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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Monday, February 14, 2011
Chapter 8 Pages 147-162 Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. Chapter 8 pages 147-162
2. Chapter 8 Summary
The chapter starts off with Nick going to visit Gatsby once he arrives home from watching over Daisy from her front yard. When Nick arrives he suggests that Gatsby leaves town for a while because the police know the style of the car that killed Myrtle. After his suggestion, Gatsby starts telling Nick about his past life with Daisy. He shares the stories about how she and him were in deep love with each other, and how she was very rich and perfect, while he was poor and had nothing. Daisy had plenty of men chasing her around, but over all of them she chose Gatsby. But when Gatsby went to war he was gone for too long; Daisy could not wait for him and she decided to start dating again. She met Tom Buchanan, he was rich, handsome, and could be there for Daisy. While this was happening Gatsby was sent to Oxford in stead of being sent home. When he was released he fled back to try and find Daisy. He never did. So Daisy eventually married Tom and had put Gatsby out of her love life. After the conversation, Gatsby's gardener comes in and says he is going to drain the pool, but Gatsby wants him to wait until tomorrow because he wants to be in it one more time before the season ends. Then Nick leaves, but the last words he says are, "They're a rotten crowd . . . You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."(Page 154) When Nick gets on his train Jordan calls him and their conversation is simple and awkward, silence on the phone leads to one of them hanging up. Then Fitzgerald shifts the story to George Wilson and Michaelis. Michaelis is trying to involve George in conversation, but George won't stop talking about how he will find the murderer of his wife. After many hours, Michaelis goes home and sleeps, when he returns George is gone. He has headed to Gatsby's house. He finds Gatsby laying in the pool on a mattress and George is sure Gatsby killed his wife. So George shoots Gatsby in the pool and then shoots himself nearby in the grass. Nick and Gatsby's servants find them both dead.
3. Catherine
3a. "Catherine must have broken her rule against drinking that night, for when she arrived she was stupid with liquor and unable to understand that the ambulance had already gone to Flushing. When they convinced her of this, she immediately fainted, as if that was the intolerable part of the affair." (page 136)
"Catherine was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty, with a solid, sticky bob of red hair, and a complexion powdered milky white. Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face."(page 30)
3b. Catherine is a fake who lives with another girl in a hotel. She doesn't care that Myrtle is having an affair with George and Tom at the same time, rather she enjoys what Myrtle is doing and simply benefits from it. She represents a careless person who doesn't have a plan for their life ahead of them.
3c. She plays a significant role in allowing us to understand Tom's feelings about Myrtle and how he is still trying to maintain a relationship with Daisy. She represents one of the people in the story who knows exactly what is going on. Very few characters in the book know the details and the truth because everyone is lying to others and to themselves. When she arrives at her sisters death she faints because she knows she could have prevented the death. She knew everything about the relationships between the characters. If she didn't just sit around and benefit from her sister cheating on George, maybe Myrtle wouldn't have died.
4. "They're a rotten crowd . . . You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."(Page 154)
In the beginning of the book I liked Gatsby, then during the middle I hated him, now I have the same thought as Nick and don't think he turned out that bad. He is way better then any of their other disappointing cheaters in the book. Rather than having multiple affairs like Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle, he is just trying to accomplish his life long dream. All he wants his Daisy's love. The compliment that Nick makes is completely true about him. Even though Gatsby has been involved in illegal activities and he been made up of many harsh rumors, he doesn't represent a bad person. He is the only person in the book who knows what he wants when he is older. He is confident he will get it, but in the end I think he got what he wanted. He got Daisy's love, he in a way took a bullet for her because he took the blame for Myrtle's death. Even though he is dead, his life is complete.
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2. Chapter 8 Summary
The chapter starts off with Nick going to visit Gatsby once he arrives home from watching over Daisy from her front yard. When Nick arrives he suggests that Gatsby leaves town for a while because the police know the style of the car that killed Myrtle. After his suggestion, Gatsby starts telling Nick about his past life with Daisy. He shares the stories about how she and him were in deep love with each other, and how she was very rich and perfect, while he was poor and had nothing. Daisy had plenty of men chasing her around, but over all of them she chose Gatsby. But when Gatsby went to war he was gone for too long; Daisy could not wait for him and she decided to start dating again. She met Tom Buchanan, he was rich, handsome, and could be there for Daisy. While this was happening Gatsby was sent to Oxford in stead of being sent home. When he was released he fled back to try and find Daisy. He never did. So Daisy eventually married Tom and had put Gatsby out of her love life. After the conversation, Gatsby's gardener comes in and says he is going to drain the pool, but Gatsby wants him to wait until tomorrow because he wants to be in it one more time before the season ends. Then Nick leaves, but the last words he says are, "They're a rotten crowd . . . You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."(Page 154) When Nick gets on his train Jordan calls him and their conversation is simple and awkward, silence on the phone leads to one of them hanging up. Then Fitzgerald shifts the story to George Wilson and Michaelis. Michaelis is trying to involve George in conversation, but George won't stop talking about how he will find the murderer of his wife. After many hours, Michaelis goes home and sleeps, when he returns George is gone. He has headed to Gatsby's house. He finds Gatsby laying in the pool on a mattress and George is sure Gatsby killed his wife. So George shoots Gatsby in the pool and then shoots himself nearby in the grass. Nick and Gatsby's servants find them both dead.
