Great Gatsby Chapter 8-9 Mauricio Hernandez Period 3 Storrs Explanatory Notes Chapter 8
Critical Coentary Chapter 8
!e"inition# Grotes$ue- %ancy& 'izarre
4uestion5 6hat is the iportant thin) that Nic needs to +arn Gatsby about7 (& )uessin) it is probably about 0o 0o +ho ay +ant to cause probles "or Gatsby in "ear that he i)ht tae !aisy*
(ndiscernible- not reco)nizable as district*
Character- !aisy +as the "irst nice )irl Gatsby has e,er no+n* (n"erence5 Maybe the reason +hy Gatsby +ants to be rich is because +hen he sees Nic +ants Gatsby to lea,e !aisy behind and !aisy rich he sees that she is happy since she o,e to .on) 'each but Gatsby doesn/t +ant doesn/t ha,e anythin) to +orry about unlie to )i,e up* the poor +ho are continuously stru))lin) to aintain oney* 0he "irst tie Gatsby sa+ !aisy +as +hen he +ent to Cap 0aylor* 4uestion5 6hat +as the letter that reached Gatsby7 ( thin it probably a letter that said !e"inition# !aisy )ot arried to 0o* Stratu- .ayer& Spread* Synthesis5 ( thin Gatsby as a child dreaed Sharper-Cheat& S+indler* o" bein) li"ted up "ro the lo+er classes 'rucer5 and to li,e the li"e o" the rich* :s he Character- Gatsby lied to !aisy sayin) that he ran a+ay because due to the "act his parents +as rich +hen he "irst et her* +ere lazy and unsuccess"ul* Gatsby didn/t choose to )o to 1x"ord& +hich is +hy !aisy +ondered +hy he +ouldn/t coe hoe* !aisy +anted to )et arried +ith soeone rich and o,e on +ith her li"e& so she arries 0o* Nic tried callin) Gatsby but he ne,er ans+ered* 2ordan le"t !aisy/s house and le"t to Hepstead* Gatsby is expectin) a call "ro soeone "ro !etroit*
(n"erence5 ( thin Nic is his losin) his Moral and is startin) to ;ud)e people +hen he said ( disappro,ed o" hi "ro be)innin) to end* (t/s probably because Nic is "ed up +ith the popous aristocrats he is al+ays surrounded by* 4uestion5 (s Gatsby part o" the business connection7 ( thin he is because +hen Nic tries callin) Gatsby the central said he +as lea,in) the line open "or a call in !etroit& +hich )oes bac +hen Gatsby +as bein) shady on the phone sayin) he/s no use to us i" !etroit is his idea o" a sall* Connection5 ( a startin) to thin that
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!e"inition# Garrulous- 0alati,e !i,ot- a s$uare o" tur" or sod* : loose piece o" tur" "ro )ol"in)* Character# Catherine is issin)* 6ilson is trauatic about his +i"e/s death* Michalis is the only one +ho is co"ortin) 6ilson*
Mauricio Hernandez Period 3 Storrs Gatsby could be a )ood representation o" the :erican drea or a person tryin) to achie,e it5 because Gatsby has al+ays been proud o" his "ancy ob;ects and people 'rucer5 +ho attend his parties* :nd his drea ay be to be rich enou)h to catch !aisy/s attention as the be)innin) poe can describe Gatsby as +earin) the )olden hat +ealth5* Prediction5 ( predict 6ilson +ill istae 0o and Myrtle/s a""air= urder +ith Gatsby since Gatsby dro,e the yello+ car bac* (n"erence5 ( thin the God that is displayed in the boo loos "or those +ho are oral and +ho are ioral* (n"erence5 ( thin Gatsby )ettin) shot in the pool +as "oreshado+ed be"ore because Gatsby has been sayin) pre,iously that he hasn/t use the pool all suer* :nd alost coincidently about the end o" suer he decides to tae a s+i in it +hich then ends up +ith hi dyin) in it*
Suary# Nic )oes to ,isit Gatsby in the ornin) +orried that soethin) bad ay ha,e happened to hi* 'ut he "inds hi sa"e but tired* Nic tries tellin) Gatsby that he Chapter 9 should )i,e up on !aisy and that he should o,e to .on) (sland* 1" course Gatsby connection5 !aisy is an un)rate"ul heir& chooses not to )i,e up on !aisy* 0hen Gatsby popous aristocrat& and a a,aricious tells Nic about ho+ he "irst et !aisy and capitalist since she didn/t e,en bother sayin) ho+ he ne,er stopped )i,in) up on her and anythin) about Gatsby e,en +hen she ne+ ho+ her +ealth and beauty oti,ates Gatsby* Gatsby lo,ed her so uch he becae rich "or :nd ho+ he +ent to +ar and 1x"ord* 0hen he her* (t/s lie Gatsby +as tryin) to con"or to tals about ho+ !aisy chose to o,e on and !aisy/s standards o" bein) a rich aristocrat to arries 0o* Nic tells Gatsby that he is )et her attention* :lost lie a +esterner ore ,aluable than the careless !aisy and tryin) to becoe an easterner* 0o* 6ilson is still trauatized about the death o" his +i"e and )oes out to see re,en)e in"erence5 6ol"shie ay be another "ather on the iller& +hich he then ills Gatsby and "i)ure o" Gatsby since he )ot hi a ;ob and then hisel"* )a,e hi +ealth* :lthou)h in return Gatsby "ace>d? oral death by bein) in a business
