51 pages 1 hour read

Gordon Korman

Jake, Reinvented

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

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Essay Topics

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Jake, Reinvented retells the story of The Great Gatsby but changes the setting from the Jazz Age to a modern American high school. How does the shift in historical period impact the novel’s depiction of The American Dream?

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Focus on two significant changes that Korman makes to Fitzgerald’s original story. How do those changes affect Jake, Reinvented’s characters and themes?

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What does the movie ticket stub in Chapter 7 symbolize?

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