Native Son pages (62-93) 3rd Essay Prompt
When Bigger is around Jan and Mary he gets furious and is filled with hatred, anger, and fear. It says, "He felt he had no physical existence at all right then: he was something he hated, the badge of shame which he knew was attached to a black skin."(Wright 67) Bigger feels this way when Jan confronts him on calling him "sir," when Mary says, "I'm on your side," (Wright 64) and when Jan and Mary believe they are going to turn the whole world's racism around towards blacks. Bigger knows they can't do anything to stop the equality in the world, he says, "There's a lot of white people in the world," (Wright 75) which confirms his believe about how Jan and Mary's efforts are useless and in a way degrading towards Bigger because they think they understand his feelings. "They were never on a common level." (Wright 72) The quote shows that Bigger was never comfortable with them because of the way they treated him and because he was black. His skin color separates him the most. It says, "If he were white, if he were like them, it would have been different. But he was black. So he sat still, his arms and legs, aching."(Wright 69) He would never feel comfortable with them.
Mary and Jan also treat him like an object. Mary says, '"They have so much emotion! What a people! If we could ever get them going..."We can't have a revolution without 'em." Jan said. "They've got to be organized. They've got spirit. They'll give the party something it needs."'(Wright 77) I find it very disrespectful how Mary and Jan talk about Bigger's race. They talk about the issue like a joke. This quote pissed me off a good amount because of how Mary and Jan stated their words and it obviously pissed Bigger off. They might have feelings for the black race, but they are on a totally different level. They have to realize that they will "never" understand what black people go through. In this time period, white people are white, and black people are black, nothing is similar between them, but Jan and Mary believe there is no barrier.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
2nd period pages 97-156 Joey Guerra
2nd period pages 97-156 Joey Guerra 3rd Essay Prompt
I hate Bigger. He is too caught up in himself and doesn't care about others. He is happy about Mary's death, it was not an accident he says, "No; it was no accident, and he would never say that it was. There was in him a kind of terrified pride in feeling and thinking that some day he would be able to say publicly that he had done it."(Wright 106) He just wants attention and revenge on the white race. He feels pride with murdering someone higher in class with him. He wants others to know about. He is out of his mind. After a killing her the book says, "It was the first time he had ever been in their presence without feeling fearful,"(Wright 113) "He was full of excitement"(Wright 141) and "He felt that he had his destiny in his grasp. He was more alive than he could ever remember having been; his mind and attention were pointed, focused towards a goal."(Wright 149) These quotes prove that the deed that Bigger has done has made him feel more alive, better about himself, and without fear. It does not matter how he feels, he still killed an innocent girl.
He thinks he is dodging everyone, he says, "Jan was blind. Mary had been blind. Mr. Dalton was blind. And Mrs. Dalton was blind; yes, blind in more ways than one."(Wright 107) This quote shows that Bigger thinks that no one knows or will find about about what he has done. He seems cocky. He even decides that he wants to write letters to Mr. Dalton from Mary to get thousands of dollars. It's obvious he will not get away with doing all this. He is so short minded. He only cares about money and himself.
I feel like everything Bigger has done has been completely wrong. He could have not put Mary in the furnace and maybe brought her to the hospital to try and revive her. He could have not suffocated her in the first place and he should not have drank so much that night when he was on the job. He is lying to everyone, showing off his big chunk of bills, and is digging himself into a bigger whole. Someone will catch Bigger and he will be completely screwed.
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I hate Bigger. He is too caught up in himself and doesn't care about others. He is happy about Mary's death, it was not an accident he says, "No; it was no accident, and he would never say that it was. There was in him a kind of terrified pride in feeling and thinking that some day he would be able to say publicly that he had done it."(Wright 106) He just wants attention and revenge on the white race. He feels pride with murdering someone higher in class with him. He wants others to know about. He is out of his mind. After a killing her the book says, "It was the first time he had ever been in their presence without feeling fearful,"(Wright 113) "He was full of excitement"(Wright 141) and "He felt that he had his destiny in his grasp. He was more alive than he could ever remember having been; his mind and attention were pointed, focused towards a goal."(Wright 149) These quotes prove that the deed that Bigger has done has made him feel more alive, better about himself, and without fear. It does not matter how he feels, he still killed an innocent girl.