3. Catherine
3a. "Catherine must have broken her rule against drinking that night, for when she arrived she was stupid with liquor and unable to understand that the ambulance had already gone to Flushing. When they convinced her of this, she immediately fainted, as if that was the intolerable part of the affair." (page 136)
"Catherine was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty, with a solid, sticky bob of red hair, and a complexion powdered milky white. Her eyebrows had been plucked and then drawn on again at a more rakish angle but the efforts of nature toward the restoration of the old alignment gave a blurred air to her face."(page 30)
3b. Catherine is a fake who lives with another girl in a hotel. She doesn't care that Myrtle is having an affair with George and Tom at the same time, rather she enjoys what Myrtle is doing and simply benefits from it. She represents a careless person who doesn't have a plan for their life ahead of them.
3c. She plays a significant role in allowing us to understand Tom's feelings about Myrtle and how he is still trying to maintain a relationship with Daisy. She represents one of the people in the story who knows exactly what is going on. Very few characters in the book know the details and the truth because everyone is lying to others and to themselves. When she arrives at her sisters death she faints because she knows she could have prevented the death. She knew everything about the relationships between the characters. If she didn't just sit around and benefit from her sister cheating on George, maybe Myrtle wouldn't have died.
4. "They're a rotten crowd . . . You're worth the whole damn bunch put together."(Page 154)
In the beginning of the book I liked Gatsby, then during the middle I hated him, now I have the same thought as Nick and don't think he turned out that bad. He is way better then any of their other disappointing cheaters in the book. Rather than having multiple affairs like Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle, he is just trying to accomplish his life long dream. All he wants his Daisy's love. The compliment that Nick makes is completely true about him. Even though Gatsby has been involved in illegal activities and he been made up of many harsh rumors, he doesn't represent a bad person. He is the only person in the book who knows what he wants when he is older. He is confident he will get it, but in the end I think he got what he wanted. He got Daisy's love, he in a way took a bullet for her because he took the blame for Myrtle's death. Even though he is dead, his life is complete.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Chater 7 pages 113-147 Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. Chapter 7 pages 113-147
2. Chapter 7 Summary
The chapter starts off with Nick going to Gatsby's house because he is worried about Gatsby. Nick is worried because Gatsby hasn't thrown any parties in a while and has hired a whole new group of servants for his house because the last ones were involved with too much gossip. The next day Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan go to Daisy and Tom's house to escape the heat. When they arrive there Daisy shows Gatsby her child and he acts in an awkwardly manner when the child goes up to him. After a couple drinks Daisy suggests that they go into the city. On the way Nick, Jordan, and Tom stop for gas at Wilson's. He tells them that he is leaving in a couple days with Myrtle because he knows she is having an affair with another man.When they get there they get a room at the Plaza hotel. By this time Tom knows whats going on between Daisy and Gatsby. Tom then starts asking Gatsby question about his life and starts calling him a fraud. Then there is a big argument about who Daisy loves no and loved before. As the argument inflames, Nick and Gatsby leave together. Then Jordan, Nick, and Tom leave, but on the way home they discover that Myrtle has been hit and killed by a car. After all the commotion everyone meets at Tom's house. When Nick is leaving he finds Gatsby hiding in a bush in case Tom abuses Daisy. As they talk Gatsby tells him that Daisy was driving the car when they hit Myrtle, but he will take the blame for it. And this day is Nick birthday, but other than that this day has screwed up everything for everyone.
3. Michaelis
3a. "The young Greek, Michaelis, who ran the coffee joint beside the ashheaps was the principle witness at the inquest. He had slept through the heat until five, when he strolled over to the garage, and found George Wilson sick in his office." Page 136
3b. Michaelis is a helpful and charitable person in the novel who comforts Wilson after the accident. He has common sense, wit, and care.
3c. Michaelis's role in the novel is to represent one of the few people who is charitable. He also witnessed the accident involving Myrtle. He tells the policeman and Wilson that the car was yellow, which is the car that Tom is supposed to sell to Wilson the next day. He adds suspense to the novel because he makes the accident a huge deal by actually knowing the color of the car. Without Michaelis Tom would be let off the hook. Even though Tom did not hit Myrtle, he was the man having an affair with her and he cause Daisy to drive away from him earlier in the city. When the chapter comes to an end, Michaelis, Nick, and Jordan are the only people who are not in deep trouble or a depressed state.
4. "Her voice is full of money" Page 120
This quote stuck out to me because it defines so much about Daisy. She has been provided for all of her life, she has grown up with rich folks all her life, and she has been living a care-free life. Her voice represents Jordan, Gatsby, and Tom. They are all very rich and Nick finds it hard to talk with them. Daisy is cocky and just is a spoiled rich golden daughter of a king. Everyone wants her. But she is so rapped up in the illusion of love that the illusion will never become reality, and if the love does not become reality Gatsby would have wasted his life for nothing.
