We are looking forward to our book discussion as one of our evening activities. Please join us in a relaxed time of gathering to share our thoughts and discoveries together after reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 20th century novel The Great Gatsby. The third novel of Fitzgerald’s career, The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. This is the story of Jay Gatsby, the incredibly wealthy and mysterious host of lavish and decadent parties in Long Island, New York. Returned from the Great War, he is ambitious to make his way in life and love. When he reunites with his old flame, Daisy Buchanan, he is certain that everything he hopes for will be fulfilled. Through the eyes of Gatsby’s neighbor, Nick Carraway, we see his story unfold amidst the trappings of wealth and social status in the early 1920s. In a time when hope is rising that all things are possible in America, no obstacle seems too large to overcome for Jay Gatsby.
As you read the novel, consider keeping a Commonplace book to record the passages and dialogue that spark your interest and enjoyment, raise questions, and invite reflection.
Niko first heard references to Charlotte Mason and her philosophy when her eldest daughter was in a preschool that incorporated her principles into their curriculum. She loved everything she heard but didn’t know how to form it into an education for her children until she began attending a local book study in 2015 that was reading through Mason’s volumes. It was then that she found the support to change their homeschooling course and embark on the journey of growing into a Charlotte Mason education for all of them. She is grateful, as well, for the encouragement, growth, and joy of learning with other families that she and her children enjoyed as part of a co-op from 2016 to 2020. Niko is inspired in her family’s educational journey by Charlotte Mason’s vision and invitation to walk about in a larger room and live a fuller life.