The Great Gatsby Review

Personality and demeanor

Those who take advantage of him

To learn the bond buisness and make money

East egg is old money. West egg is new money.

He is very rich, 30 years old, football hero at Yale.

Very athletic, powerful body, arrogant, cruel.

She has a "low, thrilling voice"...

there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget..." musical voice, low and alluring voice

She is a professional golfer, and Nick has heard "a critical, unpleasant story" about her but he can't remember what it is.

Gatsby seems quiet and in deep thought.

He is looking at the green light across the water on the dock of Daisy's house. He is trembling with emotion.

light at the end of the tunnel, future goal for Gatsby, yearning for something that is out of reach

Tom and George: Tom is rich, physically strong, manipulative, and is the villain in the novel; George is weak, "spiritless", poor.

Daisy and Myrtle: Myrtle is heavy, sensuous, lower-class, load and vivacious; Daisy is small and and, quiet, feels Tom's money will always protect her, does not live in reality in regards to her marriage and her daughter

a. working class: Myrtle, George Wilson's wifeb. middle class: The McKeesc. upper class: Tom

He is not from the upper class. He has many tastes and advantages of the upper class, but not the money.

He is not poor, though, as his father was a successful business man.

They are part of Tom and Myrtle's social circle in the novel. They share traits with Nick: boredom, a contempt for people of a lower social order, a concern (or lack of concern) for money, and an affinity for alcohol.

They are mentioned several times.

The eyes always seem to be observing or staring at what is going on. They "see" Nick and Tom, Wilson's repair shop, and seem to "oversee" the "valley of ashes." The eyes are blue, in contrast to the omnipresent grey.

He shows contempt for rude behavior.

Gatsby speaks to him and invites him to try out a "hydroplane," but Nick is unaware that it is actually Gatsby's chauffeur.

It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it

During WWI, they were both in the Third Division in France.

At the time, Oxford was the college that the upper class in England attended. Presumably, Americans who went there are also from wealthy, socially prominent families. Gatsby must not fit Jordan's image of an Oxford man, which is that of a wealthy and polished gentleman, who behaves gracefully and speaks fluently.

He does not drink, and he seems to stay aloof from almost everyone. Rather than dancing, singing, and partying, his behavior becomes more correct as the evening progresses.

Nick's statements in the novel should represent the truth as he observed it. He is not trying to cover up or distort anything.

It is a popular place with free food, drinks, and amusement.

It is also a place to associate with the wealthy in society.

Gatsby has very little to say, so it is hard to establish a relationship with him or become interested in him.

That words and the image he is trying to create are trite.

They must have appeared in countless romantic or adventure novels.

Gatsby seems to have a romantic aspect to his personality and a tendency to depend on overused phrases.

The medal from Montenegro and the picture from Oxford seem to convince Nick that Gatsby is telling the truth "Then it was all true."

He is an acquaintance of Gatsby and a gambler.

He and Gatsby seem to know some of the same people. While Wolfsheim does not appear to be an educated man, he is, apparently, clever. He is, in Gatsby's words, "...

the man who fixed the 1919 World Series". He is Jewish, a wheeler and a dealer, who has underworld and business connections. His character is based on an actual person, Arnold Rothstein, who allegedly masterminded the fixing of the World Series. See "Eight Men Out"

While it is not quite revealed yet, Gatsby is in love with Daisy, Tom Buchanan's wife.

She gets drunk, cries, and talks about breaking off her engagement to Tom and returning the expensive pearls he has given her. She considers not even getting married to Tom.

Presumably, it is from Gatsby, and he is probably speaking of his love for her.

At the end of the chapter, they seem to be very close.

At first, she seems as tense as Gatsby and just as "embarrassed." She has cried at some time during Nick's absence and attempts to hide the tears. Her throat is "full of aching, grieving beauty," presumably because of the conversation with Gatsby. Overall, she seems pleased with the meeting and is still fond of Gatsby.

He is proud of his shirts because they represent his wealth, like his house, his cars, and his parties.

