Sandy Alexandre, Professor
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
The Literature Section hosts its annual IAP Mobile Reading Marathon of a crowd-pleasing work of literature. We've chosen F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby (1925). Members of the group, including students, faculty, staff, and community members, will take turns reading from the book out loud until we've finished reading it in its entirety. Following the reading we will gather to watch Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film adaptation of the novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The reading is neither an acting audition nor an endurance test. You can choose to read your part(s) simply or perform them with impressive élan. Don your flapper dress, felt fedora hat, or something 1920s appropriate if you have it. If you don't, please come wearing whatever you have on that day!
Let's not forget the mobile aspect of the reading marathon.
The novel will lead us through East Egg (East Campus/Talbot Lounge), Valley of Ashes (Ashdown/ Hulsizer Room), and West Egg (Chocolate City/Main Lounge). Feel free to drop in and out throughout the day!
You can tweet the Mobile Marathon at #IAP2014Gatsby.
Sponsor(s): Literature
Contact: Sandy Alexandre, 14N-422, 617-253-4450, alexandy@mit.edu
| Jan/23 | Thu | 10:00AM-11:30AM | East Campus (Bldg62), Chapters 1-3 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 11:50AM-02:00PM | Ashdown House (NW35), Chapters 4-6 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | Chocolate City (W70), Chapters 7-9 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 05:00PM-08:00PM | 3-133, Movie |
The Mobile Marathon will kick off in the Talbot Lounge of East Campus Dorm (bldg 62), move to Ashdown House (bldg NW35) in the Hulsizer Room on the first floor, and finish reading in Chocolate City's Main Lounge on the third floor of New House-House 1. The reading will be followed by a screening of Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" in building 3, room 133.