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connection*
Settin)# 0+o years later a"ter the death o" Gatsby*
connection5 6ith Gatsby/s schedule& it sho+s that Gatsby belie,ed in sel"-ipro,eent as it says thin)s such as No ore soin) or che+in) and be better to parents*
Plot- Ne+s reporters are ain) "alse stories about Gatsby sayin) that he had an a""air +ith Myrtle* !aisy and 0o lea,e the city +ithout sayin)* Character-Nic is tryin) to "ind soeone else +ho cares about Gatsby other than Nic* He tries to "ind 6ol"shie* Nic is no+ be)innin) to despise the people +ho too ad,anta)e o" Gatsby "or his parties* Gatsby/s "ather is Henry C* Gatz* 0he only people +ho see to care is Nic& Henry Gatz& and 6ol"shie* 6ol"shie et Gatsby +hen he cae out o" +ar* He ade Gatsby into the business* 6ol"shie/s indset o" "riendship has chan)ed o,er tie* Place# Ceetery Nic and Mr* Gatz +ere the only ones to attend the "uneral other than the butlers and inisters* 1+l eyes cae to pay his respects* Nic )oes to tal to 2ordan baer "or one last tie* 0o says he ;ust as +ell su""ered lie e,eryone because he sold the apartent that he used to hide his a""air +ith Myrtle* He also
;ud)ent5 1ut o" the +hole cootion and the people Nic +as surrounded by& ana)ed to eep his orals as he still shoo 0o/s hand despite ho+ sel"-centered and uch o" a heartless rich an he +as* con=in"erence5 ( thin +hen Nic said !utch sailor/s eyes- a "resh )reen breast o" the ne+ +orld he is coparin) Gatsby to the sailor and the ne+ +orld to Gatsby/s ansion +hich could be +here his +ealth sprouts or the )oal o" bein) +ith !aisy*
Great Gatsby Chapter 8-9 Mauricio Hernandez Period 3 Storrs belie,es that Gatsby deser,ed to die* Nic is o,in) bac to the Mid+est* Suary# 0+o years ha,e passed and Nic reebers the day +here ne+s reporters and photo)raphers ae up lies about Gatsby* He reebers ho+ no one cae to see Gatsby but hi* !aisy and 0o lea,e the to+n +ithout +arnin) to escape their probles* Nic tries to "ind people +ho care about Gatsby other than his +ealth* He tries to "ind 6ol"shie* :nd o,er tie people call not "or Gatsby but their sel"ish possessions* Mr* Gatsby coes to ,isit and tal about Gatsby* Nic then eets +ith 6ol"shie then tals to hi about Gatsby/s past and ho+ they et* 1n the day o" the "uneral only one person cae to pay his respects and it +as o+l eyes* Nic then tals about a eory he had bac in the id-+est* He tals to 2ordan one last tie be"ore o,in) bac to the Mid+est* He then encounters 0o in to+n and he is not re)ret"ul* Nic then sits on the beach and ponders about Gatsby/s oti,es and his dreas*
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Pre chapter sta)in) 6hat do +e no+7 • • • • • • •
Gatsby and daisy are seein) each other* Myrtle is dead Gatsby/s nae is 2aes Gatz Gatsby sailed +ith !an Cody Gatsby/s parents +ere "arers Gatsby +ants to out o" the picture Gatsby ran a+ay as a child to see a ne+ drea
6hat do +e +ant to no+7 • • • • • • • • •
6here did Gatsby )et his oney7 Ho+ did Gatsby )et in the business7 6hy did !aisy arry 0o7 :re Gatsby and 0o )oin) to "i)ht o,er !aisy7 (s 6ilson )oin) to "ind out about 0o7 (s 6ilson )oin) to see re,en)e7 (s 0o )oin) to lie about the a""air and the urder7 More about Gatsby/s past
6hat do +e expect7 • • • • • •
Gatsby +antin) to ill 0o or ,ice ,ersa "or !aisy 6ilson +antin) re,en)e :nother si)n o" the di,ine appearin) Nic )oin) to help Gatsby on +innin) !aisy* Gatsby runnin) a+ay "ro the hit and run urder* 0o to reason +ith nonsense +ith Nic*
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!aisy to lea,e 0o "or Nic*
6hat do +e need to loo "or7 • • • • • •
Presence o" the di,ine :n opportunity Soeone +orin) hard : oral person earnin) luc Soeone startin) to earn respect 0he lucy brea
