F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, and Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, are vividly presented to students to read, as these two options are introduced by teachers. When choosing a book, teachers tend to look for readings that will further help students in their reading journey, so it can advance them in their skills, while also following the curriculum required. When choosing The Great Gatsby, it demonstrates the real problems in society and how those problems shape how people act towards each other. The social classes in The Great Gatsby reflect the disparity in modern day society, as seen both the rich and the poor. In The Crucible, the issues presented no longer exist in modern day society, which can make it “boring” or not …show more content…
Using this, it talks about witches which can provide no connection as it is more of telling the chapters of history. As seen in The Great Gatsby, it focuses more on the modern world that we live in today. In this novel, it includes fancy cars, big mansions, parties, etc. In today's society, a lot of people have an interest in these types of items and activities. In The Great Gatsby, the novel focused a lot on cars. The cars mainly represented the wealthy characters, and the American Dream they were living in, showing how they cared about themselves. People today can have the same connections, as we see that fancy cars can still be associated with the rich. Along with that, mansions and big houses can also provide a connection as it is tied to the high social class. The wealthy will most likely have these possessions that are shown in The Great Gatsby. Alongside the connection The Great Gatsby holds, it also has vocabulary that can be easily understood by students. Word choice is always an important factor in understanding reading, in order to be able to interact with the text. In The Great Gatsby, it has some challenging words, but it is easy to understand what they mean after reading more of the text