Joseph Tawasha English 300 – 4th February 8, 2011 Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 6: pages 97-111
Summary
Chapter six starts off with a reporter from New York who goes to Gatsby’s house. The reporter asks Gatsby if he has anything to say. As Gatsby is confused, the reader learns about a man named James Gatz. James life started to take off when he met a rich man named Dan Cody. Cody had initially met James over at the coast. James’ yacht was anchored off the coast of the beach that James happened to be walking on. They become friends, and when Cody, dies, he gives all his money to James, but Gatsby never ends up with any of it. Nick then goes to Gatsby’s house to find Tom having a drink with Gatsby. Fitzgerald hints how uneasy Gatsby is when Tom is over at his house. Chapter six ends when Fitzgerald informs the reader about Gatsby and Daisy’s first kiss.
Character: Dan Cody
“Cody was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush of for metal since seventy-five.” (Fitzgerald 99)
Qualities
-Drinking Problem -Wealthy -Generous
Role to this point in the novel:
Just like the other chapters, characters have been used to better understand other characters. Dan Cody has been used to understand Gatsby on a better level. The reader is informed that for some time Gatsby had live on a boat with Cody. One can infer that it is because of Cody that Gatsby seldom drinks. Sadly, the friendship of the two lasted only five years after Cody had passed away. Cody had given Gatsby $25,000 in his will but strangely Gatsby never receives any of the money.
Meaningful Quote:
“Gatsby’s notoriety…had increased all summer until he had fell just short of being news.”
This quote had meaning because it brings out Gatsby’s bad side. Throughout the novel the reader may get the perception that Gatsby is a kind and compassionate human being. Fitzgerald does a nice job masking his lust for Daisy. Because his notoriety increased over the summer, the reader knows he must had done something infamously wrong.
Joseph Tawasha
ReplyDeleteEnglish 300 – 4th
February 8, 2011
Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 6: pages 97-111
Summary
Chapter six starts off with a reporter from New York who goes to Gatsby’s house. The reporter asks Gatsby if he has anything to say. As Gatsby is confused, the reader learns about a man named James Gatz. James life started to take off when he met a rich man named Dan Cody. Cody had initially met James over at the coast. James’ yacht was anchored off the coast of the beach that James happened to be walking on. They become friends, and when Cody, dies, he gives all his money to James, but Gatsby never ends up with any of it. Nick then goes to Gatsby’s house to find Tom having a drink with Gatsby. Fitzgerald hints how uneasy Gatsby is when Tom is over at his house. Chapter six ends when Fitzgerald informs the reader about Gatsby and Daisy’s first kiss.
Character: Dan Cody
“Cody was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields, of the Yukon, of every rush of for metal since seventy-five.” (Fitzgerald 99)
Qualities
-Drinking Problem
-Wealthy
-Generous
Role to this point in the novel:
Just like the other chapters, characters have been used to better understand other characters. Dan Cody has been used to understand Gatsby on a better level. The reader is informed that for some time Gatsby had live on a boat with Cody. One can infer that it is because of Cody that Gatsby seldom drinks. Sadly, the friendship of the two lasted only five years after Cody had passed away. Cody had given Gatsby $25,000 in his will but strangely Gatsby never receives any of the money.
Meaningful Quote:
“Gatsby’s notoriety…had increased all summer until he had fell just short of being news.”
This quote had meaning because it brings out Gatsby’s bad side. Throughout the novel the reader may get the perception that Gatsby is a kind and compassionate human being. Fitzgerald does a nice job masking his lust for Daisy. Because his notoriety increased over the summer, the reader knows he must had done something infamously wrong.
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