Does the novel show racism, sexism, anti-semitism, homophobia? Can this be accounted for as an attitude of a fictional character or of the 1920's?
Contemporary reception. What did the first readers think of the novel?
Later influence. Did this work influence later writing or culture?
Explain an allusion or reference (for example the title of Tender Is the Night, or pop music or books mentioned by characters).
Explain Fitzgerald's view of the roles of men and women.
Explain the Freudian psychology of the period and its role in the novel.
How does Fitzgerald contrast Americans and Europeans?
research should include at least two university-quality sources other than the novel itself.
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