Learner's definition of VORTEX. [count] technical. : a mass of spinning air, liquid, etc., that pulls things into its center â sometimes used figuratively. He was caught in a swirling vortex of terror. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
The Great Gatsby Socratic Seminar Questions. Socratic Seminar is a method of student discussion where you and other classmates will sit in a. circle discussing the novel The Great Gatsby. A question will be posed, and students will. respond by agreeing or disagreeing with thoughtful opinion and textual evidence. Follow the.
By putting the impurity in Gatsbyâs love, F. Scott Fitzgerald underlines that initial American dream of happiness has disintegrated into the pursuit of wealth. Tom Buchannan as a serpent in the Garden of Eden seduces Daisy and reveals the dishonesty of Gatsbyâs love. When Tom discloses that Gatsby is a bootlegger and is lying about his background, Nick portrays Tom and Gatsby, âcontempt for the babbled slander of his gardenâas if he had âkilled a manââ (134).