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2. Chapter 7 Summary
The chapter starts off with Nick going to Gatsby's house because he is worried about Gatsby. Nick is worried because Gatsby hasn't thrown any parties in a while and has hired a whole new group of servants for his house because the last ones were involved with too much gossip. The next day Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan go to Daisy and Tom's house to escape the heat. When they arrive there Daisy shows Gatsby her child and he acts in an awkwardly manner when the child goes up to him. After a couple drinks Daisy suggests that they go into the city. On the way Nick, Jordan, and Tom stop for gas at Wilson's. He tells them that he is leaving in a couple days with Myrtle because he knows she is having an affair with another man.When they get there they get a room at the Plaza hotel. By this time Tom knows whats going on between Daisy and Gatsby. Tom then starts asking Gatsby question about his life and starts calling him a fraud. Then there is a big argument about who Daisy loves no and loved before. As the argument inflames, Nick and Gatsby leave together. Then Jordan, Nick, and Tom leave, but on the way home they discover that Myrtle has been hit and killed by a car. After all the commotion everyone meets at Tom's house. When Nick is leaving he finds Gatsby hiding in a bush in case Tom abuses Daisy. As they talk Gatsby tells him that Daisy was driving the car when they hit Myrtle, but he will take the blame for it. And this day is Nick birthday, but other than that this day has screwed up everything for everyone.
3. Michaelis
3a. "The young Greek, Michaelis, who ran the coffee joint beside the ashheaps was the principle witness at the inquest. He had slept through the heat until five, when he strolled over to the garage, and found George Wilson sick in his office." Page 136
3b. Michaelis is a helpful and charitable person in the novel who comforts Wilson after the accident. He has common sense, wit, and care.
3c. Michaelis's role in the novel is to represent one of the few people who is charitable. He also witnessed the accident involving Myrtle. He tells the policeman and Wilson that the car was yellow, which is the car that Tom is supposed to sell to Wilson the next day. He adds suspense to the novel because he makes the accident a huge deal by actually knowing the color of the car. Without Michaelis Tom would be let off the hook. Even though Tom did not hit Myrtle, he was the man having an affair with her and he cause Daisy to drive away from him earlier in the city. When the chapter comes to an end, Michaelis, Nick, and Jordan are the only people who are not in deep trouble or a depressed state.
4. "Her voice is full of money" Page 120
This quote stuck out to me because it defines so much about Daisy. She has been provided for all of her life, she has grown up with rich folks all her life, and she has been living a care-free life. Her voice represents Jordan, Gatsby, and Tom. They are all very rich and Nick finds it hard to talk with them. Daisy is cocky and just is a spoiled rich golden daughter of a king. Everyone wants her. But she is so rapped up in the illusion of love that the illusion will never become reality, and if the love does not become reality Gatsby would have wasted his life for nothing.
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Chapter 6 pages 97-111 Joey Guerra 2nd period
1. Chapter 6 pages 97-111
2. Chapter 6 Summary
The chapter starts off with a reporter showing up at Gatsby's front door who questions him about rumors. We find out that Gatsby's real name is James Gatz. He is from North Dakota and one day meets a man named Dan Cody on lake superior. Gatsby was amazed by the wealth and richness that Cody's yacht embodied. After he met Cody, Gatsby was later assigned to be his assistant. Cody then dressed him up in fancy clothes, gave him everything he needed, and served as a role model. Cody gave Gatsby his present name.(Gatsby) After many years Cody died. His wife received all of the money, but Gatsby had received Cody's teachings. The the story shifts to the present and Nick goes to Gatsby's house for a drink. As he is there Tom arrives with Mr. and Mrs. Sloane. They talk and then decide to go to for dinner, but Nick goes home instead. Before they leave Gatsby invites Tom and his wife Daisy to come to his next party. He agrees. When Tom is at the party he thinks of Gatsby as a "bootlegger." This is very significant because he is the only one is the book so far to think of him like that. As Tom breaks off to go for the women, Gatsby and Daisy spend time together alone. But when the night ends Gatsby doesn't think Daisy had a good time and is worried about their relationship. Nick in a way is disgusted by how worried Gatsby is about the past.
3. Dan Cody
b. " He was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush for metal since seventy five. The transactions in Montana copper that made him many times a millionaire found him physically robust but on the verge of soft-mindedness, and, suspecting this, an infinite number of women tried to separate him from his money." (page 99)
b. "...a gray, florid man with a hard, empty face - the pioneer debauchee, who during one phase of American life brought back to the Eastern seaboard the violence of the frontier brothel and saloon."
c. Violent, alcoholic, rich, famous in a way, gray. He acted as a role model/dad to Gatsby.
d. Dan Cody's life led Gatsby's life. He taught him all about the richness, the trust, and the money. He taught Gatsby everything. He took him from of the shore and turned him into a millionaire. Gatsby would not have been successful without the help of Cody. The picture of him in Gatsby's room is so big because he represents a good chunk of Gatsby. At 18 Gatsby's life was turned around because of Cody, without him he would be nothing.
4. "You can't repeat the past." "Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can!"
