Thank you for this video! I'm writing a 6,000 word essay on the great gatsby and other American novels and this was very very very helpful! Thank you very much
Here are a few things to consider. Do you think the American Dream is alive and well in this story? Why? Why not? Does the novel seem to suggest that there are some flaws with this dream? Is the dream on the verge of crashing? Why? Why not? Could the novel be sending some message about what might cause the downfall of the dream?
Thanks! Feel free to share the link to the video if you think your fellow class members would benefit from it. I actually have a bunch of videos on Gatsby. As for the 4 sets of questions. . . .well, I've got to be a professor here and say that you need to write them down for yourself! There's something about actually writing them for yourself that helps you take them in more fully. ;-)
Is it possible for you to make a video explaining plot, settings, language, figures of speech and, motifs for annotating different books on the American dream.
It can be tricky to make these kinds of connections. Is this a speech for an English class or for just a speech class? Did your teacher give you any specific instructions? These details will help me give you better feedback. I have to say, though, focusing on a book that's connected to Great Neck and hence of interest to your audience is a great hook!
Hi there i am currently studying TGG in college and found this video to be very helpful and i think even my class would find it helpful i do have one things to ask though could u possible send me a PM with the 4 sets of questions in them i hope that wouldnt be any trouble thank you and great video once again
Its funny but watching the modern version of Great Gatsby was such a deeply horrible experience-- Baz Luhrmann is the epitome of a shallow, empty director, that it actually motivated me to read the book which I hadn't done in years. Such a wonderful classic it is... It is ironic that a terrible, vapid film interspersed with needless modern hip-hop music and directed so poorly could actually have a positive effect-- I bet others were also motivated similarly
Good work professor Thats an excellent approach But could you post the answers for these given questions in your posted vidéo about the American dream and great Gatsby I would like to check them Thank you
Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge was unbearable--so amazingly bad. The framing narrative he added to Gatsby was ridiculous. There's a great episode on Gatsby on Studio 360s "American Icons." I'd include the link, but UA-cam won't let me. Here's what Jonathan Franzen has to say: "In 50,000 words, he tells you the central fable of America...and yet you feel like you are eating whipped cream."
Struggling with this work and your videos really help. I'm just so panic and uncertain. Thanks!
Thank you for this video! I'm writing a 6,000 word essay on the great gatsby and other American novels and this was very very very helpful! Thank you very much
Who are the haters? This book isn't even a historical novel. It's THE NEWS. And Profesor Bernstein is a real teacher.
Here are a few things to consider. Do you think the American Dream is alive and well in this story? Why? Why not? Does the novel seem to suggest that there are some flaws with this dream? Is the dream on the verge of crashing? Why? Why not? Could the novel be sending some message about what might cause the downfall of the dream?
does the west egg still consist of mansions with rich people
Yes! www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/nyregion/01gatsby.html
Nice work! Thanks for breaking down this concept and making it easier to internalize.
professor, you are awsome . thank you for the explanation. you are very intelligent
Aww...thanks! What did you find most helpful about the video? :-)
your UA-cam channel has helped me so much!
thanx a bunch this really helped me get a better understanding on how to go about formulating an answer :)
I'm glad it helped!
Thank you so much for that!
Thanks! Feel free to share the link to the video if you think your fellow class members would benefit from it. I actually have a bunch of videos on Gatsby. As for the 4 sets of questions. . . .well, I've got to be a professor here and say that you need to write them down for yourself! There's something about actually writing them for yourself that helps you take them in more fully. ;-)
Is it possible for you to make a video explaining plot, settings, language, figures of speech and, motifs for annotating different books on the American dream.
great explaining
Mam I want to research on the topic American dream, can u plz guide me, how can I compare and what topic I should prefer
Great lecture, helps clarify and synthesize
the process however, its a bit to digest, theres
a lot of moving parts. Thanks
Thank you so much. I understand now.
:-) Great!
It can be tricky to make these kinds of connections. Is this a speech for an English class or for just a speech class? Did your teacher give you any specific instructions? These details will help me give you better feedback. I have to say, though, focusing on a book that's connected to Great Neck and hence of interest to your audience is a great hook!
I went to South...a long time ago!
Hi there i am currently studying TGG in college and found this video to be very helpful and i think even my class would find it helpful i do have one things to ask though could u possible send me a PM with the 4 sets of questions in them i hope that wouldnt be any trouble thank you and great video once again
Thank you for
Hi Prof Jennifer how do I watch the rest of the videos you provided to explain the themes of the Great Gatsby? I subscribed
I'm mad but now my thesis is done .... So thanks
Hi
How could we apply these questions to other novels?
Its funny but watching the modern version of Great Gatsby was such a deeply horrible experience-- Baz Luhrmann is the epitome of a shallow, empty director, that it actually motivated me to read the book which I hadn't done in years. Such a wonderful classic it is... It is ironic that a terrible, vapid film interspersed with needless modern hip-hop music and directed so poorly could actually have a positive effect-- I bet others were also motivated similarly
Good work professor
Thats an excellent approach
But could you post the answers for these given questions in your posted vidéo about the American dream and great Gatsby
I would like to check them
Thank you
High Five?
Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge was unbearable--so amazingly bad. The framing narrative he added to Gatsby was ridiculous. There's a great episode on Gatsby on Studio 360s "American Icons." I'd include the link, but UA-cam won't let me. Here's what Jonathan Franzen has to say: "In 50,000 words, he tells you the central fable of America...and yet you feel like you are eating whipped cream."