Share a passage from chapters 4-6 (with pg #) that you found interesting or thought-provoking.
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"'They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before'"(92).
At first, tpassage make me think Daisy was absolutely insane. Why would she suddenly start sobbing about all of Gatsby's beautiful shirts?! But then I thought the shirts might regrest her decisions in the past and her realization that Gatsby could have given her beautiful things that she married Tom for.
"I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes."
I thought this was a good description about how Gatsby felt before he met Daisy. He was very nervous and it showed how much he liked Daisy. It seemed like he had waited his whole life for this moment.
"By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish." (103)
I thought it was pretty funny how Tom Buchannan thought that it was the women who were running around so mcuh. He's the one with the mistress. Diasy has been faithful to Tom dispite his galavanting. This passage solidifies my dislike for Tom and increases my empathy for Daisy.
"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams--not thought her own fault, but because of the colassal vitalityof his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright deather that drifted his way" Page 95-96
I liked how this showed a truly compassionate side to Gatsby. He seems very unconcerned with the rumors that are going around about him, when most people would be offended if half of New York thought he killed a bunch of people. This just shows that Daisy can bring out emotion and almost a weakness in Gatsby.
"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."
I picked this quote because I liked the way Daisy and Gatsby were talking to eachother. I thought it was funny and nice that they seemed to like eachother and remembered eachother, even though it was reall awkward for them now. I also liked the imagery of the quote, the pink clouds and her pushing him, gave me a sense of playfulness expressed by the two.
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known" (59).
I thought that this line had great meaning behind it. It can be difficult to trust others, and that is basically what this line is saying. Nick is having trouble believing the stories that he is hearing, and realizes that he is having trouble trusting others. Nick only feels comfortable with trusting himself, realizing that he is the only one that has been honest with him. He is truly honest with himself which shows a piece of his character and reveals a lot about him.
"But in the new silence I felt that silence had fallen within the house too" (89)
I feel like this passage is really thought provoking and applies to the novel as a whole. It seems like Nick is saying how these "silences" just keep happening one after another and then become even bigger "silences". This was the scene when Gatsby and Daisy were reuinted. Maybe Nick felt that he was causing this silence and that is why it was spreading to the house. It will be interseting to see if Gatsby and Daisy will see each other again throughout the novel.
"Little Montenegro! He lifted up the words and nodded at them--with his smile. The smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized with the brave struggles of the Montenegrin people. It appreciated fully the chain of national circumstances which had elicited this tribute from Montenegro's warm little heart." (66)
This passage is interesting to me because I feel that it says a lot about Gatsby's character. Nick makes this statement after Gatsby has related the story of his decoration by Montenegro, a small Allied country, for his heroics in the war. This description gave me the feeling that Gatsby is extremely good at putting on somewhat of a show for others; I feel that it almost makes him seem a bit condescending. I think the Nick is being somewhat sarcastic, because chances are slight that Gatsby knows all of that information about Montenegro, a small European country that few have ever heard of.
"When I said you were a particular friend of Tom's, he started to abandon the whole idea. He doesn't know very much about Tom, though he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name." (79)
I felt that this passage showed how desperate Gatsby was to even see Daisy's name. It shows what he is willing to do just to be reminded of her. I felt that as Jordan told Nick everything about Daisy and Gatsby, Nick felt bad for Gatsby, and realized that although he presents himself as a cheery, fun man, he has been hurting for years over Daisy.
"Doesn't he know she dosent;s want him?" "she says she does want him." "she has a big dinner party and he wont know a soul there."He frowned, I wonder where in the devil he met Daisy."
This shows how everybody in the area is just constantly talking out of both sides of their mouths, and trying to manipulate every situation.
"They were sitting at either end of the couch, looking at each other as if some question has been asked, or was in the air, and every vestige of embarassment was gone. Daisy's face was smeared with tears, and when i came in she jumped up and began wiping at it with her handkerchief in the mirror. But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He literally glowed; without a word or gesture of exaltation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room"(89).
I thought that this passage especially was thought-provoking because of the questions it aroused. What was said during that time? Who said it? Why did it make Jay so happy and cause Daisy to cry? Why was she so ashamed of her tears?
