Joseph Tawasha English 300 – 4th February 13, 2011 Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 9: pages 163-180
Summary
Chapter nine starts with all the media of all sorts covering the death of Gatsby at his house. Nick, however, does not know any of Gatsby’s friends, let alone if he has any at all. Nick assumes that Gatsby would not want a small funeral, so Nick decides to find as many friends and family of Gatsby he can to invite to the funeral. While he tries to make phone calls to his friends, Nick meets Gatsby’s father Henry Gatz, who surprisingly is very proud of Gatsby. Mr. Gatz says many great things about his son and says how he knew that Gatsby would be successful. The one friend that shows up at the funeral is Owl Eyes. Nick later runs into Tom Buchanan and figures that Tom and Daisy can only ruin lives in this world. He figures the cause of all this is the East Coast culture. Nick finally decides to move back West. The night before he is about to leave, Nick goes to Gatsby’s beach in his backyard. He thinks about what has happened and what he has learned from Gatsby.
Character: Nick Carraway
“Look here old sport, you’ve got to get somebody for me. You’ve got to try harder. I can’t go through this alone.”
Qualities
- Nick is a loyal and honest man. Nick is continually drawn to the East because of its wild parties and excitement-filled nights. He is also a romanticist towards Jordan. Nick is consistently an educated man who he served in the war. He is a good friend simply because he always looks out for Gatsby.
Role to this point in the novel:
Nick has been the protagonist throughout the novel. Another one of his main roles has been the narrator throughout the novel. He always tells us what is going on as well as what he is thinking to himself regarding other characters. Nick never lies to the reader. He also is what brings Daisy and Gatsby together, as they had reunited after five years in his house
Meaningful Quote:
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money of their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
Significance:
This quote evinces how Nick feels about both Tom and Daisy. This is a very important thought because Nick indeed contradicts himself from the beginning of the novel, when he said he reserves all judgment of people. This is one of the few times in the novel where Nick does not reserve his judgment of others. This quote signifies Nick’s goal, which is to withdraw himself from the other disillusioned people in the world.
Joseph Tawasha
ReplyDeleteEnglish 300 – 4th
February 13, 2011
Puppione
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 9: pages 163-180
Summary
Chapter nine starts with all the media of all sorts covering the death of Gatsby at his house. Nick, however, does not know any of Gatsby’s friends, let alone if he has any at all. Nick assumes that Gatsby would not want a small funeral, so Nick decides to find as many friends and family of Gatsby he can to invite to the funeral. While he tries to make phone calls to his friends, Nick meets Gatsby’s father Henry Gatz, who surprisingly is very proud of Gatsby. Mr. Gatz says many great things about his son and says how he knew that Gatsby would be successful. The one friend that shows up at the funeral is Owl Eyes. Nick later runs into Tom Buchanan and figures that Tom and Daisy can only ruin lives in this world. He figures the cause of all this is the East Coast culture. Nick finally decides to move back West. The night before he is about to leave, Nick goes to Gatsby’s beach in his backyard. He thinks about what has happened and what he has learned from Gatsby.
Character: Nick Carraway
“Look here old sport, you’ve got to get somebody for me. You’ve got to try harder. I can’t go through this alone.”
Qualities
- Nick is a loyal and honest man. Nick is continually drawn to the East because of its wild parties and excitement-filled nights. He is also a romanticist towards Jordan. Nick is consistently an educated man who he served in the war. He is a good friend simply because he always looks out for Gatsby.
Role to this point in the novel:
Nick has been the protagonist throughout the novel. Another one of his main roles has been the narrator throughout the novel. He always tells us what is going on as well as what he is thinking to himself regarding other characters. Nick never lies to the reader. He also is what brings Daisy and Gatsby together, as they had reunited after five years in his house
Meaningful Quote:
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money of their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
Significance:
This quote evinces how Nick feels about both Tom and Daisy. This is a very important thought because Nick indeed contradicts himself from the beginning of the novel, when he said he reserves all judgment of people. This is one of the few times in the novel where Nick does not reserve his judgment of others. This quote signifies Nick’s goal, which is to withdraw himself from the other disillusioned people in the world.
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