It seems to be an emotional reaction to this reunion with Gatsby, more so since she had been crying earlier. Daisy is overwhelmed that Gatsby has constructed this mountain of expensive shirts just for her to see. She is also upset at this moment, that she married Tom. Possibly, there is an element of regret that she did not wait any time for Gatsby to make his fortune.

Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.

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The unavailability of Daisy - nearby, but unattainable, barely approachable-seemed to be contained within the glow of the light. It sustained Gatsby, both as a symbol of Daisy and of the hope that they could recapture the love they once had.

Gatsby had moved across the bay from Daisy and spent a great deal of energy dreaming about her, but realistically, his chances of being reunited with her must have seemed remote. The green light had been close to her, previously, as Gatsby is now.

Now that his dream has been realized, the green light becomes just a light and is no longer a symbol for Gatsby.

For however brief a time, the girl is with him again, so he no longer needs to sustain himself with symbols.

perhaps my presence made them feel more satisfactorily alone."

Over the five years, Gatsby has idealized Daisy so much that she could not possibly live up to his image of her. She truly is a creation of his "illusion" of Daisy.

His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people; his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all." This description is, of course, Nick's as supplied by Gatsby. Certainly, Gatsby's parents were never as ambitious, exciting and glamorous as he would have liked, but objectively they may not be as ordinary as Gatsby describes them to Nick.

he's had the name ready for a long time." because he thinks it a more glamorous name than his own. When he rows out to Dan Cody's yacht, he uses it for the first time.

He apparently imagines himself as the wealthy, glamorous, suave, sophisticated man of the world, the idealized Jay Gatsby he attempts to be in the "present" of the novel.

represented all the beauty and glamour of the world."

Somehow, Ella Kaye cheats him out of it.

Tom is sincere, and obviously believes in a double standard of behavior.

That he, of all people in the book, says this and does not see the irony in it can probably be attributed to a combination of limited intelligence and arrogance

Besides the time she spends with Gatsby, she does not like it. Her and Tom think its too West Egg: loud singing and crazy dancing, too many "new money" people, too many ethnic people

Gatsby has the money and some of the airs of old money, but he does not have the values. Because of his wealth, Gatsby imagines himself as a social equal to anyone in the room, including Tom.

Gatsby expects Daisy to know that he loves her; she should leave Tom so that she and Gatsby can be together and get married.

Nick's view is that people cannot repeat the past at all. Gatsby, on the other hand, believes that the past can be repeated by "fixing everything the way it was before." This view is foolish, since people and circumstances change drastically in five years; money cannot restore emotions that existed earlier.

Tom appears short-tempered, and Daisy is on edge. In this heat, the smallest frustration can anger any one of them.

He sees the look in her eyes, and he realizes that Daisy actually loves Gatsby.

Tom feels pity for Wilson and maybe he will give Wilson the car so he does

As she looks from the window, Nick notes, "... that her eyes wide with jealous terror, were fixed.

..on Jordan Baker, whom she took to be [Gatsby's] wife."

Gatsby's eyes "floated toward [Daisy." Dr.

T.J. Eckleburg's eyes "came into sight" and later "kept their vigil." Wilson gazed "hollow-eyed" at Gatsby's car.

In a program for former officers, he attended Oxford for five months.

She is tired of his philandering and his passing it off as a "little spree."

It could be the final act of her safe marriage if she were to say what Gatsby wants her to say. It would force her to change her life. As she admits, "It wouldn't be true": There was a time when she did love Tom.

It is part of Gatsby's attempt at controlling his world. If he can persuade Daisy to renounce any feelings of love for Tom, she will become part of Gatsby's dream, creation, and possessions. Daisy accuses Gatsby of "want[ing] too much." If he had not insisted on her renouncing of all affection for Tom, possibly she could have gone with Gatsby.

Tom says Gatsby's drugstores sell illegal alcohol.

He also says that Gatsby has "something on now." Tom's friend Walter Chase, who gave him the incriminating evidence, did not say what it is.

She withdraws into herself, away from Gatsby. She will not leave Tom for Gatsby.

It comes through a flashback, part of the "inquest," at which Michaelis testifies.

He wants Wilson to know he was not driving the yellow car since it was the one that involved in the accident.

