Joseph Tawasha English 300 – 4th February 6, 2011 Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 5: pages 81-96
Summary
Nick has a date with Jordan. When he comes home, he notices that Gatsby’s is all lit up, but Nick senses that no one is there. Gatsby then comes to talk to Nick, and Gatsby invites his neighbor, to go to Coney Island with him, but Nick does not want to go. Nick then brings up the topic of Daisy. He promises to have her over for tea. Gatsby then brings up Wolfsheim again, asking Nick if he would like to work for the man. The day Nick invites Daisy over for tea it is pouring rain, and Gatsby surprisingly walks in. The three of them talked for a while and had a splendid time. Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy to come over to his mansion and see all of his possessions he has to offer her. When Gatsby cues Klipspinger to play a marvelous song on the piano, Nick decides it would be best for him to leave to give the two of them privacy.
Character: Daisy Buchanan
“Under the dripping bare lilac-trees a large open car was coming up the drive. It stopped. Daisy’s face, tipped sideways beneath a three-cornered lavender hat, looked out at me with a bright ecstatic smile.” (Fitzgerald 85)
Qualities -Very Charming: the reader knows this because of all the officers out the army who were drawn to her -Fake: she is wealthy on the outside, but the poorest of the poor on the inside -Wealthy: she is married to Tom Buchanan, living in East Egg -Cynical: the reader can sense Daisy’s cynicism because of the early chapters because of her attitude when Nick comes over to her house, and she agrees with her husband Tom on everything, especially the book about white supremacists. Role to this point in the novel:
Daisy has served as the person who brings out the worst in Gatsby. When she was single, all the army officials where drawn to Daisy, but Tom ended up with her. For Gatsby, she has become the object of desire. She is the sole reason that Gatsby is in West Egg in the first place. He stares across the bay into the green light of Daisy’s house, he yearns for her companionship. She represents Gatsby’s lust. Daisy is also used in the novel to set up Tom. Her passive personality sets up Tom for being a real jerk, and practically doing whatever he wishes while the two are married.
Meaningful Quote:
“We went in. To my overwhelming surprise the living-room was deserted.” (Fitzgerald 85)
I chose this quote because it reminds me of the time when Gatsby sneaked out of Nick’s presence when Nick wanted to introduce him to Tom. Fitzgerald makes Gatsby look like the nice and innocent person who is very shy. The irony the author evinces here is Gatsby’s innocence in being scared to meet Tom, even though he has lust for his wife.
Joseph Tawasha
ReplyDeleteEnglish 300 – 4th
February 6, 2011
Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 5: pages 81-96
Summary
Nick has a date with Jordan. When he comes home, he notices that Gatsby’s is all lit up, but Nick senses that no one is there. Gatsby then comes to talk to Nick, and Gatsby invites his neighbor, to go to Coney Island with him, but Nick does not want to go. Nick then brings up the topic of Daisy. He promises to have her over for tea. Gatsby then brings up Wolfsheim again, asking Nick if he would like to work for the man. The day Nick invites Daisy over for tea it is pouring rain, and Gatsby surprisingly walks in. The three of them talked for a while and had a splendid time. Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy to come over to his mansion and see all of his possessions he has to offer her. When Gatsby cues Klipspinger to play a marvelous song on the piano, Nick decides it would be best for him to leave to give the two of them privacy.
Character: Daisy Buchanan
“Under the dripping bare lilac-trees a large open car was coming up the drive. It stopped. Daisy’s face, tipped sideways beneath a three-cornered lavender hat, looked out at me with a bright ecstatic smile.” (Fitzgerald 85)
Qualities
-Very Charming: the reader knows this because of all the officers out the army who were drawn to her
-Fake: she is wealthy on the outside, but the poorest of the poor on the inside
-Wealthy: she is married to Tom Buchanan, living in East Egg
-Cynical: the reader can sense Daisy’s cynicism because of the early chapters because of her attitude when Nick comes over to her house, and she agrees with her husband Tom on everything, especially the book about white supremacists.
Role to this point in the novel:
Daisy has served as the person who brings out the worst in Gatsby. When she was single, all the army officials where drawn to Daisy, but Tom ended up with her. For Gatsby, she has become the object of desire. She is the sole reason that Gatsby is in West Egg in the first place. He stares across the bay into the green light of Daisy’s house, he yearns for her companionship. She represents Gatsby’s lust. Daisy is also used in the novel to set up Tom. Her passive personality sets up Tom for being a real jerk, and practically doing whatever he wishes while the two are married.
Meaningful Quote:
“We went in. To my overwhelming surprise the living-room was deserted.” (Fitzgerald 85)
I chose this quote because it reminds me of the time when Gatsby sneaked out of Nick’s presence when Nick wanted to introduce him to Tom. Fitzgerald makes Gatsby look like the nice and innocent person who is very shy. The irony the author evinces here is Gatsby’s innocence in being scared to meet Tom, even though he has lust for his wife.
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