He thinks he is dodging everyone, he says, "Jan was blind. Mary had been blind. Mr. Dalton was blind. And Mrs. Dalton was blind; yes, blind in more ways than one."(Wright 107) This quote shows that Bigger thinks that no one knows or will find about about what he has done. He seems cocky. He even decides that he wants to write letters to Mr. Dalton from Mary to get thousands of dollars. It's obvious he will not get away with doing all this. He is so short minded. He only cares about money and himself.
I feel like everything Bigger has done has been completely wrong. He could have not put Mary in the furnace and maybe brought her to the hospital to try and revive her. He could have not suffocated her in the first place and he should not have drank so much that night when he was on the job. He is lying to everyone, showing off his big chunk of bills, and is digging himself into a bigger whole. Someone will catch Bigger and he will be completely screwed.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Native Son pages 62-93
Native Son pages 62-93 2nd period
Mary is kind, careless, and misguided. She is kind to Bigger because of his position in society. She wants to help him and she wants them to be friends. She says, "I can trust you...I'm on your side." (Wright 64) As soon as she meets Bigger she wants to let him know that she will trust him and that he will trust her. She is starting to build a foundational friendship with him. She also says, "That's what we Communists are fighting. We want to stop people from treating others that way. I'm a member of the Party," (Wright 75) and "we'd like yo be your friends." (Wright 75) Mary is very kind because she wants to stop the inequality between the black and the white races, but she does not understand the concept of connecting with black people. Jan and her take him out to dinner in his neighborhood, buy him alcohol, and treat him like a human, but even though these are very kind moves from a white person to a black person it does not change how Bigger sees himself. He will always see himself through white eyes.
Even though Mary is kind to Bigger, she is careless about her actions and consequences for others. She tells Bigger to lie to her father, to go to a different location than before, and she also gets completely hammered. She shows here carelessness when she says, "I want you to drive me to the Loop. But if anyone should ask you, then I went to the University, see, Bigger?"(Wright 64) This shows that she is only caring about herself, if she gets caught by her father it's no big deal, but if Bigger gets caught lying, larger consequences would occur. She is only focused on the point of not getting caught by her dad. By the time she gets home she is completely gone because of all the alcohol she had consumed. By doing this she puts all the responsibility on Bigger to make sure she gets to bed safely without waking her father up. I just feel like Mary is crazy and always wants to be on the non-common side of the spectrum. She just wants to be different and have fun. She is a lying Communist getting drunk with a black man at night. Then she lies dead at the end of Book One. Her craziness, carelessness, and Communistic ideas killed her.
The most obvious point about Mary, is that she is misguided. She tries to feel for Bigger because of the way society is against him, but it is impossible. She thinks African Americans are a different being in my mind. She says, "They have so much emotion, what a people! What a people! if we could ever get them going...They've got spirit. they'll give the Party something it needs. And their songs- the spirituals! Aren't they marvelous?" (Wright 77) When Mary says this it seems like she thinks of blacks as materials and that she thinks blacks need help to start there life. She is generalizing the whole black race. She doesn't know anything about them. She only feels bad for them because her father is taking all their money and letting her spend it. Bigger doesn't feel connected at this point, "never were they on a common level." (Wright 72) He can't feel like she understand because she is white. She never will understand because she is rich and white. He is black and poor. Bigger wants to be white but he never will be. Kindness, carelessness, and misguidance characterize Mary, but by the time Bigger cuts her head off and throws her into the furnace her white ghost is only left to haunt him.
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Mary is kind, careless, and misguided. She is kind to Bigger because of his position in society. She wants to help him and she wants them to be friends. She says, "I can trust you...I'm on your side." (Wright 64) As soon as she meets Bigger she wants to let him know that she will trust him and that he will trust her. She is starting to build a foundational friendship with him. She also says, "That's what we Communists are fighting. We want to stop people from treating others that way. I'm a member of the Party," (Wright 75) and "we'd like yo be your friends." (Wright 75) Mary is very kind because she wants to stop the inequality between the black and the white races, but she does not understand the concept of connecting with black people. Jan and her take him out to dinner in his neighborhood, buy him alcohol, and treat him like a human, but even though these are very kind moves from a white person to a black person it does not change how Bigger sees himself. He will always see himself through white eyes.
