"Notes on The Great Gatsby" chapter 7.

Chapter 7: * Gatsby ends all of his parties (which were set primarily to impress Daisy). He also fires his servants, in order to prevent gossip and replaces them with people that are connected to Meyer Wolfshiem. * Nick joins Tom and Daisy in East Egg for lunch and finds Gatsby and Jordan there. * Gatsby discovers that Daisy has a daughter and is stunned. * Gatsby and Daisy cannot hide their love for one another. As Tom leaves the room, Daisy approaches Gatsby and kisses him. * Tom discovers the emotions shared between Daisy and Gatsby as Gatsby stares passionately at Daisy at the table. * They all decide to go to New York City due to boredom. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom, whereas Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom's car. * When travelling to New York City, Tom stops at Wilson's garage and learns that Wilson has discovered his wife's unfaithfulness; however Wilson does not know who the lover is and plans to move her to the West. * Conflict between Tom and Gatsby is made open and their confrontation over Daisy brings to the surface the troubling features of both characters. - Tom accuses Gatsby of lying about attending Oxford and asks about his intentions for Daisy. This causes conflict as Gatsby reveals what Daisy is feeling (Daisy loves Gatsby and not Tom). This shows that Gatsby's obsession with recovering the past with Daisy as he orders Daisy to tell

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The Great Gatsby - Chapter 3

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 3 In chapter three Nick tells us about the first party he attends at Gatsby's one friday night. He sees himself as the only guest who was actually been invited by Gatsby's chauffeur earlier in the morning. He describes all preparation on fridays before the party and on mondays after the party, e.g. gardeners cleaning Gatsby's property (p.37-39) Arriving at the party Nick doesn't know anyone he could talk to and can't even find the host, so decides to stop at the bar, where, a little later, he welcomes Jordan Baker. They end up in a conversation with three men and two girls talking about rumors about Gatsby (p.40/41). After a short time they leave the group to look for Gatsby, since they haven't met him yet. They don't find Gatsby, but the library, where Jordan and Nick meet a drunk man talking about the realism of the books. Leaving the house and sitting down on a table, Nick meets Gatsby, not knowing it is him (p.44). Gatsby, an elegant, young man with tanned skin and short hair, invites him to a short trip with his new hydroplane in the next morning. Gatsby leaves and after Nick has learned Jordan's rumors about him, they see him standing all alone on the steps of his backyard. When his butler delivers Gatsby's message to Jordan, that he wants to talk to her, Nick, alone, goes back into the house to observe young ladies and old men

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The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1

Read the beginning of the novel chapter 1 up to page 12 "Tom Buchanan in his riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch." How effective do you find this as an introduction to Great Gatsby. In your response you should pay close attention to voice, language and style. The Great Gatsby was written by F Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, and is set during 1922, a period tinged with moral failure of a society obsessed with class and privilege. Fitzgerald presents us with the conflict between the illusion and the reality of the American dream. The novel begins in the present tense, and is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, the narrator and moral centre of the novel. His tale is told in retrospect. Nick Carraway is a young man from the Mid West, introducing himself as a graduate of Yale and a veteran of World War One. He begins the first chapter by relaying his father's advice: "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the same advantages as you've had." He states that he is also "inclined to reserve all judgement" about people and be a tolerant listener; who is entrusted with people's secrets. This encourages him to withhold formulating opinions about people until he gets to know them, demonstrating his caution. Nick puts himself forward explicitly, as someone with an above average "sense of

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Great Gatsby, chapter eight essay

