King Foley and Dom's Great Gatsby Blog

2008-03-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

Chapter Nine

Gatsbys funeral

This is a picture of gatsbys funeral withch took place in chapter nine. Although there was always a surplus of people at his parties there was hardly anyone at his funneral. All of his so called frends had better things to do on the day of his funneral. Unfrotunetly for Gatsby when he was murdered there was not many people who cared.

Quotes

" about five o'colck our procession of three cars reached the cemetery and stoped in a thick drizzle beside the gate. 182 This quote shows that know one cared enough to go to Gatsbys funeral.

" Daisy hadn't sent a message or a flower" 183 This quote shows that not even the love of Gatsbys life attended his funeral.

" They used to go to his house by the hundreds" 183 This quote show that many people uesed Gatsby and were never realy his friends.

" I came across this book by accedent" 182 Mr. Gatz showing nick Gatsbys packed schedual. This shows that gatsby was always trying to better himself.

Analysis

The main theme in chapter nine was the weathys courruption of morals. The weathy only cared about themselves. They attended all of gatsbys parties but they didt attend his funeral. The weathy people in the east were so morally corrupt that Nick moves back west. The corruption of morals is not only a main theme in this chapter but in the whole book. Nick judged all of the characters in the book and he felt like the weathy people were moraly corupt. Daisy was moraly corupt she was very close to Gatsby and she didt even recognize his death she didt pay any kind of respects. The weathy people in this novel seem to have there priorities very mixed up.

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

The computer generated image of a bullet being fired from the barrel of a gun is relevant to the eighth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, because it is in this chapter that our novel's titular character, Jay Gatsby, is shot to death by Wilson. After the hit and run death of his wife, Myrtle, Wilson is lead to believe that Gatsby had killed her and that Gatsby was having an affair with Myrtle. Wilson believes this because it was a yellow car that took Myrtle's life and he had just seen Gatsby at his garage filling his yellow car with gas. However, it was not Gatsby that killed her but Daisy. Wilson is so upset after shooting Gatsby, that he takes his life too right after.

Quotes

"However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip away from his shoulder" (156). - Nick on the depressed Gatsby

"Your worth the whole damn bunch put together"(162). - Nick to Gatsby on the Buchanans

"God sees everything" (167). - Wilson on the T.J. Eckleburg billboard

"It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete" (170). - Nick on Wilson's murder/ suicide

Analysis

In the eighth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the theme of death. At the end of the previous chapter, Daisy and Jay Gatsby strike Wilson’s wife, Myrtle with a speeding car and leave her for dead. After this, Wilson goes mad trying to figure out who is responsible for the death of his wife. He assumes that whoever it is is also the person that he suspects is having an affair with his wife. Wilson tells his friend, Michaelis, that God sees everything. He is actually talking about the billboard of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg in the valley of ashes. The billboard is of a giant face without a nose. He is referring to the eyes of the billboard as the eyes of God. He finds out somehow that it was a yellow car that killed his wife. He remembers Gatsby driving yellow car earlier and he also remembers his wife running outside as the car sped off. Wilson goes to Gatsby’s house and Gatsby was relaxing after taking a swim in his pool. Wilson shoots Gatsby and kills him and then kills himself.

Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

The photograph taken by NASA is that of the New York City skyline. The picture of the New York City skyline is appropriate foe the seventh chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, because in this chapter, Nick, Gatsby, and the Buchanans travel to New York City for the day where a lot of important events take place such as some outbursts by Tom directed at Jay Gatsby. Tom verbally attacks Gatsby a few times, criticizing Gatsby’s term “old sport” which he calls Nick and others throughout the novel. Tom also accuses Jay of being a bootlegger.

Quotes

"Her voice is full of money" (127). - Gatsby on Daisy

"Oxford, New Mexico" (129). - Tom insulting Gatsby's credibility

"Even alone I can't say I never loved Tom" (140).- Daisy on her marriage

"He spoke as if Daisy's reaction was the only thing that mattered" (151). - Nick on the hit and run

Analysis

In the seventh chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there is a theme of the American dream. The theme in this chapter is more specifically how the American dream fails our titular character, Jay Gatsby. One of the concepts of the American dream is the freedom of the pursuit of happiness. The only thing that would make Gatsby happy is the love of Daisy Buchanan. He pursues Daisy for five years and it all comes out in this chapter. After a brutal confrontation with Daisy’s husband, Tom, Gatsby exclaims that Daisy was never in love with him and only settled to marry him because he was much better off financially than Gatsby. Tom claims that this isn’t true and that he and Daisy’s marriage is very much one based on love. During the confrontation, Daisy realizes that she is after all in love with her husband and not Gatsby. This makes happiness impossible to pursue for Gatsby and thus, the American dream has failed him. This also makes a lot of his life up until that point meaningless. He wasted years of his life gaining wealth and moving his way up the social ladder just so that he could impress Daisy enough that he could convince her to trade her life with Tom and marry him instead.

The contrast between west and east is also further explored in this chapter. Wilson decides that he is going to move west because he believes people there are generally better people. This idea is contrasted throughout the novel with both East Egg and West Egg and eastern United States and western United States.