Even though Mary is kind to Bigger, she is careless about her actions and consequences for others. She tells Bigger to lie to her father, to go to a different location than before, and she also gets completely hammered. She shows here carelessness when she says, "I want you to drive me to the Loop. But if anyone should ask you, then I went to the University, see, Bigger?"(Wright 64) This shows that she is only caring about herself, if she gets caught by her father it's no big deal, but if Bigger gets caught lying, larger consequences would occur. She is only focused on the point of not getting caught by her dad. By the time she gets home she is completely gone because of all the alcohol she had consumed. By doing this she puts all the responsibility on Bigger to make sure she gets to bed safely without waking her father up. I just feel like Mary is crazy and always wants to be on the non-common side of the spectrum. She just wants to be different and have fun. She is a lying Communist getting drunk with a black man at night. Then she lies dead at the end of Book One. Her craziness, carelessness, and Communistic ideas killed her.
The most obvious point about Mary, is that she is misguided. She tries to feel for Bigger because of the way society is against him, but it is impossible. She thinks African Americans are a different being in my mind. She says, "They have so much emotion, what a people! What a people! if we could ever get them going...They've got spirit. they'll give the Party something it needs. And their songs- the spirituals! Aren't they marvelous?" (Wright 77) When Mary says this it seems like she thinks of blacks as materials and that she thinks blacks need help to start there life. She is generalizing the whole black race. She doesn't know anything about them. She only feels bad for them because her father is taking all their money and letting her spend it. Bigger doesn't feel connected at this point, "never were they on a common level." (Wright 72) He can't feel like she understand because she is white. She never will understand because she is rich and white. He is black and poor. Bigger wants to be white but he never will be. Kindness, carelessness, and misguidance characterize Mary, but by the time Bigger cuts her head off and throws her into the furnace her white ghost is only left to haunt him.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Native Son pages 34-62 Question 2nd period
Native Son pages 34-62 Question 2nd period
Bigger is a very confusing character to look at. He is "selling out" to the Dalton's, and he seems to be surrendering because of his attitude to the white Dalton's when he speaks to them, but when he is by himself in his room he seems to be destructive with his own fantasized dreams. Getting back to the idea of Bigger "selling out," he mentions many times that he is happy with his new life at the Dalton's because of all the new food, money, warmth, and the presence of a new different acting rich girl, Miss Dalton. he says, "She was rich, but she didn't act like she was rich...Maybe she was all right."(Wright 59) This quote symbolizes Bigger's thoughts towards Miss Dalton, he does not hate here like other rich girls because of the way she acts towards him. In a way he feels different, and on kind of a stretch, connected. He also says, "This is not going to be bad at all" (Wright 59), “There were a lot of new things I could get” (Wright 59), and "This would be an easy life" (Wright 59). All these quotes show that Bigger has been "sold out." In just a few hours he already seems to believe he is in a better life than before, he thinks its going to be easy, and that he knows he will be able to by many things. The fact that his whole mind has changed from, "terrible life as a black person" to "great life no matter the skin color." He surrenders whenever he is talking with one of the white folks by only saying, "Yessum" to every single order he gets. He says, "Ill be careful" (Wright 61) when she talks to him about the car. But when he is in his room he has the total opposite idea of being safe. He says, "What make of car was he to drive? He had not thought to look when Peggy had opened the garage door. He hoped it would be a Packard, or a Lincoln, or a Rolls Royce. Boy! Would he drive! Just wait! Of course, he would be careful when he was driving Miss or Mr. Dalton. But when he was alone he would burn up the pavement; he would make those tires smoke!” (Wright 59) This shows that Bigger seems to be surrendering to the Dalton's when he is talking to them face to face and he seems responsible, but when he is alone and is thinking in his fantasy world, he only thinks about himself and all responsibility is lost. Bigger is pretty happy with his new lifestyle and is ready to take advantage of what the Dalton's are giving him. He is in for a brand new journey with white people. Everything he does is on the line.
