Today we mostly talked about the first half of Gatsby. While reading get in the habit of taking notes so you have things to refer back to. You should be engaging with the text. Since it drives me crazy to keep my mouth shut, I'll use this as my outlet.
Some things to consider
Nick as narrator—how reliable is he? He makes a big deal out of saying how honest and nonjudgmental he is but I think the narrator doth protest too much. He definitely makes judgments about Tom, Daisy, and Jordan. Speaking of Jordan why is she such a liar?
Not to mention did anyone catch the Nick is a bit of a player?? (p. 59)
Pay careful attention to the descriptions of people.
Description of Tom—very masculine, physical, cruel
Jordan--very masculine as well but then George Wilson is very feminine--what's going on here?
Daisy's bizarre mothering skills. Why turn your head away and weep at the sight of a girl?
Don't be like the elitist and neglect the Valley of Ashes. There is a lot going on here some hints—desolate, biblical, industrial, lower class p. 24
Watch for parallel scenes. Fitzy is a genius when it comes to this. We already talked about Tom's violence with both Daisy and Myrtle but there are others. Look at the different settings we have between ch. 1 and 2 along with Myrtle's treatment of Tom.
Okay, I'll stop now but upcoming pay careful attention to everything surrounding Gatsby and Daisy's meeting...
Upcoming: Awakening Paper and Vocab due Friday
Finish Gatsby for Monday
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