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Chapter Three

Gatsbys Party

This picture represents one of gatsbys partys. Gatsby through a lot of parties in this chapter. Gatsbys parties are important because many events take place there. It is at Gatsbys parties that you find out about the corruptness and the hollowness of the weathy. At gatsbys party is when you are first introduced to Gatsby himself. Gatsbys parties is were Nick and Jordan get to know each other. That is what the picture represents and why it is important.

Quotes

" sombody told me that he killed a man once" This quote shows that the rich people gossip and know nothing about there host.
" There real the books" owl eyes in the library talking to Nick. This quote shows that most rich people are very fake.
" I am Gatsby" This shows that most of Gatsbys guests do not even know who he is.
" Owl eyes washing his hands with the whole matter" When owl eyes drove into the ditch. This qoute shows that many of the rich people are very stuck up.

Analysis

The main theme in this chapter was the curruptness and hollowness of the weathy people. Many of the caracters did not even know who Gatsby was but still atended his parties and critize his home. Some of the guests at the party were gossiping about Gatsbys past saying that he killed a man in cold blood. Owl eyes being surprized that Gatsby has real books in his libary shows that most of the weathy people in this novel are fake or corrupt. The weathy people could be considered corrupt because they think that there money has broght them happyness but it realy has not. They could be considered hollow because they do not know one another and do not try to know one another. They are also hollow because they lie to each other constantly.

Chapter Six

2008-03-10T09:02:00.001-07:00

Dan Cody's Yacht

This picture is of Dan Cody's yacht. Dan Cody and his yacht inspired Gatsby to become rich. Gatsby spent a lot of time with Dan on his yacht. If it wast for Dan Cody and his Yacht Gatsby would not have been inspired to become rich.

Quotes

" it had been James Gatz who had been loafing along the beach that afternoonin a torn greeen jersy and a pair of canvas pants, but it was Jay Gatsby who borrowed a row boat" 104 this quote shows that when he saw Dan Cody he wanted to change his name and become rich.

" And it was from Cody that Gatsby inherited money" 107 This quote is an example of how Dan Cody helped Gatsby acheive his goal of having a higher social stats.

" The vague contour of Jay Gatsby had filled out to the substantiality of a man" 107 This Quote shows how much Gatsby chaged.

" He provided for such contingencies by responding more and more trust in Gatsby"106 This Quote shows that Gatsby is one of the few honest people in this novel.

Analysis

The main theme of this chapter was transformation. In this chapter Gatsbys early life and how he was motavated to become rich and gain a higher social statis. Gatsby was motavated by a man named Dan Cody who showed Gatsby what it was like to be weathy and have a high social stats. Dan Cody helped James Gatz transform into Jay Gatsby. Gatsby had undergone a transformation in the early stages of his life that made him want to be weathy and of a high social status. The transformation in his early years made him who he was in the novel.

Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

The picture of raindrops is very relevant to the fifth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, because in this chapter, there are a lot of symbols involving weather. For example, when Jay Gatsby is nervous about the reunion with his ex-lover, Daisy Buchanan, at Nick's house, it is raining outside. Also, during the reunion, Gatsby and Daisy hit it off quite well and the rain stops and the day clears up. After the reunion, Gatsby is upset again at the thought of him and Daisy not being able to continue their affair. When this happens, the skies begin to darken and the rain continues.

Quotes

"Who is 'Tom'?" (88). -Daisy after being invited to Nick's and told not to bring her husband

"The day agreed upon was puring rain" (88). -It raining before Gatsby and Daisy's date at Nick's

"After half an hour the sun shone again..." (93). -The weather clearing up after

"One thing's sure and nothing's surer; the rich get rich and the poor get- children" (101). -Gatsby playing a song on the piano

Analysis

The fifth chapter is a very important chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby. There are many symbols in this chapter. One of the most important symbols of the fifth chapter is the symbol of weather. Weather in this chapter is often parallel to the mood of the novel’s title character, Jay Gatsby. Whenever Gatsby is upset or saddened by something, the weather is grey, gloomy, and rainy. When Gatsby feels joy, the outside quickly becomes clear and sunny. Usually, his mood depends on where he stands with his love interest, Daisy Buchanan.

A reoccurring theme in this chapter is the theme of romance. Although not a new romance (Daisy and Jay Gatsby had been in love previously before Gatsby went overseas to fight during World War I), Gatsby gets a chance to start his romance with Daisy Buchanan again. Daisy is married but Gatsby doesn’t let that get in the way of his love. Nick, persuaded by his friend and neighbor, Gatsby, invites Daisy over for tea. He tells Daisy not to bring her husband, Tom Buchanan, and Daisy replies, “Who is ‘Tom’?” This response makes it quite apparent to the reader that Daisy clearly is not in love with her husband. After all, if she were in love, she would have remembered her husband’s name.