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Bigger is a very confusing character to look at. He is "selling out" to the Dalton's, and he seems to be surrendering because of his attitude to the white Dalton's when he speaks to them, but when he is by himself in his room he seems to be destructive with his own fantasized dreams. Getting back to the idea of Bigger "selling out," he mentions many times that he is happy with his new life at the Dalton's because of all the new food, money, warmth, and the presence of a new different acting rich girl, Miss Dalton. he says, "She was rich, but she didn't act like she was rich...Maybe she was all right."(Wright 59) This quote symbolizes Bigger's thoughts towards Miss Dalton, he does not hate here like other rich girls because of the way she acts towards him. In a way he feels different, and on kind of a stretch, connected. He also says, "This is not going to be bad at all" (Wright 59), “There were a lot of new things I could get” (Wright 59), and "This would be an easy life" (Wright 59). All these quotes show that Bigger has been "sold out." In just a few hours he already seems to believe he is in a better life than before, he thinks its going to be easy, and that he knows he will be able to by many things. The fact that his whole mind has changed from, "terrible life as a black person" to "great life no matter the skin color." He surrenders whenever he is talking with one of the white folks by only saying, "Yessum" to every single order he gets. He says, "Ill be careful" (Wright 61) when she talks to him about the car. But when he is in his room he has the total opposite idea of being safe. He says, "What make of car was he to drive? He had not thought to look when Peggy had opened the garage door. He hoped it would be a Packard, or a Lincoln, or a Rolls Royce. Boy! Would he drive! Just wait! Of course, he would be careful when he was driving Miss or Mr. Dalton. But when he was alone he would burn up the pavement; he would make those tires smoke!” (Wright 59) This shows that Bigger seems to be surrendering to the Dalton's when he is talking to them face to face and he seems responsible, but when he is alone and is thinking in his fantasy world, he only thinks about himself and all responsibility is lost. Bigger is pretty happy with his new lifestyle and is ready to take advantage of what the Dalton's are giving him. He is in for a brand new journey with white people. Everything he does is on the line.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Faulkner's Noble Peace Prize Acceptance
In “That Evening Sun,” by William Cuthbert Faulkner, Nancy represents a character who is full in heart and spirit. She is married and has had an affair with another man, but she accepts what she has done and proud of who she is. The children in the story say, “I ain’t a nigger,” (Faulkner 170) multiple times and disrespect Nancy because of her skin color, but she stands strong and shows courage. Even though she accepts what she has done, and believes what she has done came from her heart, she pissed Dilsey off by cheating on him. He threatens to kill her and does not say when or where. The overall feeling of the story shifts and now mental conflicts start to arise in Nancy. She is very scared now, which represents the responsibility Nancy has to take for her actions, as a writer takes for his or her writings.
In the lines, “he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past” from Faulkners acceptance speech, “That Evening Sun” puts forth these emotions and feelings into characters. In the short story Mr. Compson represents the the pity, compassion, and hope for Nancy. Nancy represents courage, pride, and sacrifice. As the story moves on, Nancy looses all of her strong feelings and so does Mr. Compson. The one night the children do not walk her home she loses everything, including her life to the killing of her husband.
Faulker leaves us with a cliffhanger at the end of “That Evening Sun.” We don’t know if Nancy is killed or lives on. It is for the audience to decide. I think she died because she was in a such terrible state, that death would fit as the most proper ending. For others, maybe she lived or started off a new life. Related to Faulker’s speech, writers have the responsibility to write what comes out of their heart, on the other hand, readers have the responsibility to interpret stories and react with their “own” emotions or feelings. That's why Faulkner leaves us with no ending in, “That Evening Sun,” he wants the reader to decide the ending. He wants us to use our heart to choose an ending that fits our personal self's. Faulkner wants us to use our imagination to choose an ending we want.
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In the lines, “he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past” from Faulkners acceptance speech, “That Evening Sun” puts forth these emotions and feelings into characters. In the short story Mr. Compson represents the the pity, compassion, and hope for Nancy. Nancy represents courage, pride, and sacrifice. As the story moves on, Nancy looses all of her strong feelings and so does Mr. Compson. The one night the children do not walk her home she loses everything, including her life to the killing of her husband.
Faulker leaves us with a cliffhanger at the end of “That Evening Sun.” We don’t know if Nancy is killed or lives on. It is for the audience to decide. I think she died because she was in a such terrible state, that death would fit as the most proper ending. For others, maybe she lived or started off a new life. Related to Faulker’s speech, writers have the responsibility to write what comes out of their heart, on the other hand, readers have the responsibility to interpret stories and react with their “own” emotions or feelings. That's why Faulkner leaves us with no ending in, “That Evening Sun,” he wants the reader to decide the ending. He wants us to use our heart to choose an ending that fits our personal self's. Faulkner wants us to use our imagination to choose an ending we want.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
A Clean Well Lighted Place-Hemingway-Joey Guerra- 2nd period
"A Clean Well Lighted Place" Questions
Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. I agree that the adaptation given in the video is appropriate to match the video. Both have a "clean well lighted place" and a sense of loneliness present in a character. The video only portrays people in the cafe to have an Irish accent and exaggerates a glamorous visual interpretation of the cafe.
