Visual Representation of The Great Gatsby

This assignment is not based on your ability to create art. Instead, it is based on your ability to
communicate details and thematic/literary elements of the novel in a different way. In todays
visual society, the ability to communicate thoughts and ideas in a dynamic way is essential.
The Assignment PART A: Create a visual representation of the novel. You must find a painting
that you find best represents one of these important aspects of the novel:
1) Themes
4) Setting
a. The American Dream
a. East/West Egg
b. Old vs. New Money
b. The City
c. Can money buy
c. The Valley of Ashes
d. Gatsby/Buchanan house
happiness?
e. Wilsons Garage
d. Can you repeat the past?
5) Character
2) Symbols
a. Gatsby
a. The green light
b. Nick
b. The Valley of Ashes
c. Tom
c. The cars
d. Daisy
d. The parties
e. Jordan
e. T.J Eckleburgs eyes
f. Myrtle
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7) In order to ensure the success of this project you must first think of what each of these
aspects represent. For example, the cars, especially Gatsbys, represent success and
wealth. It reflects his high socioeconomic status. A passage from the novel supports
this idea: Id seen it. Everybody had seen it. It was a rich cream colour, bright with
nickel(67). What painting would best represent the symbolic nature of Gatsbys
car?
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of the novel you chose and how Gatsbys car, for example, is symbolic. In addition,
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