1. A) I think Nick will be a suitable narrator for the story because he is non-judgmental therefore I think this will give us an unbiased view. Nick also says this himself here, ‘“I’m inclined to reserve all judgments (1)”’ which shows that he does not judge people. This is why I think that Nick will be a suitable narrator for the story. B) The feeling in the C household is very strained and forced because when the telephone rang for Tom Buchanan both Daisy and Jordan knew it was Tom’s lover in New York. Tom abruptly left the dinner table and as did Daisy shortly after. During their moment of absence Nick learnt about Tom’s mistress and before he had time to grasp this information Daisy returned and acted as though what she just experienced did not bother her. This can be seen here, ‘“It couldn’t be helped!” cried Daisy with tense gayety. (15)’ that she is trying to cover up what she is really feeling. This is why the feeling in the Buchanan household is strained and forced. Chapter 2 2. A) The setting in the opening of Chapter 2 is described as “a valley of ashes (23)”which means that it is an abandoned place. The setting in Chapter 1 is described as a place where the rich people live. This is how the setting in Chapter 2 is different from that of Chapter 1. …show more content…
Myrtle is known to wear darker colours in contrast to Daisy. This can be seen when Nick first meets Myrtle, “Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine (25)” and also when Myrtle leaves with Tom and Nick, she is dressed in a “brown figured muslin (27)”. Myrtle is also different from Daisy by the way she acts. Daisy moves and acts with grace while Myrtle is more loud and rowdy. This is why Myrtle is different from Daisy in appearance and
Sometimes the power of love does not always lead to a happy ending. In his novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of a tragic love story on American life. Two lovers are joined together after five years knowing that one of them is married and has a child. As uncontrollable conflicts occur, these lovers are separated and forced to leave behind their past and accept failure.
There is a prodigious contrast between how Daisy feels her relationship with Tom should be and Tom’s “secret” affair with his mistress. The author’s statement about the nightingale is imperative, as it is a key symbol of romance, which is contrasted with the “startlingly [shrill]” sound of the telephone. Fitzgerald includes “a nightingale” to convey Daisy’s desire for Tom and her romantic feelings; however these are all abruptly interrupted by “the telephone,” the inevitable return back to reality.
The Great Gatsby – Chapter 7 Summary Chapter 7 was another important chapter in this book, it started off with Gatsby deciding to call off his parties, which he had held primarily to lure Daisy. He has also fired his servants to prevent gossip, and replaced them with connections of Meyer Wolfsheim. On the hottest day of the summer, Nick drives to East Egg for lunch at Tom and Daisy's house. When the nurse brings in Tom and Daisy's baby girl, Gatsby is stunned. During the awkward afternoon, Gatsby and Daisy cannot hide their love for one another, and Tom finally notices their situation.
...us parties were typical of the optimistic mood that prevailed in American in the 1920’s. People were euphoric in the post war period. Everything was extravagant and over the top. But such euphoria can only result in a huge collapse. The warning signs were all in place for the great fall: the prohibition of the sale of alcohol which led to illegal practices, unregulated economic activities and a general feeling of being invincible.
At the beginning of the novel Nick describes himself as nonjudgmental, tolerant, and reserved. He reveals a stuck-up side though when he describes himself as privileged with better morals and sense of decency than others. He tries not to judge people based on his own superior morals in order to avoid misunderstanding them. The underlying truth of Nick reminds me a little bit of myself. Nick stays on the fringe, he doesn’t pander to the drama going on around him and he is a watcher.
Chapter 1: Nick writes, He had just arrived in New York, where He moved to work in The bond business, and rented a house on a part of Long Island called West Egg. Nick describes himself as a tolerant and doesn 't make snap judgments about people, He is also restless, seeking something he cannot name. Nick describes Tom Buchanan as aggressive, arrogant, pugnacious, and extremely wealthy. Jordan Baker is a friend of Daisy’s. What Nick finds appealing about Jordan is that she is self sufficient when nick first see Gatsby Gatsby is standing alone on his lawn looking out over the water towards the green light that marks where Daisys home is. Nick describes tom 's manner as "supercilous" his body as "cruel" and his voice as gruff and husky which
Even though there are many differences between Myrtle and Daisy there are also some similarities. Myrtle and Daisy are both abused by tom in different ways which shows that the novel suggests that women in the 1920’s were dominated by men in different ways. Regardless of class, tom’s abusive actions towards both daisy and Myrtle shows that he hold no remorse for his abusive actions towards any woman regardless of their wealth or social status. This shows the reader that no matter how successful a woman is the male will always be dominant. However, Tom does treat Daisy with more
Nick is tired of stepping so close with everyone he meets. He wants to truly feel, live, and be a human being who does not have to know the secrets of all men; Nick in fact wants men to have no secrets.
In the 1920’s, a time of Jazz and the Prohibition, money was an immense deal in society. Did money affect the way individuals lived their lives? In The Great Gatsby, the characters, Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, and George Wilson reveal how money in the 1920’s can affect one’s actions, lifestyle, and the expectations they must meet.
There is a point when Nick has to decide if he is living a lie or being as honest as he believes he is. Jordan’s parting words of, “I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward man. I thought it was your secret pride,” alludes to how dishonest a person she has become because she can’t understand truth when it is right in front of her (Fitzgerald, 177). Nick is not hurt by these words. Instead, it reinforces that he made the correct decision.
The first obvious difference between Daisy and Myrtle is their appearance. Daisy is a light skinned blonde; who dresses mostly in white. While Myrtle has a darker complexion with dark hair. Myrtle chooses to dress in loud vibrant colors to reflect her big personality. Daisy is light, graceful and exactly as her name implies; a delicate flower.
Though Myrtle Wilson makes an attempt to escape her own class and pursue happiness with the rich, she ends up gaining nothing and eventually dies. She is basically a victim of the group she wanted to join. Myrtle tries to become like Tom by having an affair with him and taking on his way of living, but in doing so she becomes unsatisfied with her life. Her constant clothing changes show that she is unhappy with her life, she changes personalities every time she changes her dress: "with the influence of the dress her whole personality had also undergone a change.
In this story by F. Scott Fitzgerland the characters are Jay, Nick, Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson, Catherine, Henry C. Gatz, Dan Cody, Ewing Kilpspringer,
In every piece of fiction, there is always a point of view. Behind novels, short stories and poems, there is always a speaker narrating the story to the reader. The point of view is very necessary to the piece in that many times it can give a reader a great amount of understanding, but it can also make it much harder to comprehend the text. When there is an all-knowing narrator, the person benefits from knowing the thoughts of more than one character and finds that it is easier to discern the meaning behind certain events. When the narrator is a main character, the individual reading the novel may have a difficult time understanding occurrences in the novel because of the limited perspective the character offers. That is the case of The Great
This passage is from the great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It tells a story, specifically the history which Gatsby and Daisy had. Daisy promised to wait for Gatsby until the war ended. But as it is Daisy’s youth and need for love and attention has made her insecure to stay alone for so long. Soon she attended parties and dances. At one of them she met the safe and strong Tom Buchanan. Despite the fact that she loved Jay, he was not there, so she married Tom.