Effects of Wealtha) The person would spend like crazy, not really caring too much, whereas the person born into it knows better.
Pursuit of Goals
-graduate high school
Chapter 1
Do we find out more about Gatsby's past?
Yes we do, although some is still a bit mysterious.
Chapter 2
a) Who's going to care for the dog?
b) Gives a more in depth look to the wealthy lifestyle
Answers to Questions
a) Tom's character has gotten a bit more strange to me. I still don't like him though.
Interpretation of a Passage
Seems to reflect how the city is different at night than when in the day.
Chapter 3
Tom's crowd is more reserved and old while Gatsby's is fresh, young, and wild.
Legends
a) -killed a man
-german spy
- Oxford man
- bootlegger
- in the army
b) He keeps to himself
c) very mysterious
A Revealing Passage
Describes how Nick sees the beauty of New York
Chapter 4
- born and raised in middle west america
-family dies, gains inheritance
-luxurious living in Europe
- war begins
- looses most of his money in the panic
- accepts commission as a lieutenant
-promoted to major
-meets Daisy
-sent overseas
-daisy marries tom
-goes to oxford
-leaves oxford
-dabbles in jobs
-dealing with wolfsheim
-buys house by daisy
Insightful Quotations
- “ I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.”
- ‘He hurried the phrase “educated at Oxford,” or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had bothered him before.’ (Nick becomes doubtful of the truthfulness of Gatsby’s story)
*Perceptions
a) - Mr. Wolfsheim
b) The term “an Oxford man” implies that he is an intellectual and honorable person.
*Appealing Passages
“It was strange to reach the marble steps and find no stir of bright dresses in and out of the door, and hear no sound but bird voices in the trees (pg. 92).”
Symbolism
The green light on Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s ultimate goal: to be with her again.
*Unusual Behavior
- Gatsby’s behavior can be considered unusual because he wished to pretend that their reunion was a casual, coincidental thing.
Tom or Gatsby?
a) Daisy is appalled by their carefree lifestyle and the attitude that people gain only when they have suddenly found themselves in an abundance of wealth and happiness.
a) She'll stay with Tom. As much as I'd prefer her to go with Gatsby, Tom has too much control over her and she's just not that type of person
*Characters Characteristics
-Gatsby
- Romantic, idealist
- Repressed, frustrated, acts sweet
- Tom
- Controlling, superior
Chapter 7
Weather as a Dramatic Agent
- The author used rain as a dramatic agent in chapter five as a way to give the readers a sense of romantic tension and to help stir them emotionally.
Triangles
Tom - Extremely jealous and possessive
Gatsby - obsession for Daisy to admit she only ever loved him, and not Tom
Myrtle - jealousy stems from her insecurities and her frustration with her social status
Chapter 8
a) The author included a narrative of George Wilson’s last night in this chapter to round his character out a bit more and allow the readers to connect with him
b) George Wilson to me is a sad pathetic little man who can't seem to achieve anything. I pity him.
Symbolism
the eyes can be used to represent God judging the immorality of society, it is more likely the pressure of class and social status bearing down on him.
Chapter 9
Gatsby was ultimately friendless because no one knew him or cared about him.
After Gatsby’s death, Nick could no longer bring himself to justify the flaws the East.
Tom was most definetly Gatsby's murderer. He TOLD Wilson where to go and all but insinuated that Gatsby was actually both Myrtle's lover and killer
Log Assignment Benefits
Pointless in my opninion, but whatever.
