Return of Gatsby's Parties
This chapter start by a reporter coming to Gatsby asking Gatsby to give him a statement, any statement. Then Nick goes into telling Gatsby's true back story and how he really had gotten his money. Gatsby has always lived in a dream, but was born into a poor family, with his parents being "shiftless and unsuccessful farm people." At age 17 he had created the imagionary life any 17-year old boy would want, to him, he was son of God, and was faithful to this conception to the end. Living in Michigan, for years he worked as a clam digger, and a salmon fisher on Lake Superior, anything that brought him food and bed. He also learned of women at an early age, but he was still unhappy at night, and each night he would and on to his fantacy life until he fell asleep. Gatsby then attended college but only stayed two weeks because it did not live up to his dream and he didn't like being a janitor, which was his way to pay for college. Back at Lake Superior, Gatsby noticed Dan Cody's yacht, which represented all the beauty and glamour in the world, so Gatsby Oared out to it and met the rich Dan Cody. Cody took Gatsby aboard and gave him a job. Gatsby worked for Cody for 5 years until Cody died. It is because of Cody that Gatsby does not drink, Gatsby was also left 250,000 dollars that he lost do to legal reasonings. But Gatsby did recieve the appropriate education, that helped him in his success.
Nick tells use this nowso we know the truth about Gatsby, and then Nick goes into a story about one sunday afternoon when Nick and Mr. and Mrs. Sloane rode up to Gatsby's house on horse back. They all have a quick convorsation and Gatsby has been invited over to Daisy and Tom's house for dinner. they are a little ineasy inviting him because he is not from old money and so he would not fit into the crowd. That Saturday, Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby's parties. all night, Daisy and Gatsby hung out and danced together. Gatsby also makes fun of Tom, calling him the polo player. At the end of the night, Gatsby tells Nick that he his going to fix everything just the way it was before. Gatsby needed to figure out a moment in his past to go back to that would fix everything now.
(Flash back)
It was one autum night, 5 years ago and Gatsby was with Daisy and they were walking down the street. They came to a stop and Gatsby kissed Daisy, ending this chapter.
Gatsby is an invention of james Gatzs
People who were never, but ended up to be very important: Alexander Hamliton- singley set up the banks of america, got us out of debt after the revolution
Abraham Lincoln
Motif- Eyes and looking through someone elses eye, Owl- eye, Time, stopping time, trying to live in past, Three O'clock in the Morning walts
Symbol- Fairies- dreams, unreality, Yacht- to Gatsby it is a symbol of all the beauty and glamour in the world. Horse back- Safety, The kiss between Gatsby and Daisy- locking Gatsby in the time and dream of his forever.
Aullision- Lutheran college of St. Olaf's in southern Minnesota, Three O'Clock In The Morning, Fox trot
Gatsby calls everyone "Old Sport" -type of familiality, part of the connection of the establish ment
Sports: tennis, gold, pollo, and football- old sport
Characters: Dan Cody, and old man the was Gatsby's boss and who taught him everything. Tom Buchanan: Husband of Daisy, Doesn't like Daisy running around, people who cross Tom usually get hurt. Mr and Mrs. Sloane- friends of Tom's, invite Gatsby to dinner, rich from old money, examples of the super rich. Miss Baedecker- Really drunk women, a wreck, some of the people that come to Gatsby's party and are out of control.
Mr. Sloane doesn't like Gatsby or have him at the party because he is an Outsider and seem to be and embarresment because he is not of old money
Falling short of his dream, or the american dream because he is not of old money and can't fit in.
West Egg- New Money, Birth if dreams, wild west anything can happen, reinveent or recreat themselves
James Gatz (Jay Gatsby) self made man
Dan Cody mentor (Nevada Silver mines, yukon) Self made man
St. Olaf- not a name, unknown
Yacht- Tuolomee- To all of Me
East Egg- Old money, Birth of Dreams
the "monster"
14 years ago
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