2. The film is true and accurate to Hemingway's life story. His existential-nihilistic ideas in the story and film included the ideas of suicide, facing death, loneliness, nothing(nada), alcohol, and lack of faith in God. These ideas are produced through the old man in the film and represents an accurate example of not only Hemingway, but a Hemingway "hero." Like Hemingway's writings, the film is produced simply, but has much deeper meaning behind it.
3. I really enjoyed watching the production because it really feels different to watch then read. I felt like I could understand what was going on better in the movie than in the writing because it was put forth clearer. I liked the Irish accents, the random conversations about not important elements, and the way the ideas of God and suicide were put into the story. I liked how the ideas were presented and feel there is no need for a change.
4. Hemingway's story was definitely easier to watch than read. When reading his stories I feel it is hard to imagine the point he s trying to put forth. When watching it, the colors, emotions, and characters are there to see and are easier to understand. The images in the movie are still complicated to completely understand, but again, are much easier to comprehend than Hemingway's simple, hidden writing. The filmmakers did a great job presenting the story on film. The message of Hemingway comes through the film easier because seeing something actually happen on screen is easier than imagining it on ones own screen in ones head from reading. The images were were created thoroughly, but simple; easy, but deep.
5. I would have changed the colors in the movie to only red and black to represent the terrible relationship with God. I would put the old man in a wheel chair to show how badly his emotion has affected him. I would also change the Irish speaking to Spanish speaking so it would match the writing and would remove the piano intro in the beginning because it sounds like pure crap and has nothing to do with Hemingway's message.
6. The actors in the movie were not the best, but were not that bad. They didn't put across Hemingway's message of emotion clearly and didn't act very well. I personally liked the Irish accents, but in order to match the writing of Hemingway I would change them to Spanish accents.
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Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. I agree that the adaptation given in the video is appropriate to match the video. Both have a "clean well lighted place" and a sense of loneliness present in a character. The video only portrays people in the cafe to have an Irish accent and exaggerates a glamorous visual interpretation of the cafe.
2. The film is true and accurate to Hemingway's life story. His existential-nihilistic ideas in the story and film included the ideas of suicide, facing death, loneliness, nothing(nada), alcohol, and lack of faith in God. These ideas are produced through the old man in the film and represents an accurate example of not only Hemingway, but a Hemingway "hero." Like Hemingway's writings, the film is produced simply, but has much deeper meaning behind it.
3. I really enjoyed watching the production because it really feels different to watch then read. I felt like I could understand what was going on better in the movie than in the writing because it was put forth clearer. I liked the Irish accents, the random conversations about not important elements, and the way the ideas of God and suicide were put into the story. I liked how the ideas were presented and feel there is no need for a change.
4. Hemingway's story was definitely easier to watch than read. When reading his stories I feel it is hard to imagine the point he s trying to put forth. When watching it, the colors, emotions, and characters are there to see and are easier to understand. The images in the movie are still complicated to completely understand, but again, are much easier to comprehend than Hemingway's simple, hidden writing. The filmmakers did a great job presenting the story on film. The message of Hemingway comes through the film easier because seeing something actually happen on screen is easier than imagining it on ones own screen in ones head from reading. The images were were created thoroughly, but simple; easy, but deep.
5. I would have changed the colors in the movie to only red and black to represent the terrible relationship with God. I would put the old man in a wheel chair to show how badly his emotion has affected him. I would also change the Irish speaking to Spanish speaking so it would match the writing and would remove the piano intro in the beginning because it sounds like pure crap and has nothing to do with Hemingway's message.
6. The actors in the movie were not the best, but were not that bad. They didn't put across Hemingway's message of emotion clearly and didn't act very well. I personally liked the Irish accents, but in order to match the writing of Hemingway I would change them to Spanish accents.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Chapter 9 pages 163-180 Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. Chapter 9 pages 163-180
2. Chapter 9 Summary
The chapter begins with many reporters and crime investigators crowding around the death scene of Gatsby and Wilson at Gatsby's house. Nick feels that Gatsby does not deserve to be alone, Nick wants to "get somebody" for him. He contactsWolfshiem, but he chooses not to get involved; then he calls Daisy, but finds out that they have left out of town. After the calls Henry Gatz shows up. (Gatsby's dad) Henry spends most of the day exploring Gatsby's house and seems very proud and honored to have such a successful son. As the day continues, calls keep coming in for Gatsby, but when Nick tells the callers that Gatsby is dead, they all hang up and do not want to get involved. At the funeral only Nick, Henry, Gatsby's servants, and owl eyes show up. Within the next week Nick talks to Tom and runs into Jordan. Jordan tells him that she is engaged, and Tom said he had to tell Mr. Wilson the truth. But the truth was wrong.
