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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Thursday, February 17, 2011
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.
http://jg007kill.blogspot.com/ (Joey Guerra)
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.
http://jg007kill.blogspot.com/ (Joey Guerra)
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."
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