Thursday, January 14, 2010

Subplots: Nick and Jordan

Type of conflict: Person vs. Person

Inciting event: meets Jordans at Gatsby's party
With her date because she is smarter than he is so she has the upper hand.

Raising Action: Nick asks Jordan out
Nick remembers a rumor about jordans cheating in a golf tournament, but doesn't care though he claims that Jordans is incurably dishonest.
Jordans says Ittakes two to make an accident and the she likes nick becasue he is careful, while she is not.
Nick realizes the needs to offical break is off with some girl, and tennis player, back home
Jordan tells nick the back story about Gatsby and Daisy and Nick and Daisy
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Type of conflict: Person vs society, Person Vs. Slef
Conflict: Gatsby has spent five years trying to earn grand riches so he can win Daisy back. He is slightly disillusioned by the memory of Daisy and wants the past to be relived. Part of the conflict is that he is unacceptable by part of society because he is new money, he hasn't been educated at a grand University and his money is "gangster" money. the other part of his conflict is that he is existing in a dream and beliefs all he has to do is present himslef to Daisy and She'll say, "Tomi never loved you." and run away with Gatsby back to Louisville to live happily ever after

Exposition: Nick sees Gatsby alone in his yard with his hands stretched out across the water at the green light at the end of the dock. He is reaching for Daisy's house

Inciting: Nick accepts Gatsby's invitation to come to Gatsby's party

Raising Action Nick meets Gatsby and begins to learn about Gatsb'y past
Gatsby calls on nick

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