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'The Great Gatsby': 15 key moment video annotations

March 21, 2023 by Julian Girdham in English Teaching

About 10 years ago I did a series of 15 short annotations of key moments for revision of The Great Gatsby. Here they are again for anyone who finds them useful. Click through for the analyses.

  1. Gatsby’s mansion.

  2. The Buchanan mansion.

  3. The Valley of Ashes.

  4. Myrtle Wilson’s apartment.

  5. Gatsby’s parties.

  6. Nick’s first impressions of Gatsby.

  7. Gatsby and Daisy meet again.

  8. Tom and Daisy go to Gatsby’s party.

  9. Gatsby’s despair about Daisy.

  10. Tom’s triumph over Gatsby.

  11. Myrtle Wilson’s death.

  12. Tom and Daisy after Myrtle’s death.

  13. Gatsby falls in love with Daisy.

  14. Nick sees Gatsby for the last time.

  15. The end.

March 21, 2023 /Julian Girdham
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