(Gatsby 111)
This quote shows that Gatsby is not thinking realistically He believes he can change everything in the present to how it was in the past. He thinks as if life is a fairytale. He thinks money can buy everything. This quote stuck out to me because of the absurd way Gatsby is thinking, it shocked me. He also thinks of life as a clock. He thinks that the life goes in circles and will repeat itself. He doesn't think anything will change. Realistically though, Daisy is not the right match for Gatsby. He has wasted all of his life for his lover, he is completely crazy. It seems he only focuses on the past and the future. His life would be perfect with a time machine.
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2. Chapter 6 Summary
The chapter starts off with a reporter showing up at Gatsby's front door who questions him about rumors. We find out that Gatsby's real name is James Gatz. He is from North Dakota and one day meets a man named Dan Cody on lake superior. Gatsby was amazed by the wealth and richness that Cody's yacht embodied. After he met Cody, Gatsby was later assigned to be his assistant. Cody then dressed him up in fancy clothes, gave him everything he needed, and served as a role model. Cody gave Gatsby his present name.(Gatsby) After many years Cody died. His wife received all of the money, but Gatsby had received Cody's teachings. The the story shifts to the present and Nick goes to Gatsby's house for a drink. As he is there Tom arrives with Mr. and Mrs. Sloane. They talk and then decide to go to for dinner, but Nick goes home instead. Before they leave Gatsby invites Tom and his wife Daisy to come to his next party. He agrees. When Tom is at the party he thinks of Gatsby as a "bootlegger." This is very significant because he is the only one is the book so far to think of him like that. As Tom breaks off to go for the women, Gatsby and Daisy spend time together alone. But when the night ends Gatsby doesn't think Daisy had a good time and is worried about their relationship. Nick in a way is disgusted by how worried Gatsby is about the past.
3. Dan Cody
b. " He was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush for metal since seventy five. The transactions in Montana copper that made him many times a millionaire found him physically robust but on the verge of soft-mindedness, and, suspecting this, an infinite number of women tried to separate him from his money." (page 99)
b. "...a gray, florid man with a hard, empty face - the pioneer debauchee, who during one phase of American life brought back to the Eastern seaboard the violence of the frontier brothel and saloon."
c. Violent, alcoholic, rich, famous in a way, gray. He acted as a role model/dad to Gatsby.
d. Dan Cody's life led Gatsby's life. He taught him all about the richness, the trust, and the money. He taught Gatsby everything. He took him from of the shore and turned him into a millionaire. Gatsby would not have been successful without the help of Cody. The picture of him in Gatsby's room is so big because he represents a good chunk of Gatsby. At 18 Gatsby's life was turned around because of Cody, without him he would be nothing.
4. "You can't repeat the past." "Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can!"
(Gatsby 111)
This quote shows that Gatsby is not thinking realistically He believes he can change everything in the present to how it was in the past. He thinks as if life is a fairytale. He thinks money can buy everything. This quote stuck out to me because of the absurd way Gatsby is thinking, it shocked me. He also thinks of life as a clock. He thinks that the life goes in circles and will repeat itself. He doesn't think anything will change. Realistically though, Daisy is not the right match for Gatsby. He has wasted all of his life for his lover, he is completely crazy. It seems he only focuses on the past and the future. His life would be perfect with a time machine.
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Chapter 5 pages 81-96 Joey Guerra-2nd period
1. Chapter 5 pages 81-96
2. Chapter 5 Summary
When Nick arrives home during the evening he runs into Gatsby. Nick assures him that he will call Daisy the next day and ask her to come join them for tea. Meanwhile Gatsby offers Nick a easy job for money, but he declines. Then Nick calls Daisy and asks her to come over for some tea without Tom. She accepts. Before Daisy arrives Gatsby has flowers delivered and hires a man to cut Nick's grass. He wants everything to be perfect to impress Daisy. The day that she arrives, Gatsby expresses a notion of nervousness and unsureness. When the three are in Nicks house having tea, there is a feeling of awkwardness and embarrassment in the room. Nick escapes the room to leave Daisy and Gatsby alone. When he returns Gatsby has changed entirely. He is more comfortable and a sense of joy has entered the room now. As the night continues, Gatsby asks Daisy if she wants to go see his mansion. She agrees and is impressed by what he owns. AT one point she cries because of how beautiful his shirts are. At this point Gatsby has yet changed again. He expresses an emotion of wonder towards Daisy now. Once the chapter nears end, Nick departs home to leave the two alone.
3a. Mr. Klipspringer (page 94)
3b. "...an embarrassed slightly worn young man, with shell-rimmed glasses and scanty blond hair. He was now decently clothed in a sport shirt, open at the necks, sneakers, and duck trousers of nebulous hue."
3c. Plays the piano. Looked down upon by Gatsby. Attends his parties. Seems depressed and dissapointed about himself. Does liver exercises. Doesn't have much money.