English - Great Gatsby Practice Exam Essay Look again at chapter 8. Then, respond to the tasks. i) What do we learn about Wilson in this chapter? ii) How does Fitzgerald tell the story in this chapter? iii) Some critics see "The Great Gatsby" as a novel shaped by time and place, and, therefore, extremely modern. What do you think? What do we learn about Wilson in this chapter? First, the reader learns more information about Wilson's character and how the death of Myrtle had affected him, showing his love for her, while "George Wilson rocked himself back and forth on the couch inside". This suggests how deeply distressed he is; he is mourning her and trying to come to terms with what has happened. Also, Wilson "flinched and began to cry", this suggests his deep grieving. From this we can also infer that Wilson loves his wife dearly, as he is the only character in the novel who grieves over Myrtle. Secondly, Wilson starts to behave erratically as he is in deep shock, he mutters to himself and at last spoke and said that he took Myrtle to the window just before she died and told her how "God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God". This infers that he strongly suspects that his wife was having an affair. The "dog-leash" and the broken nose that she had the previous month is evidence of the affair. Also,

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The Great Gatsby. CHAPTER 7 The communication of this invitation through Gatsby suggests initially to Nick that something was up.

CHAPTER 7 The communication of this invitation through Gatsby suggests initially to Nick that 'something was up'. The air tension is increased by Fitzgerald's use of pathetic fallacy: the weather is "Hot!...Hot!...Hot!" so that it, like the atmosphere in the chapter 'hovered on the edge of combustion'. It is almost the last day of summer, appropriately. There is a feeling that the last chance for Gatsby; that the darker days of autumn and winter are on their way; that things are drawing to a close with the demise of the summer. The telephone call received by Tom at luncheon (from Mrs.Wilson) adds to the air of expectancy and tension. It is also the first time the reader has seen all of the main characters of the play gathered together, adding to the idea that the climax is due soon. Daisy and Jordan's skin is powdered over, suggesting a papering over of cracks, and the falsity of the situation. Nick contemplates 'the scalloped ocean and the abounding blessed isles', almost palpably desiring an escape. Daisy's public kissing of Gatsby, suggests that she is ready to make the relationship public, but her 'clogging' on the fireplace suggests an almost hysterical desperation. Tom notes the change in the footing of their relationship, as Daisy exchanges apparently trivial comments that betray their intimacy : "you always look so cool". His response to this is an attempt to

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Chapter One of Great Gatsby

Write about the ways in which Fitzgerald tells the story of the Great Gatsby in Chapter One... The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald during the 1920's, a period renowned for the moral failure of a society fixated with class and privilege. This obsession was dubbed "The American Dream" and through the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald presents us with the conflict between the illusion and reality of the dream. Chapter one is very significant as it lays the foundations for the conflict and essentially prepares the reader for upcoming events. The novel begins in the present tense and is told through Fitzgerald's mouthpiece, Nick Carraway. It quickly becomes obvious to the reader that Nick is the narrator and moral focus of the story. His narration begins with some self-analysis, desperately trying to pin down pertinent aspects of his character. He relays his father's advice, to show tolerance towards others, and to reserve judgement, adding that 'reserving judgement is a matter of infinite hope.' This self-analysis that begins the account confirms to the reader that Nick is also a participant in the story as well as a narrator. He has his own specific characteristics. As the novel progresses we learn more about his character, soon discovering that Nick Carraway is an intelligent young man from the Mid West, introducing himself as a 'graduate from Yale' and a veteran

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Great Gatsby Chapter 5 notes

Great Gatsby Chapter Five Why might Ch. 5 be described as a pivotal chapter? • Ch. 5 reveals just how long Gatsby has been dreaming about rekindling his romance with Daisy - 5 years. Before this point we have been gradually getting to know Gatsby not fully sure of who he is and from here the reader follows his downward spiral as 'his count of enchanted diminished by one'. • This chapter also makes Gatsby's dream a reality and it is clear that because the chasm between the dream and the reality has become so great that the dream, his idyllic, perfect image of Daisy is doomed to fail and disappoint him. The past and the passage of time is a dominant force in this novel. When is it brought up in this chapter? Think about symbolism here. • ' "It's too late!" ' Gatsby exclaims. This is highly significant to his desperate attempts to repeat the past, to conjure up the Daisy he knew five years ago. • '...the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously...whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place' This symbolises/represents Gatsby's vain attempts to stop the passage of time in order to retrieve the past. You should also note that it is a 'defunct mantelpiece clock'. It does not work. It has stopped at one moment in time just as Gatsby's life has stopped. He is trapped in the past, fuelled only by his over-elaborate dream -

