I. Introduction Paragraph. Hook – Imagine living in the 1920s, where everything was different from today.b. Background – The 1920s were a time of gender roles, money, love, and the American dream. At that time, men were the majority at work and women worked at home in the background. People who had money were considered high class and lived the “American dream.” Many married couples with children were living the American dream. Men and women loved each other and most couples were married instead of divorced. The 1920s were so different from today.c. Author and Title – Francis Scott Fitzgerald uses figurative language to help understand the characters and their difficult relationships in The Great Gatsby.d. Brief Description – In the 1920s, money was everything. Even though most of the characters in the novel had money, they lacked something else, something more than money. Money doesn't buy happiness, but the characters don't seem to understand that. Jay Gatsby had everything he ever wanted to have, except for the one thing he couldn't have. Gatsby was living the American dream, but he was missing a relationship with the woman he loved. His love for Daisy Buchanan ultimately leaves him to die. This novel is a suspenseful romance that ends in tragedy. Thesis – In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows the gender roles, love, and money played out in the 1920s when everyone was trying to live the American dream.II. Body of paragraph 1a. Topic – The American dream in the 1920s was to succeed in life by having money and a family.b. Introduction – In The Great Gatsby, the character who represents the American dream is Jay Gatsby. Gat...... middle of paper...... that doesn't make someone completely satisfied in life. Plus, everyone wants to be able to live the American dream, but not everyone has the opportunity to live like that. The final meaning of Fitzgerald's themes concerns gender roles. Gender roles are important because they have changed a lot since the 1920s. In the 1920s, men were the more powerful sex in all relationships. Today, women are starting to take charge and get higher positions.d. Importance – Fitzgerald teaches readers that money cannot buy happiness and that the American dream is just that, a dream that most people cannot live in. Work cited “The Great Gatsby: Novel Summary: Chapter 2”. Novel guide. Np, and Web. March 19, 2014. “The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy who loves you.” » Quotes about The Great Gatsby (51 quotes). Goodreads Inc., and Web. March 19. 2014