3d. He represents one of Gatsby's friends who attends his parties. He is known as Gatsby's "boarder." His role shows how much power Gatsby has. At the end of the fifth chapter he orders Mr. Klipspringer around like a servant. He wakes him up and demands he plays the piano. This act by Gatsby shows how much respect and power he has attained from his party members. Even though Mr. Klipspringer is living off of Gatsby, Gatsby treats him terribly. Mr. Klipspringer is a poor, depressed, and represents a weird man. I think his role is to represent how good of a man Gatsby is because he is letting him basically live in his mansion. Other than that I have no idea why Mr. Klipspringer is in this chapter.
4. "They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn't know me at all."
(pg 96)
This quote shows how Gatsby only used Nick for Daisy. Now that he has Daisy at his house and feels comfortable with her there is no need for Nick anymore. Gatsby's attitude toward Nick at the end of this chapter shows how much of a jerk he is. This quote shocked me because before Daisy came Gatsby was sucking up to Nick and would do anything for him, but now it seems they are not even friends. After reading this chapter I completely hate Gatsby. He is trying to steal Tom's wife, he used Nick, he is too rich, and he is an evil man involved with illegal deals. He only has respect and friends because of his money. His character is corrupt. This quote is important in the book because it makes the reader realize that Gatsby is not good at all. Fitzgerald makes him look all great and as a reader you can't help but like him. But one the reader realizes the reality of the story and what Gatsby is really doing, the reader will hate him.
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2. Chapter 5 Summary
When Nick arrives home during the evening he runs into Gatsby. Nick assures him that he will call Daisy the next day and ask her to come join them for tea. Meanwhile Gatsby offers Nick a easy job for money, but he declines. Then Nick calls Daisy and asks her to come over for some tea without Tom. She accepts. Before Daisy arrives Gatsby has flowers delivered and hires a man to cut Nick's grass. He wants everything to be perfect to impress Daisy. The day that she arrives, Gatsby expresses a notion of nervousness and unsureness. When the three are in Nicks house having tea, there is a feeling of awkwardness and embarrassment in the room. Nick escapes the room to leave Daisy and Gatsby alone. When he returns Gatsby has changed entirely. He is more comfortable and a sense of joy has entered the room now. As the night continues, Gatsby asks Daisy if she wants to go see his mansion. She agrees and is impressed by what he owns. AT one point she cries because of how beautiful his shirts are. At this point Gatsby has yet changed again. He expresses an emotion of wonder towards Daisy now. Once the chapter nears end, Nick departs home to leave the two alone.
3a. Mr. Klipspringer (page 94)
3b. "...an embarrassed slightly worn young man, with shell-rimmed glasses and scanty blond hair. He was now decently clothed in a sport shirt, open at the necks, sneakers, and duck trousers of nebulous hue."
3c. Plays the piano. Looked down upon by Gatsby. Attends his parties. Seems depressed and dissapointed about himself. Does liver exercises. Doesn't have much money.
3d. He represents one of Gatsby's friends who attends his parties. He is known as Gatsby's "boarder." His role shows how much power Gatsby has. At the end of the fifth chapter he orders Mr. Klipspringer around like a servant. He wakes him up and demands he plays the piano. This act by Gatsby shows how much respect and power he has attained from his party members. Even though Mr. Klipspringer is living off of Gatsby, Gatsby treats him terribly. Mr. Klipspringer is a poor, depressed, and represents a weird man. I think his role is to represent how good of a man Gatsby is because he is letting him basically live in his mansion. Other than that I have no idea why Mr. Klipspringer is in this chapter.
4. "They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn't know me at all."
(pg 96)
This quote shows how Gatsby only used Nick for Daisy. Now that he has Daisy at his house and feels comfortable with her there is no need for Nick anymore. Gatsby's attitude toward Nick at the end of this chapter shows how much of a jerk he is. This quote shocked me because before Daisy came Gatsby was sucking up to Nick and would do anything for him, but now it seems they are not even friends. After reading this chapter I completely hate Gatsby. He is trying to steal Tom's wife, he used Nick, he is too rich, and he is an evil man involved with illegal deals. He only has respect and friends because of his money. His character is corrupt. This quote is important in the book because it makes the reader realize that Gatsby is not good at all. Fitzgerald makes him look all great and as a reader you can't help but like him. But one the reader realizes the reality of the story and what Gatsby is really doing, the reader will hate him.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Chapter 4 pages 61-80 Joey Guerra-2nd
1. Chapter 4 pages 61-80
2. Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 4 begins with Nick naming guests who have attended Gatsby's parties in the past. Then Gatsby's just shows up at Nick's house with no notice and says that he wants Nick to go to lunch with him in New York. On the way to the restaurant, Gatsby explains parts of his life; he tells Nick about his family dieing, where he moved around to, and what he achieved in the army. Not knowingly, Gatsby speeds on the road, and a cop pulls them over, but as the cop approaches the car all Gatsby shows is a white slip and he is let off the hook. When they get to the restaurant, Gatsby introduces Meyer Wolfsheim to Nick. He is a gambler that helped fix the World Series in 1919. After talking, Nick sees Tom and introduces Gatsby to him, but Gatsby walks away embarrassed. After, Nick then attends with Jordan, she explains everything that Gatsby said to her at the party and why she needs to talk to him. She explains that Gatsby only bought the big mansion to be closer to Daisey, and that he only has parties because he hopes she will show up to one. We also find out this chapter that the green light Gatsby stares at at night is Daisey's dock. Jordan also reveals a plan to Nick. Gatsby wants him to ask Daisey to come over for tea, then Gatsby will just show up at Nick's house and see how she will react to her lost love.