Chapter 1

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In the first chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, there are many references to eggs so the picture of an egg is relevant to this chapter. One reason why the picture of an egg is relevant to the first chapter is because the main character and narrator of the novel, Nick Carraway, lives on an island in the state of New York called “West Egg”. There is also a neighboring island called “East Egg”. He says that the islands resemble eggs from above. Not an egg in a shell but an egg white. Nick Carraway also tells the reader that he resembles a great uncle who he has seen in a “hard-boiled painting”. “Hard-boiled” is of course another egg reference. Also in the first chapter of the novel, we meet Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Tom is an old friend of Nick’s from college and Daisy is Nick’s cousin. They, like most of the characters in The Great Gatsby, are similar to eggs. They are similar to eggs because their how the look and feel on the outside is completely different to how they look and feel on the inside.

Quotes

"'Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in the world haven't had the advantages you have'" (5). -Nick on his father's advice on not passing judgment. He supposedly lives by this advice but constantly contradicts it throughout the novel.

"I'm supposed to look like him- with special reference to the rather hard-boiled painting that hangs in father's office" (7).- Nick making an egg reference while talking about his great-uncle.

"I lived at West Egg, the- well, the less fashionable of the two..." (9).- Nick on the village in which he lives in. An egg reference.

"Two shining, arrogant eyes..." (11). - Nick on Tom Buchanan.

2008-03-04T05:13:00.000-08:00

Chapter Two

The valley of ashes

The valley of ashes is mentioned in this chapter when Tom and Nick take the
train into New York. The train stops in the valley of ashes and is described as being a dark and gloomy place that is covered in ash. The valley of ashes is very different form the other settings in the story. Most of the story takes place in very rich areas and the valley represents the corruptness of the people who live in east and west. Myrtle and her husband Mr. Wilson live in the valley of ashes. Mr. Wilson is associated with the color grey witch shows that he is a simple man. It almost seems that Myrtle and her husband Mr. Wilson are stuck in the valley of ashes.

Quotes

"I want to see you" 30 this quote is Tom telling his mistress Myrtle that he wants to see her.This shows that he is unfaithful and that he doest really care about his wife.

"doest her husband object" This quote is Nick asking Tom if his mistrissess husband objects to their arrangment Tom replies with "He thinks she is visiting her sister he is so dumb he does't even know he is alive" 30. These quotes show that Tom only cares about himself because he betrays so many people.

" He borowed someones suit to get married in and never even told me about it" 31. This quote shows that Myrtle is very stuck up and does't respect her husband.

" Daisy Daisy Daisy I will say it whenever I want"41 This quote is Myrtle saying Tom's wifes name when he asked her not to. This quote is an example that shows that Daisy only cares about herself and doest think of other people like Tom, Daisy, and her husband Mr. Wilson.

Analisis

There were many themes in this chapter. One of the main themes in this chapter is the selfishness of the weathy and there ability to betray people in their lives. These themes are represented thoughout this chapter by the affiars and the betraying between the characters. Tom being selfish and betraying his wife by sleeping with Myrtle. Myrtle is betraying her husband Mr. Wilson by sleeping with Tom. This theme is present throughout this chapter and most of the novel.

Chapter 4

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The picture of the 1919 “Black Sox”, winners of the 1919 World Series, is relevant to the fourth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, because in the fourth chapter they reveal that Jay Gatsby’s shady associate, Meyor Wolfshiem, is directly responsible to the fixing of the 1919 World Series games. In reality, it was the players of the 1919 Chicago White Sox who were responsible for throwing the series of games to the Cincinnati Reds. They bet on the games before hand and intentionally lost them so that they could attain large sums of money. This is important to the novel because it is an example of corruption within the 1920s.

Quotes

"San Francisco" (70).- Gatsby on what part of the mid-west he grew up in

"With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter" (70).- Nick on Gatsby's "history"

"It never occured to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people" (78).- Nick on Wolfshiem's fixing of the World Series

"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired"(85).- Daisy on the Buchanans

Analysis

In the fourth chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, many themes are presented throughout. One theme is the theme of corruption. There are many rumors circulating about the mysterious Jay Gatsby at one of his lush parties filled with only the highest profiled men and women of the time. Alcohol was outlawed during the setting in which The Great Gatsby takes place in but usually the wealthy and/ or powerful were able to attain such commodities. Thus, a rumor is started that Jay Gatsby is a bootlegger. Bootleggers were smugglers of alcohol affiliated with organized crime syndicates during the American Prohibition which banned alcohol from being served. Another example of corruption in the novel is the character of Meyor Wolfshiem. Wolfshiem is a friend of Jay Gatsby who is directly responsible for the 1919 World Series “Black Sox” scandal. Nick says that, “It never occured to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people” (78). Another theme that is presented in the fourth chapter is the theme of integrity. The character of Jay Gatsby, presumably, has little to no integrity. He claims many epic feats that are riddled with holes. One of these mentioned feats was that he earned his riches through the inheritance from his deceased family from the mid-west. When asked by Nick which part of the mid-west Gatsby grew up in he responds, “San Francisco” (70). The never ending pursuit of happiness is another theme which is explored by Jordan Baker. When talking about the Buchanans she says, “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired” (85). This quote states that nobody is truly happy and that happiness is something that can never be attained no matter how wealthy and powerful you are.