3. Henry Gatz
3a. “It was Gatsby’s father, a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed, bundled up in a long cheap ulster against the warm September day. His eyes leaked continuously with excitement, and when I took the bag and umbrella from his hands he began to pull so incessantly at his sparse gray beard that I had difficulty in getting off his coat." Page 167
3b. Mr. Gatz is not wealthy, he is old, and helpless, but on the other hand he is also a happy, loving, and caring person. He seems very proud of what his son accomplished. He said he knew he would be this successful because of the brain power he showed as a child.
3c. Mr. Gatz represents a person who has achieved the American Dream. He represents what all people should try to accomplish when starting new. Even though he is not rich, he has happiness. Gatsby had the rich part, but was never happy. It is significant that Gatsby spent tons of money on a bunch of people, trying to attain happiness and Daisy, but the only person that truly loved Gatsby was his father, which did not even know Gatsby was rich until he came to see him dead. I feel Gatsby and his father are the most connected throughout the book, even though Mr. Gatz is never mentioned until the last chapter he is one the only one who loves Gatsby in the present, and he is one of the few who doesn't leave him alone.
4. "Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead." page 172
This quote signifies that once someone dies there is no point of feeling for them because when someone is dead they do not feel. Mr. Wolfsheim suggests that when someone dies everyone must leave them alone, for they are alone experiencing the road of death. He believes that he is showing Gatsby respect by not turning up to his funeral, but that is also an illusion. In his heart, he knows he has disrespected Gatsby. But he believes in the illusion. He believes he is right. And he won't do anything to change that. Also showing friendship when someone is alive is harder then when someone is dead.
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2. Chapter 9 Summary
The chapter begins with many reporters and crime investigators crowding around the death scene of Gatsby and Wilson at Gatsby's house. Nick feels that Gatsby does not deserve to be alone, Nick wants to "get somebody" for him. He contactsWolfshiem, but he chooses not to get involved; then he calls Daisy, but finds out that they have left out of town. After the calls Henry Gatz shows up. (Gatsby's dad) Henry spends most of the day exploring Gatsby's house and seems very proud and honored to have such a successful son. As the day continues, calls keep coming in for Gatsby, but when Nick tells the callers that Gatsby is dead, they all hang up and do not want to get involved. At the funeral only Nick, Henry, Gatsby's servants, and owl eyes show up. Within the next week Nick talks to Tom and runs into Jordan. Jordan tells him that she is engaged, and Tom said he had to tell Mr. Wilson the truth. But the truth was wrong.
3. Henry Gatz
3a. “It was Gatsby’s father, a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed, bundled up in a long cheap ulster against the warm September day. His eyes leaked continuously with excitement, and when I took the bag and umbrella from his hands he began to pull so incessantly at his sparse gray beard that I had difficulty in getting off his coat." Page 167
3b. Mr. Gatz is not wealthy, he is old, and helpless, but on the other hand he is also a happy, loving, and caring person. He seems very proud of what his son accomplished. He said he knew he would be this successful because of the brain power he showed as a child.
3c. Mr. Gatz represents a person who has achieved the American Dream. He represents what all people should try to accomplish when starting new. Even though he is not rich, he has happiness. Gatsby had the rich part, but was never happy. It is significant that Gatsby spent tons of money on a bunch of people, trying to attain happiness and Daisy, but the only person that truly loved Gatsby was his father, which did not even know Gatsby was rich until he came to see him dead. I feel Gatsby and his father are the most connected throughout the book, even though Mr. Gatz is never mentioned until the last chapter he is one the only one who loves Gatsby in the present, and he is one of the few who doesn't leave him alone.
4. "Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead." page 172
This quote signifies that once someone dies there is no point of feeling for them because when someone is dead they do not feel. Mr. Wolfsheim suggests that when someone dies everyone must leave them alone, for they are alone experiencing the road of death. He believes that he is showing Gatsby respect by not turning up to his funeral, but that is also an illusion. In his heart, he knows he has disrespected Gatsby. But he believes in the illusion. He believes he is right. And he won't do anything to change that. Also showing friendship when someone is alive is harder then when someone is dead.
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