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Themes In The Great Gatsby

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Create a children's book that follows the ideas and themes found in the Great Gatsby. Modify the story in order for it to be appropriate for children.

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Themes from The Great Gatsby are transferred for brainstorming of a children's book version.

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First we have to identify a theme. Here we go...

Major theme:

Identity
Class
Race
Values
Money

That should get us started. I like the idea of identity, especially since we're talking about children. How does a child know who he or she is? Your story might begin with tying identity and money together, where a child desires something (think ...

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