He is crying as they drive off.

Nick seems disgusted by all of them, including Jordan. Gatsby only cares about Daisy.

Daisy, not Gatsby, was driving the car.

They are sitting opposite each other. Tom, talking intently, puts his hand on Daisy's, and once in a while, she looks up at him and nods in agreement. "They weren't happy...and yet they weren't unhappy either.

There was an unmistakeable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together." There certainly seems to be an agreement between the two that they will remain together, despite any interference of Gatsby or any difficulties caused by the accident. Their money and their power will prevail.

Nick believes that the affair between Daisy and Gatsby is finished based on the kitchen scene from the previous chapter.

Apparently, Gatsby is feeling vulnerable. Psychologically, guilt may be making him feel as if he Homework to confess something, so he chooses to reveal his past; he needs to talk, knowing that he cannot defeat Tom in the quest for Daisy. He ".

..told it to me because 'Jay Gatsby' had broken up like a glass against Tom's har

In the uniform of an army officer, all men look equal, socially. The uniform presents him as someone with potential.

He is drawn by her beauty, her home, and the fact that many men love her. Gatsby has always viewed life, and everything in it, in terms of worth.

They only spent a month together and were falling deeper in love every minute of that time.

Fitzgerald describes things through the senses: Sound-"groaning foghorn"; visual-"star shine";

Nick believes that the dream and the world he entered is finished, and he feels that Gatsby suspects the same.

Nick must know that the Buchanans are not worth the trouble and heartbreak that they have brought Gatsby.

Nick thinks of Jordan the same way he thinks of the Buchanans. At this point, he cannot bring himself to see her and the life style that she represents.

Nick narrates the flashback in an omniscient style; he includes small details and explains Wilson's thinking at that point.

Before her death, Wilson had taken Myrtle to the window, "and I said 'God knows what you've been doing...You may fool me, but you can't fool God!'" In front of Wilson were the giant eyes, observing all that happened.

As Gatsby is lying on an inflatable raft in his pool looking at an "unfamiliar sky," Wilson shoots him.

Wilson then takes his own life

He kills Gatsby because he is under the impression that Gatsby has had an affair with Myrtle and killed her, possibly deliberately, in the accident. Without Myrtle, it must seem to him as if he has no more reason to live.

Nick has been Gatsby's only friend. Wolfsheim and Gatsby were business associates, but Wolfsheim does not want to get involved in Gatsby's death because it could be bad for business.

The note seems very detached from any emotion, despite words to the contrary.

Someone calls and Nick answers. Thinking Nick is Gatsby, the caller begins explaining about a bond deal that ended in an arrest. When Nick says that Gatsby is dead, the caller hangs up.

This was probably the next big deal Gatsby was to be involved in.

No one wants to be associated with Gatsby because there was something illegal about him.

Gatz set a strict schedule and program for himself; self improvement was the immediate goal with success in life being the ultimate goal.

No, he did not really expect her to.

He praises the stability and continuity.

They are careless people who smash things up and then retreat back into their money. He cannot forgive them or like them, but it seems pointless to hate them since they are unaware of everything except themselves, and hatred would serve no purpose.

It represents the rich, full future of our dreams "that year by year recedes before us," almost graspable at the beginning, but always beyond reach.

You are all a lost generation

Disillusioned with American society so they eft for Paris

Abuses of the gilded age exposedUptown Sinclair/ Ida Tarbell 19th amendmentIndustrial reformWWI League of Nations

Literary and artistic movement that emerged in the early 1900s and flourished for 20 years

Americans living abroad

Act of describing of creating a character

The vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

Emotional attitude toward the reader of subject impelled by literary tone

Central message or perception about the life revealed in a literary work

In 1925 by Fitzgerald

No, critical but not commercial

Upper middle class. Prep school. Princeton, but didn't graduate.

In the army and never went over seas

This side of paradise : 1920

Zelda, they met when stationed in Arizona

Socialite life. Lived in the roaring 20s with parties and they traveled.

Moved to Paris.

Schizophrenia

Screenplays

Heart attack at age 44

The Jazz age