So Long Gatsby

This week in class we officially wrapped up The Great Gatsby. Throughout the week we looked at various synthesis essays and analyzed the way they were written. Aside from analyzing the way they were structured, we planned a rough draft for an essay and wrote an in class essay on Friday. The prompt, shockingly, had to deal with the American dream. The prompt had you use at least three sources to describe the uncomfortable truths of the American Dream and to what extent those truths were reached. I personally wrote that the uncomfortable truth of the American Dream was that no matter how hard one works, success is never guaranteed to the extent of having to give up happiness, having to change morals, and turning towards materialism. I used Gatsby, GAPsby, and Serving in Florida as my three sources and wrote a strong synthesis essay on the dream. I was actually very excited to write about this because i have a very strong opinion on the topic.