read F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby. Think about how the search for the American Dream influenced his Jazz Age characters. Is 21st century America still driven by the pursuit of the American Dream? What goals and aspirations have you set for yourself in life?
1. Read “Gatsby’s Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers” at NY Times Online.
2. Take the Green Light Quiz online.
3. Post a comment to this blog. What do you think about the Times article? How did you do on the quiz? Give some serious thought to the “green lights” that you have embraced in your life …for your future. Make a comment about one of those dreams. How will this dream of yours make you a better person? How will it improve the life of those who share the globe with you? …Be sure to include your first and last name with the period that you have this class. Due: 8:00 AM Wed., Aug. 12th
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Joshua Mitchell 5th Period
I thought the Times article was interesting. I thought the way it affeceted different kids different ways. Some of my goals would be to do good in school, get a good job, and enjoy life. I would like to get a good job to help my family and help the world become a better place. It wil help me realize how lucky we are to have all this stuff and make me more thankful. Hopefully it will make the lives of others much better.
I enjoyed the Times article. It was a great way to show how people can be inspired by reading a book. My goals in life are to do good in school, and to live life fully. Doing well in school helps you get into college and do better later on in life. Then I can support other people in my life who can not support themselves. I think the people who are well educated are more likely to change the world.
I believed that the article was well-written and explained the american dream in an eloquent and precise way. I scored 90% on the quiz and believe that my future is my green light. The college and law school that I wish to attain are a major part of my inspiration.
I thought that the Times article written over the Great Gatsby was very intriguing. It is interesting to see the different outlooks on this book from teenagers across the world. Some believe that money is everything, while others believed that the journey to your dream is most vital. I made a 90% on the test and believe that everyone in life has a goal to achieve. My goal is to go to a good college, study a good profession, and make sure that what I am doing, regardless of pay, I love to partake in that job.
The Times article was very interesting, students were explaining the “American Dream”. The “American Dream” has been exagerated to some point, saying that if you move to America then everything will be better, not neccisarily. Some students explained that for you to achieve the “American Dream” that you need money to succeed. However, other students dissagree entirely. They say that its all about HOW you get to your objective as long as you reach your goal. My goal is to go to college and major in the Arts Department. I want to inspire other people through my work and make sure that I enjoy every aspect of my proffesion.
I enjoyed reading the Times article. I thought it was a very well written artcle. i enjoyedd reading about kids my age and what they interpreted from the book. It was interesting to see what the dreams and goals of kids my age are right now and how many of them differ. I have many dreams for my life, i want to get into a good school, get a good education and have a good job. I want to be a teacher and hopefully some day impact someones life. I think you have to be grateful for what you are given and make the most of it in your life.
I found the Times article very interesting. I like hearing how other teenagers interpret the book in different ways, often according to their background. my dream in life is to get into a good college and hopefully get a job in the medical field. there have been a lot of medical needs in my family and i am very grateful to everyone that has helped us. i plan to be able to do the same for any other people in need.
First off, I had no idea that this book meant so much to so many people. Before I just saw Gatsby as just another book that happened to be in the 20s. I made a 7/10 on the quiz. I dont have many specific goals in my life but i do know i want to go to a good college, learn something about business and do something involving business.
The article really showed how many young people can compare their lives to that of which Gatsby aspired to. I have dreamed of being an architect and to me that is my “green light” that pops out. This dream i have will make me a more successful person and hopefully be able to live out the American Dream. Though many people look at the American Dream as something uuntouchable, this article decribed to me that anyone can acheive their goals with hard work and effort put in. Made a 9/10 on the quiz.
I found the Times article very interesting. I didn’t realize that The Great Gatsby had that much of an impact on teens out there. My “green light” is to get into a very good college and to enter the medical field. I want to use the gifts that God has given me to help the underprivileged people out there.
I also got a 10/10 on the quiz.