3a. Meyer Wolfsheim
3b. "A small, flat nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated either nostrils. After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half-darkness." (Page 69 Fitzgerald)
3c. Meyer is a friend of Gatsby who has a very small nose with small eyes. He is also a gambler who fixed the World Series of 1919. He seems rich and violent. Meyer represents a man Nick cannot trust.
3d. Meyer Wolfsheim's role puts a bigger mystery on Gatsby's character. Here we have Gatsby's friend who is involved illegal activities, and Gatsby is having lunch with him. This scene makes the reader think about Gatsby's character. Why would Gatsby be involved with this violent illegal character? There still is something besides Gatsby's love for Daisey that has not been revealed to the reader. Something that involves an illegal action. Meyer is a sign. Other than that Meyer is described with a small nose and eyes, meaning his actions are not seen or easy to identify. He is a man among the shadows.
4a. "I was a bridesmaid. I came into her room half an hour before the bridal dinner, and found her lying on her bed as lovely as the June night in her flowered dress - as drunk as a monkey. She had a bottle of Sauterne in one hand and a letter in the other." (page 76)
- This quote stuck out to me because it is so shocking. At one point, Daisey had a choice between Gatsby and Tom. She could have picked either one, but she chose Tom. In the quote Gatsby represents the letter, and Tom represents the Sauterne. It is very hard to believe that she had such a choice, but it seems she has made the wrong one. Will she go back and change what she has done and go for Gatsby? I hope so. Tom is a jerk.
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2. Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 4 begins with Nick naming guests who have attended Gatsby's parties in the past. Then Gatsby's just shows up at Nick's house with no notice and says that he wants Nick to go to lunch with him in New York. On the way to the restaurant, Gatsby explains parts of his life; he tells Nick about his family dieing, where he moved around to, and what he achieved in the army. Not knowingly, Gatsby speeds on the road, and a cop pulls them over, but as the cop approaches the car all Gatsby shows is a white slip and he is let off the hook. When they get to the restaurant, Gatsby introduces Meyer Wolfsheim to Nick. He is a gambler that helped fix the World Series in 1919. After talking, Nick sees Tom and introduces Gatsby to him, but Gatsby walks away embarrassed. After, Nick then attends with Jordan, she explains everything that Gatsby said to her at the party and why she needs to talk to him. She explains that Gatsby only bought the big mansion to be closer to Daisey, and that he only has parties because he hopes she will show up to one. We also find out this chapter that the green light Gatsby stares at at night is Daisey's dock. Jordan also reveals a plan to Nick. Gatsby wants him to ask Daisey to come over for tea, then Gatsby will just show up at Nick's house and see how she will react to her lost love.
3a. Meyer Wolfsheim
3b. "A small, flat nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated either nostrils. After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half-darkness." (Page 69 Fitzgerald)
3c. Meyer is a friend of Gatsby who has a very small nose with small eyes. He is also a gambler who fixed the World Series of 1919. He seems rich and violent. Meyer represents a man Nick cannot trust.
3d. Meyer Wolfsheim's role puts a bigger mystery on Gatsby's character. Here we have Gatsby's friend who is involved illegal activities, and Gatsby is having lunch with him. This scene makes the reader think about Gatsby's character. Why would Gatsby be involved with this violent illegal character? There still is something besides Gatsby's love for Daisey that has not been revealed to the reader. Something that involves an illegal action. Meyer is a sign. Other than that Meyer is described with a small nose and eyes, meaning his actions are not seen or easy to identify. He is a man among the shadows.
