on the great gatsby.docx

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onthegreatgatsby

myquestions:

whoistherealgatsby?

（whatdidhedoinlifeandhowdidhegettowhereheistoday?

）

whoisresponsibleforgastby'sdeath?

whydoesthenarratorsayaboutgatsby?

whydidhelikegatsby?

-----timesinthemoviethattalksaboutthis.thedialogue.

WhoisGatsby?

26:

30otherpeople

1:

40Tom

36:

30Gatsbytalksabouthimself

1:

08realstory

WhatdoesGatsbythinkaboutthepast?

1:

20:

20sayingnotothepast

1:

21:

40JayandDaisy'sPast

WhatisGatsbygivingupwhenhekissesDaisy?

1:

21:

40

ThegreatGatsby

youhaveamachineinwhichyoucouldgotoanypointinthebookandyouareallowedtointeractwithonecharacterbutnooneandnothingelse?

howyousaveGatsbylife?

whydoesnickadmireGatsbysomuchmorethantherest?

WhatisGatsbygivingupwhenhekissesher?

Why?

howcanGeorgewilsonbesaidtosymbolizetheamericandream?

SuggestedEssayQuestions

AnalyzeFitzgerald'sconceptionoftheAmericanDream.Doesheviewitastotallydead,orisitpossibletoreviveit?

IsNickareliablenarrator?

Howdoeshispointofviewcolortherealityofthenovel,andwhatfactsoroccurenceswouldhehaveavestedinterestinobscuring?

Tracetheuseofthecolorwhiteinthenovel.Whendoesitfalsifyasenseofinnocence?

Whendoesitsymbolizetrueinnocence?

Doaclosereadingofthedescriptionofthe"valleyofashes."HowdoesFitzgeraldusereligiousimageryinthissectionofthenovel?

WhatdoesthegreenlightsymbolizetoGatsby?

ToNick?

HowdoesFitzgeraldjuxtaposethedifferentregionsofAmerica?

DoeshewritemorepositivelyabouttheEastortheMidwest?

WhatisthedistinctionbetweenEastandWestEgg?

Howdoesonebridgethegapbetweenthetwo?

InwhatwaysareWilsonandGatsbysimilar?

Disimilar?

WhoisNickmoresympatheticto?

HowdoesFitzgeraldtreatNewYorkCity?

WhatispermissibleintheurbanspacethatistabooontheEggs?

IsTommostresponsibleforGatsby'sdeath?

Daisy?

Myrtle?

Gatsbyhimself?

Givereasonswhyorwhynoteachcharacterisimplicatedinthemurder.

TheGreatGatsbySummary

WhileTheGreatGatsbyisahighlyspecificportraitofAmericansocietyduringtheRoaringTwenties,itsstoryisalsoonethathasbeentoldhundredsoftimes,andisperhapsasoldasAmericaitself:

amanclawshiswayfromragstoriches,onlytofindthathiswealthcannotaffordhimtheprivilegesenjoyedbythosebornintotheupperclass.ThecentralcharacterisJayGatsby,awealthyNewYorkerofindeterminateoccupation.GatsbyisprimarilyknownforthelavishpartieshethrowseachweekendathisostentatiousGothicmansioninWestEgg.Heissuspectedofbeinginvolvedinillegalbootleggingandotherunderworldactivities.

Thenarrator,NickCarraway,isGatsby'sneighborinWestEgg.NickisayoungmanfromaprominentMidwesternfamily.EducatedatYale,hehascometoNewYorktoenterthebondbusiness.Insomesense,thenovelisNick'smemoir,hisuniqueviewoftheeventsofthesummerof1922;assuch,hisimpressionsandobservationsnecessarilycolorthenarrativeasawhole.Forthemostpart,heplaysonlyaperipheralroleintheeventsofthenovel;hepreferstoremainapassiveobserver.

UponarrivinginNewYork,Nickvisitshiscousin,DaisyBuchanan,andherhusband,Tom.TheBuchanansliveintheposhLongIslanddistrictofEastEgg;Nick,likeGatsby,residesinnearbyWestEgg,alessfashionablearealookeddownuponbythosewholiveinEastEgg.WestEggishometothenouveauriche,peoplewholackestablishedsocialconnections,andwhotendtovulgarlyflaunttheirwealth.LikeNick,TomBuchanangraduatedfromYale,andcomesfromaprivilegedMidwesternfamily.Tomisaformerfootballplayer,abrutalbullyobsessedwiththepreservationofclassboundaries.Daisy,bycontrast,isanalmostghostlikeyoungwomanwhoaffectsanairofsophisticatedboredom.AttheBuchanans's,NickmeetsJordanBaker,abeautifulyoungwomanwithacold,cynicalmanner.Thetwolaterbecomeromanticallyinvolved.

JordantellsNickthatTomhasbeenhavinganaffairwithMyrtleWilson,awomanwholivesinthevalleyofashes,anindustrialwastelandoutsideofNewYorkCity.AftervisitingTomandDaisy,NickgoeshometoWestEgg;there,heseesGatsbygazingatamysteriousgreenlightacrossthebay.Gatsbystretcheshisarmsouttowardthelight,asthoughtocatchandholdit.

TomBuchanantakesNickintoNewYork,andonthewaytheystopatthegarageownedbyGeorgeWilson.WilsonisthehusbandofMyrtle,withwhomTomhasbeenhavinganaffair.TomtellsMyrtletojointhemlaterinthecity.Nearby,onanenormousbillboard,apairofbespectacledblueeyesstaresdownatthebarrenlandscape.Theseeyesonceservedasanadvertisement;now,theybroodoverallthatoccursinthevalleyofashes.