I thought the article was very interesting because it showed how much high school students can relate to a book and the characters in a book. I liked reading how other students can also relate their lives to The Great Gatsby. My “green light” is to strive to get good grades this year, stay on top of all my school work, and make it a really fun year. This book really shows that you can reach your goals if you work hard at them. 8/10 on the quiz.
While reading this article i found it so intresting that so many kids have read it and had a certain impact on the book. They could also realate to some of the characters in the book and also have a story behind that. My “green light” is to get to a great college so i can start my carreer. I want to work in the forensic science field and i know i will have to work very hard to acheive that goal. But if i want it bad enough nothing can stop me from getting there.
I believe that the article was very interesting, especially all the beliefs of the children. Its incredible to hear children as young as 14 being so ambitious about thier future. I think my green light is to work as hard as I possibly can in whatever I do. Without a great work ethic, most people will not succeed. I hope people around me will see the work I put in and strive to do the same, if not more. If I slack off and try to take the easy road, then success will come much harder. I got a 7/10 on my quiz.
I thought the article was well-written, and insightful in that it showed many different people’s opinions about the book. It’s nice to see what other kids our age feel about the book, and its intriguing to try and look at it from their viewpoints.
This article was intresting because it touched many different students all over the place. It didn’t really grab me as much as I think It should have grabbed me. I think its because I already think that way. I scored a 90% on the quiz.
I thought that the article showed the reader that the great gatsby affected not only the students but people around them. I scored 60% My green light is to get a scholarship for a good college.
I thought that the Times article was intriguing and well-written. Its interesting to see how students from different backgrounds and cultures view the book compared to the “norm”. I never thought about how the “American Dream” was viewed to others simply because many of us are living it. I scored a 70% on the quiz.
I think this article was great. It was interesting to see other teenager’s perspectives on the “american dream” and the lifestyle lived by Gatsby. It also made me realise how many teenagers are in struggling situations where dreaming of material things is a big temptation. I agree with most of what they said, like the part about how the journey to your “green light” is most important. My “green light” is to have a family, live a good life, make a difference in someone else’s life, and to live above the world’s obsession with money and fame. I made a 7/10.
I thought this article was interesting. It was neat to see teens from other countries explain what their goals were and how they wanted to achieve them. I think that most of the people interviewed viewed the green light the same. It was a sense of hope for them to accomplish their dreams. The green light to me is a symbolism of hope. My green light is to gradutate from college and live my life to the fullest. I made a 90% on the quiz.
Xavier Mafe Period 1
This article is intresting to me because it allowed me to look at the book in the ways that it relates to me. Seeing the American dream through these student’s perspectives showed me how much America and other countries have changed in the last fifty years. One of the my green lights is getting a degree in law and using my gifts to do God’s will. Lawyers can do many different types of things and the world really need ethical lawyers. I scored a 8/10 on the quiz.
I think the teenagers in this article want to live the American dream of being rich but they don’t think they can do it. This article made me realise what many teenagers are going through just to get by. The green light in my life is to have a healthy life and not to get caught up in the money is everything. I got a 90% on the quiz.
I thought this article was very interesting to read. It made me realize how much of an influence this book had on many teens. It helped them achieve and strive for thier “green light” goal. It was interesting to see what each kid thought of about the american dream, and how we see it differently. I scored at 70% on the quiz.
I thought the article was kind of an eye opener of how the novel impacts so many people that read it, and how they can relate it to their lives in some cases. My ‘green light’ is to make it into a good college and go somewhere in history or psychlogy. I got a 7/10 on the quiz
I thought that the article was very interesting. It really makes you look at the different view of people and think about how you see your future. It is one of my dreams to go on missions all around the world and help children by using the gifts God gave me. With this being my dream, it helps me open up my eyes to other people around the world and this article really helped with that. I scored a 80% on the quiz.
I thought the article was interesting. It showed how different people get affected by the book in different ways. And I liked how they used teenagers and their perspective on the book. My green light would be college in Brazil next year.
I scored a 9/10