• Immigration and assimilation o Great Gatsby [assimilation into a new social group] o Namesake [both immigration and assimilation] o Ceremony [assimilation into white society] • Social class boundaries o Great Gatsby [Daisy and Jay’s love] o Namesake [not really shown in book, but consider how Americans perceive immigrants] o Ceremony [difference Native American and white people in society] • Identity and Search for Identity o Great Gatsby [Gatsby changes himself and his name to fit in and be accepted] o Namesake [Gogol’s lifelong rejection of his name and eventually accepting despite changing it] o Ceremony [Tayo does not belong because of his mixed heritage and veterans look for identity by joining the war and fighting for their country but the belonging is short lived] • Pursuit of Happiness / American Dream o Great Gatsby [Gatsby spends his entire time in the novel chasing after this life that he wants] o Namesake [Gogol believes that after he changes his name he will truly be happy, Ashoke believed that going to America would make their lives much happier] o Ceremony [Veterans and Rocky want to get off reservation and be out in America because they believe that they could get an even better taste for America and be a part of America instead of being in a segregated reservation] • Internalized Oppression o Great Gatsby [Gatsby is his own worst enemy by trapping himself] o Namesake [Gogol makes his name embarrassing for himself] o Ceremony [Helen Jean keeps saying she’ll leave, but she never does and Emo feels angry towards white people and Tayo for privileges that he wants]
Major Themes, from books
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o Great Gatsby [assimilation into a new social group]
o Namesake [both immigration and assimilation]
o Ceremony [assimilation into white society]
• Social class boundaries
o Great Gatsby [Daisy and Jay’s love]
o Namesake [not really shown in book, but consider how Americans perceive immigrants]
o Ceremony [difference Native American and white people in society]
• Identity and Search for Identity
o Great Gatsby [Gatsby changes himself and his name to fit in and be accepted]
o Namesake [Gogol’s lifelong rejection of his name and eventually accepting despite changing it]
o Ceremony [Tayo does not belong because of his mixed heritage and veterans look for identity by joining the war and fighting for their country but the belonging is short lived]
• Pursuit of Happiness / American Dream
o Great Gatsby [Gatsby spends his entire time in the novel chasing after this life that he wants]
o Namesake [Gogol believes that after he changes his name he will truly be happy, Ashoke believed that going to America would make their lives much happier]
o Ceremony [Veterans and Rocky want to get off reservation and be out in America because they believe that they could get an even better taste for America and be a part of America instead of being in a segregated reservation]
• Internalized Oppression
o Great Gatsby [Gatsby is his own worst enemy by trapping himself]
o Namesake [Gogol makes his name embarrassing for himself]
o Ceremony [Helen Jean keeps saying she’ll leave, but she never does and Emo feels angry towards white people and Tayo for privileges that he wants]
Sorry about weird format!
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