Inthecity,TomtakesNickandMyrtletotheapartmentinMorningsideHeightsatwhichhemaintainshisaffair.There,theyhavealuridpartywithMyrtle'ssister,Catherine,andanabrasivecouplenamedMcKee.TheygossipaboutGatsby;CatherinesaysthatheissomehowrelatedtoKaiserWilhelm,themuch-despisedrulerofGermanyduringWorldWarI.Themoreshedrinks,themoreaggressiveMyrtlebecomes;shebeginstauntingTomaboutDaisy,andhereactsbybreakinghernose.Theparty,unsurprisingly,comestoanabruptend.

NickCarrawayattendsapartyatGatsby'smansion,whereherunsintoJordanBaker.Attheparty,fewoftheattendeesknowGatsby;evenfewerwereformallyinvited.Beforetheparty,NickhimselfhadnevermetGatsby:

heisastrikinglyhandsome,slightlydandifiedyoungmanwhoaffectsanEnglishaccent.GatsbyaskstospeaktoJordanBakeralone;aftertalkingwithGatsbyforquitealongtime,shetellsNickthatshehaslearnedsomeremarkablenews.Shecannotyetshareitwithhim,however.

Sometimelater,GatsbyvisitsNick'shomeandinviteshimtolunch.Atthispointinthenovel,Gatsby'soriginsareunclear.HeclaimstocomefromawealthySanFranciscofamily,andsaysthathewaseducatedatOxfordafterservingintheGreatWar（duringwhichhereceivedanumberofdecorations）.Atlunch,GatsbyintroducesNicktohisbusinessassociate,MeyerWolfsheim.Wolfhsheimisanotoriouscriminal;manybelievethatheisresponsibleforfixingthe1919WorldSeries.

GatsbymysteriouslyavoidstheBuchanans.Later,JordanBakerexplainsthereasonforGatsby'sanxiety:

hehadbeeninlovewithDaisyBuchananwhentheymetinLouisvillebeforethewar.Jordansubtlyintimatesthatheisstillinlovewithher,andshewithhim.

GatsbyasksNicktoarrangeameetingbetweenhimselfandDaisy.Gatsbyhasmeticulouslyplannedtheirmeeting:

hegivesDaisyacarefullyrehearsedtourofhismansion,andisdesperatetoexhibithiswealthandpossessions.Gatsbyiswoodenandmanneredduringthisinitialmeeting;hisdearestdreamshavebeenofthismoment,andsotheactualreunionisboundtodisappoint.Despitethis,thelovebetweenGatsbyandDaisyisrevived,andthetwobeginanaffair.

Eventually,NicklearnsthetruestoryofGatsby'spast.HewasbornJamesGatzinNorthDakota,buthadhisnamelegallychangedattheageofseventeen.ThegoldbaronDanCodyservedasGatsby'smentoruntilhisdeath.ThoughGatsbyinheritednothingofCody'sfortune,itwasfromhimthatGatsbywasfirstintroducedtoworldofwealth,power,andprivilege.

Whileouthorsebackriding,TomBuchananhappensuponGatsby'smansion.TherehemeetsbothNickandGatsby,towhomhetakesanimmediatedislike.ToTom,Gatsbyispartofthe"newrich,"andthusposesadangertotheoldorderthatTomholdsdear.Despitethis,heaccompaniesDaisytoGatsby'snextparty;there,heisexceedinglyrudeandcondescendingtowardGatsby.NickrealizesthatGatsbywantsDaisytorenounceherhusbandandhermarriage;inthisway,theycanrecovertheyearstheyhavelostsincetheyfirstparted.Gatsby'sgreatflawisthathisgreatloveofDaisyisakindofworship,andthathefailstoseeherflaws.Hebelievesthathecanundothepast,andforgetsthatDaisy'sessentiallysmall-mindedandcowardlynaturewaswhatinitiallycausedtheirseparation.

AfterhisreunionwithDaisy,Gatsbyceasestothrowhiselaborateparties.TheonlyreasonhethrewsuchpartieswasthechancethatDaisy（orsomeonewhoknewher）mightattend.DaisyinvitesGatsby,NickandJordantolunchatherhouse.InanattempttomakeTomjealous,andtoexactrevengeforhisaffair,DaisyishighlyindiscreetaboutherrelationshipwithGatsby.SheeventellsGatsbythatsheloveshimwhileTomisinearshot.

AlthoughTomishimselfhavinganaffair,heisfuriousatthethoughtthathiswifecouldbeunfaithfultohim.Heforcesthegrouptodriveintothecity:

there,inasuiteatthePlazaHotel,TomandGatsbyhaveabitterconfrontation.TomdenouncesGatsbyforhislowbirth,andrevealstoDaisythatGatsby'sfortunehasbeenmadethroughillegalactivities.Daisy'srealallegianceistoTom:

whenGatsbybegshertosaythatshedoesnotloveherhusband,sherefuseshim.TompermitsGatsbytodriveDaisybacktoEastEgg;inthisway,hedisplayshiscontemptforGatsby,aswellashisfaithinhiswife'scompletesubjection.

OnthetripbacktoEastEgg,GatsbyallowsDaisytodriveinordertocalmherraggednerves.PassingWilson'sgarage,DaisyswervestoavoidanothercarandendsuphittingMyrtle;sheiskilledinstantly.NickadvisesGatsbytoleavetownuntilthesituationcalms.Gatsby,however,refusestoleave:

heremainsinordertoensurethatDaisyissafe.GeorgeWilson,drivennearlymadbythedeathofhiswife,isdesperatetofindherkiller.TomBuchanantellshimthatGatsbywasthedriverofthefatalcar.Wilson,whoh