4a. "I was a bridesmaid. I came into her room half an hour before the bridal dinner, and found her lying on her bed as lovely as the June night in her flowered dress - as drunk as a monkey. She had a bottle of Sauterne in one hand and a letter in the other." (page 76)
- This quote stuck out to me because it is so shocking. At one point, Daisey had a choice between Gatsby and Tom. She could have picked either one, but she chose Tom. In the quote Gatsby represents the letter, and Tom represents the Sauterne. It is very hard to believe that she had such a choice, but it seems she has made the wrong one. Will she go back and change what she has done and go for Gatsby? I hope so. Tom is a jerk.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Chapter 3 pages 39-59 2nd period Joey Guerra
1. Chapter 3 pages 39-59
2. Chapter 3 Summary
The third chapter starts off with a description of Gatsby's fabulous parties. Nick always sees people leaving and going into his house at any different times of the day, who would borrow his cars, boats, and so on. Many people weren't even invited to Gatsby's parties went. After seeing many parties from his house, Nick receives a handwritten invitation from Gatsby to go to his nest party. As Nick searches for Gatsby during the party, he runs into Jordan Baker and pairs off with her for most of the night. After many drinks Nick sits down and starts a conversation with a man who fought in the war with him. After a couple minutes he reveals his name, which is Gatsby. Nick felt embarrassed about not recognizing him and was terribly sorry. Then Gatsby pulls Jordan aside for an hour and has a delightful conversation with her alone. When they come back Jordan is amazed on what she had heard and can't tell Nick what he said. Before Nick leaves Gatsby asks him if he wants to fly his hydroplane with him in the morning and he agrees. As everyone was leaving there was a car accident with a drunk man, it pretty much was a laughing matter. When Nick returns home, time passes by, and in that time Nick pretty much has a relationship with Jordan, works in New York, and goes to more parties. He also realizes that Jordan is "incurably dishonest," and says to himself that, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
Monday, January 31, 2011
Chapter 2 pages 23-38 Joey Guerra 2nd
1. Chapter 22 pages 23-38
2. Chapter 2 Summary
The chapter starts off with a description of the valley of ashes and an advertisement the the Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. As Tom and Nick are headed to New York, Tom forces Nick to get off the train to meet his Mistress, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is married to Mr. George B. Wilson, who is Jewish, and lies to him to go to an apartment with Tom. Since Nick has nothing else to do, and is practically forced by Tom to go, he goes. When they reach the apartment, Myrtle's sister Catherine comes over, as well as some friends Mr. and Mrs. McKee. Gatsby's name is brought up in conversation, but again is interrupted and forgotten. As Catherine and Nick talk, Catherine brings up the topic about Nick and Myrtle's marriages. She says that they both married the wrong people, but a divorce cannot happen because Tom's wife Daisey, is Catholic, meaning that a divorce is going against her religion and will not happen. As the night progresses, everyone is pretty drunk, including Nick, (Only second time getting drunk in lifetime) and Tom and Myrtle get into an argument about mentioning Daisey's name. Myrtle taunts Tom by saying"Daisey, Daisey, Daisey!" and then Tom punches her and breaks her nose. After this action packed scene, everyone starts to leave the apartment. Tom goes to Pennsylvania Station and falls asleep waiting for the four o'clock train.
3a. Mr. Wilson
3b). "He was a bold, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes."(pg. 25)
This quote shows that Mr. Wilson was happy to see Tom and Nick because another day with Myrtle is terrible.
3b). Myrtle says, "I married him because I thought he was a gentlemen,...I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." (pg. 34)
This quote shows how Mr. Wilson is looked at. He is looked as of if he is lower than Myrtle. He is considered a nothing now.
3c). George Wilson runs a garage and gas station in the valley of ashes and represents a figure that is the direct opposite of Myrtle and similar to Daisey. Without Myrtle he is nothing, and without Tom, Daisey is nothing. When we are introduced to Mr. Wilson's character, he is being ordered around by Myrtle, and he seems to do everything she says and accepts her powerful attitude. He is a Jewish gentlemen, but his spirit has been shredded to pieces because of marrying Myrtle. He is being abused in my opinion, but he won't do anything because his wife is the only thing he has left.
4. "The only picture was a hen sitting on a burred rock." (pg. 29)
This quote is significant because the hen and rock characterized Daisey and Tom. The rock is Daisey because she is nothing without the hen, which is Tom. The hen can leave whenever it wants and the rock won't move because it can't. Daisey is in that position of being stuck. In this case the hen is strong and has more strength then the rock, so Tom is able to push Daisey around and do whatever he pleases with her.
http://jg007kill.blogspot.com/ (Joey Guerra)
2. Chapter 2 Summary
The chapter starts off with a description of the valley of ashes and an advertisement the the Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. As Tom and Nick are headed to New York, Tom forces Nick to get off the train to meet his Mistress, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is married to Mr. George B. Wilson, who is Jewish, and lies to him to go to an apartment with Tom. Since Nick has nothing else to do, and is practically forced by Tom to go, he goes. When they reach the apartment, Myrtle's sister Catherine comes over, as well as some friends Mr. and Mrs. McKee. Gatsby's name is brought up in conversation, but again is interrupted and forgotten. As Catherine and Nick talk, Catherine brings up the topic about Nick and Myrtle's marriages. She says that they both married the wrong people, but a divorce cannot happen because Tom's wife Daisey, is Catholic, meaning that a divorce is going against her religion and will not happen. As the night progresses, everyone is pretty drunk, including Nick, (Only second time getting drunk in lifetime) and Tom and Myrtle get into an argument about mentioning Daisey's name. Myrtle taunts Tom by saying"Daisey, Daisey, Daisey!" and then Tom punches her and breaks her nose. After this action packed scene, everyone starts to leave the apartment. Tom goes to Pennsylvania Station and falls asleep waiting for the four o'clock train.
3a. Mr. Wilson
3b). "He was a bold, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes."(pg. 25)
This quote shows that Mr. Wilson was happy to see Tom and Nick because another day with Myrtle is terrible.
3b). Myrtle says, "I married him because I thought he was a gentlemen,...I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." (pg. 34)
This quote shows how Mr. Wilson is looked at. He is looked as of if he is lower than Myrtle. He is considered a nothing now.
