Joseph Tawasha English 300 – 4th February 2, 2011 Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 4: pages 61-80
Nick starts the chapter off by naming all of the people who attended Gatsby’s parties for the duration of the summer. Nick then goes with Gatsby to have lunch in New York. On the way over, Gatsby excessively speeds and gets out of getting a ticket. While at lunch, Gatsby tells Nick part of his background. Gatsby says he went to Oxford, was born in San Francisco, hunted big game, and received several medals for World War I. Gatsby then introduces Nick to a man named Meyer Wolfsheim, who Nick later finds out fixed the 1919 World Series. Nick later sees Jordan, and she informs Nick of the conversation she had with Gatsby the night of the party. What Gatsby wanted really was Daisy. When he left for World War I, Daisy married Tom. The whole reason for Gatsby buying the mansion on West Egg is so he can be close to Daisy. The green light he stares at during the night is indeed the dock of Daisy’s home. Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over to Nick’s house for tea, and Gatsby will just drop in to meet her and show her his mansion.
Character: Jay Gatsby
I said to myself: “There’s the kind of man you would like to take home to introduce to your mother and sister.” (Fitzgerald 72)
“Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.” (Fitzgerald 72)
The reader now can figure that Gatsby is a sensitive man. He longs to be with Daisy, and he believes Nick can make that happen. He is full of hope, as Jordan explains, “I think he half expected her to walk into one his parties, one night, but she never did.” (Fitzgerald 79) We later find out in the chapter that the green light Gatsby stares into is indeed the light at the dock of Daisy’s home. The sole reason Gatsby bought his mansion in West Egg was to be remotely close to Daisy. Everything he does has hope, as Nick thinks to himself, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths – so that he could come over some afternoon to some stranger’s garden.” (Fitzgerald 78)
Meaningful Quote:
“I turned toward Mr. Gatsby, but he was no longer there.” (Fitzgerald 74)
I found this quote meaningful because it exemplifies Gatsby’s distaste for Tom Buchanan, the man who took Daisy. When Nick wants to introduce Tom to Gatsby, Gatsby rudely by justly escapes the scene. He does not want to be associated with the husband of his true love. Jay Gatsby’s sole mission is to have Daisy be his wife, and he will no longer have to be lonely, and no longer have to squeeze 200 oranges by having his butler pressing the button of a juicer.
Joseph Tawasha
ReplyDeleteEnglish 300 – 4th
February 2, 2011
Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 4: pages 61-80
Nick starts the chapter off by naming all of the people who attended Gatsby’s parties for the duration of the summer. Nick then goes with Gatsby to have lunch in New York. On the way over, Gatsby excessively speeds and gets out of getting a ticket. While at lunch, Gatsby tells Nick part of his background. Gatsby says he went to Oxford, was born in San Francisco, hunted big game, and received several medals for World War I. Gatsby then introduces Nick to a man named Meyer Wolfsheim, who Nick later finds out fixed the 1919 World Series. Nick later sees Jordan, and she informs Nick of the conversation she had with Gatsby the night of the party. What Gatsby wanted really was Daisy. When he left for World War I, Daisy married Tom. The whole reason for Gatsby buying the mansion on West Egg is so he can be close to Daisy. The green light he stares at during the night is indeed the dock of Daisy’s home. Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over to Nick’s house for tea, and Gatsby will just drop in to meet her and show her his mansion.
Character: Jay Gatsby
I said to myself: “There’s the kind of man you would like to take home to introduce to your mother and sister.” (Fitzgerald 72)
“Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.” (Fitzgerald 72)
The reader now can figure that Gatsby is a sensitive man. He longs to be with Daisy, and he believes Nick can make that happen. He is full of hope, as Jordan explains, “I think he half expected her to walk into one his parties, one night, but she never did.” (Fitzgerald 79) We later find out in the chapter that the green light Gatsby stares into is indeed the light at the dock of Daisy’s home. The sole reason Gatsby bought his mansion in West Egg was to be remotely close to Daisy. Everything he does has hope, as Nick thinks to himself, “He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths – so that he could come over some afternoon to some stranger’s garden.” (Fitzgerald 78)
Meaningful Quote:
“I turned toward Mr. Gatsby, but he was no longer there.” (Fitzgerald 74)
I found this quote meaningful because it exemplifies Gatsby’s distaste for Tom Buchanan, the man who took Daisy. When Nick wants to introduce Tom to Gatsby, Gatsby rudely by justly escapes the scene. He does not want to be associated with the husband of his true love. Jay Gatsby’s sole mission is to have Daisy be his wife, and he will no longer have to be lonely, and no longer have to squeeze 200 oranges by having his butler pressing the button of a juicer.