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Great Gatsby Chapter 6 notes

CHAPTER 6 "He smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly ...picking his words with care." How does this description of Gatsby relate to what we find out now in CH. 6? • Nick's attitude to Gatsby is ambiguous. Here two images of Gatsby are presented: the eternal romantic, charming and eloquent gentleman; the other is uncultured, common bordering on ridiculous, who is careful in not revealing his social deficiencies: "...this quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness." Significantly, in CH. ^ it is revealed that Jay Gatsby, ostentatious and glamorous is, in fact, James Gatz - much more common. 'Jay Gatsby' is, therefore, his own creation. • This passage from CH. 3 highlights just how precarious this self-constructed image is - how utterly dependent it is on the impression of the observer and his/her ability to enter into Gatsby's world of make-believe and invention. It is worth noting that Fitzgerald chose his characters' names with care - a 'gat' is a slang term for a pistol, and so Gatsby's name is an effective pun at a time of bootlegging and gangsters, and indeed foreshadows how he is killed. "The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God - a phrase which if it means anything, means just that - and he must be about His

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The Great Gatsby Commentary on Chapter 9

The Great Gatsby Commentary on Chapter 9 In The Great Gatsby, Chapter 9, the last chapter of the novel, is used by Fitzgerald to create a sense of finality for the reader suggesting "the party was over". Fitzgerald repeats the word "last" to do this, which relates to Nick's, the narrator, end to his experience with Gatsby. Nick is writing two years after the events with Gatsby, showing that a substantial amount of his life has passed, with Gatsby still fresh in his mind. However, as Nick is a self conscious narrator, writing a time after the event, the information presented to the reader could be biased, as shown by Nick who thinks of him self as "one of the few honest people that I have ever known". Therefore, the reader does not receive a clear picture of the events that occur in Long Island, which Fitzgerald uses to create the theme of disillusion throughout the novel. On the other hand, Nick as a writer can be seen as isolated, just as Gatsby was throughout his life, due to the extravagant parties with non-invited strangers and a friendless funeral. Fitzgerald therefore emphasizes Gatsby's hopeful obsession of meeting Daisy ever again, by hoping she would attend his materialistic parties, however by his death, he was only described as a "poor son-of-a-bitch". The reader feels that Gatsby was indeed this as he had dedicated part of his life in trying to reignite his love

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Notes on "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 4,5,6 and 7

Chapter 4 There are more rumours about Gatsby. Rumors such as if he was a criminal, a bootlegger, a German general those who where very evil, that he had killed a man, and that he was a German spy. The people going to Gatsby’s parties were rich people, depressed, with different industries, with low morality, there were some who had gone to jail and these people drank a lot of alcohol. Nick went to have llunch with Gatsby. Gatsby looked after Nick with a luxurious car. Gatsby looked kind of nervous (p.70). Gatsby knew that Nick knew about the rumours. With gatsby’s car he wanted to showoff, it was yellow. Gatsby said that he was born in the middle west like Nick, he came from a wealthy family and he was educated in oxfrod. Nick doesnt believe him. Gatsby wanted to forget something that had happened to him in the past. He also said that he was like a prince and then he had to go to war. Nick started to believe Gatsby because he showed him a picture. Gatsby did not respect rules. Nick met gatsby talking with mr wolffhiem, he was a gumbler that fixed to win always, he was a jew with large head, a flat nose and he was old. We worked with gatsby in business. Nick was disappointed because it was jordan who was going to tell him all the story love of Gatsby with Daisy. When tom was introduced to Gatsby by Nick, gatsby was embarrased because he still loved Daisy. In

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