3c). George Wilson runs a garage and gas station in the valley of ashes and represents a figure that is the direct opposite of Myrtle and similar to Daisey. Without Myrtle he is nothing, and without Tom, Daisey is nothing. When we are introduced to Mr. Wilson's character, he is being ordered around by Myrtle, and he seems to do everything she says and accepts her powerful attitude. He is a Jewish gentlemen, but his spirit has been shredded to pieces because of marrying Myrtle. He is being abused in my opinion, but he won't do anything because his wife is the only thing he has left.
4. "The only picture was a hen sitting on a burred rock." (pg. 29)
This quote is significant because the hen and rock characterized Daisey and Tom. The rock is Daisey because she is nothing without the hen, which is Tom. The hen can leave whenever it wants and the rock won't move because it can't. Daisey is in that position of being stuck. In this case the hen is strong and has more strength then the rock, so Tom is able to push Daisey around and do whatever he pleases with her.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Chapter 1 pgs 1-21-Joey Guerra-2nd
1. Chapter 1 pgs 1-21-Joey Guerra-2nd
2. Chapter 1 Summary
The chapter begins with Nick Carraway, the narrator, introducing us to what his father had taught and said to him during his childhood. He decides to leave his rich lifestyle in an old Midwestern city and rent a house in West Egg Village, Long Island, for a new adventure. As the chapter progresses Nick decided to travel to the East Egg Village, which is far more glamorous than where Nick is staying, and visit his cousin Daisy, who is married to a rich and very strong man Tom Buchannan. During dinner Jordan Baker tells Nick that Daisy and Tom are in a false marriage. As Nick leaves he is told that there are rumors around that he is engaged, which is false; and when he arrives back at his house he sees Mr. Gatsby disappear into the unquiet darkness.
3a. Tom Buchannan
-b) "He has changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body - he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous leverage - a cruel body. His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed."(pg. 7) This quote characterizes Tom as a wealthy, aggressive, and hulking figure.
-b) "It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things." (pg. 13) This quote shows Tom's racist behavior.
c) Overall Tom is a muscular, wealthy, racist, and not loyal man. He is a cheater and an outspoken person. He is an athletic football player, playing on two different fields.(women)
d) Tom's role in the novel, from reading chapter one, is to piss Nick off. Tom doesn't recognize/care about the work Nick does, he is cheating on Daisy, he is racist, cocky, strong, and sexist. He seems the total opposite of Nick. Tom's character will produce problems throughout the book. There is nothing good about him. Nick realizes how poorly Tom is acting and will hopefully do something about it. He also has a belief that Nick is getting married, which is untrue. This rumor also pisses Nick off. Tom is trouble in the novel.
4. Jordan Baker says, "And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." (pg 17) This quote stuck out to me because of the sexist meaning. It implies that the baby will only be a fool because it is a girl. The significance of this quote is that usually mom's are excited to have a baby girl of their own, but when Jordan had hers she turned her head away and cried. The only person being a fool is Jordan because she is so rapped up in what society accepts, that she looses the true meaning of life in her new baby. How could someone be so disappointed about something they created? Jordan has lost her pride and dignity in this part of the novel.
2. Chapter 1 Summary
The chapter begins with Nick Carraway, the narrator, introducing us to what his father had taught and said to him during his childhood. He decides to leave his rich lifestyle in an old Midwestern city and rent a house in West Egg Village, Long Island, for a new adventure. As the chapter progresses Nick decided to travel to the East Egg Village, which is far more glamorous than where Nick is staying, and visit his cousin Daisy, who is married to a rich and very strong man Tom Buchannan. During dinner Jordan Baker tells Nick that Daisy and Tom are in a false marriage. As Nick leaves he is told that there are rumors around that he is engaged, which is false; and when he arrives back at his house he sees Mr. Gatsby disappear into the unquiet darkness.
3a. Tom Buchannan
-b) "He has changed since his New Haven years. Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body - he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous leverage - a cruel body. His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed."(pg. 7) This quote characterizes Tom as a wealthy, aggressive, and hulking figure.
-b) "It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things." (pg. 13) This quote shows Tom's racist behavior.
c) Overall Tom is a muscular, wealthy, racist, and not loyal man. He is a cheater and an outspoken person. He is an athletic football player, playing on two different fields.(women)
d) Tom's role in the novel, from reading chapter one, is to piss Nick off. Tom doesn't recognize/care about the work Nick does, he is cheating on Daisy, he is racist, cocky, strong, and sexist. He seems the total opposite of Nick. Tom's character will produce problems throughout the book. There is nothing good about him. Nick realizes how poorly Tom is acting and will hopefully do something about it. He also has a belief that Nick is getting married, which is untrue. This rumor also pisses Nick off. Tom is trouble in the novel.
4. Jordan Baker says, "And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." (pg 17) This quote stuck out to me because of the sexist meaning. It implies that the baby will only be a fool because it is a girl. The significance of this quote is that usually mom's are excited to have a baby girl of their own, but when Jordan had hers she turned her head away and cried. The only person being a fool is Jordan because she is so rapped up in what society accepts, that she looses the true meaning of life in her new baby. How could someone be so disappointed about something they created? Jordan has lost her pride and dignity in this part of the novel.
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