1. How does Fitzgerald's portrayal of the deterioration of the American dream compare to the American dream today?
2. Do the women in the novel reflect the roles of women in the 1920's?
3. Does Nick's middle class perspective affect the reader's perspective on the middle class?
4. Is class structured today the way it was in GG?
5. Is the portrayal of the contrasting desolation and prosperity accurate to the 1920's, as well as the absence of a "moral compass" keeping people from their greed? Is this culture beginning to resurface today, or can it be reflected in modern society?
6. Do East and West Egg and the Valley of the Ashes relate to current perceptions of people's class, education, wealth based on where they live today?
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