"`My house looks, well, doesn't it?' he demanded. 'See how the whole front of it catches the light.'" page 89
This quote shows a lot about Gatsby's charater. I can tell that he thinks very highly of himself and his house. Also though it is almost like he is looking for compliments. Nick does end up complimenting his house. It shows that his house is his most prised possetion. -Lauren Bowker
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"'They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before'"(92).
At first, tpassage make me think Daisy was absolutely insane. Why would she suddenly start sobbing about all of Gatsby's beautiful shirts?! But then I thought the shirts might regrest her decisions in the past and her realization that Gatsby could have given her beautiful things that she married Tom for.
-Ms. Coppens
"I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes."
I thought this was a good description about how Gatsby felt before he met Daisy. He was very nervous and it showed how much he liked Daisy. It seemed like he had waited his whole life for this moment.
Steve Lesnikowski
"By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish." (103)
I thought it was pretty funny how Tom Buchannan thought that it was the women who were running around so mcuh. He's the one with the mistress. Diasy has been faithful to Tom dispite his galavanting. This passage solidifies my dislike for Tom and increases my empathy for Daisy.
Kelley Scholl
"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams--not thought her own fault, but because of the colassal vitalityof his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright deather that drifted his way" Page 95-96
I liked how this showed a truly compassionate side to Gatsby. He seems very unconcerned with the rumors that are going around about him, when most people would be offended if half of New York thought he killed a bunch of people. This just shows that Daisy can bring out emotion and almost a weakness in Gatsby.
-Kelsey Laning
"Look at that," she whispered, and then after a moment: "I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."
I picked this quote because I liked the way Daisy and Gatsby were talking to eachother. I thought it was funny and nice that they seemed to like eachother and remembered eachother, even though it was reall awkward for them now. I also liked the imagery of the quote, the pink clouds and her pushing him, gave me a sense of playfulness expressed by the two.
Eric Wu
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known" (59).
I thought that this line had great meaning behind it. It can be difficult to trust others, and that is basically what this line is saying. Nick is having trouble believing the stories that he is hearing, and realizes that he is having trouble trusting others. Nick only feels comfortable with trusting himself, realizing that he is the only one that has been honest with him. He is truly honest with himself which shows a piece of his character and reveals a lot about him.
Jenna Williams
"But in the new silence I felt that silence had fallen within the house too" (89)
I feel like this passage is really thought provoking and applies to the novel as a whole. It seems like Nick is saying how these "silences" just keep happening one after another and then become even bigger "silences". This was the scene when Gatsby and Daisy were reuinted. Maybe Nick felt that he was causing this silence and that is why it was spreading to the house. It will be interseting to see if Gatsby and Daisy will see each other again throughout the novel.
~Maryam Semenov
"Little Montenegro! He lifted up the words and nodded at them--with his smile. The smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized with the brave struggles of the Montenegrin people. It appreciated fully the chain of national circumstances which had elicited this tribute from Montenegro's warm little heart." (66)
This passage is interesting to me because I feel that it says a lot about Gatsby's character. Nick makes this statement after Gatsby has related the story of his decoration by Montenegro, a small Allied country, for his heroics in the war. This description gave me the feeling that Gatsby is extremely good at putting on somewhat of a show for others; I feel that it almost makes him seem a bit condescending. I think the Nick is being somewhat sarcastic, because chances are slight that Gatsby knows all of that information about Montenegro, a small European country that few have ever heard of.
--jillian pellegrini
"What part of the Middle West?" I inquired casually.
"San Francisco." (65)
Solid evidence that Gatsby is either lying or really dumb. San Francisco is not in the Middle West.
"When I said you were a particular friend of Tom's, he started to abandon the whole idea. He doesn't know very much about Tom, though he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name." (79)
I felt that this passage showed how desperate Gatsby was to even see Daisy's name. It shows what he is willing to do just to be reminded of her. I felt that as Jordan told Nick everything about Daisy and Gatsby, Nick felt bad for Gatsby, and realized that although he presents himself as a cheery, fun man, he has been hurting for years over Daisy.
"Doesn't he know she dosent;s want him?"
"she says she does want him."
"she has a big dinner party and he wont know a soul there."He frowned, I wonder where in the devil he met Daisy."
This shows how everybody in the area is just constantly talking out of both sides of their mouths, and trying to manipulate every situation.
whoever wrote the "middle west" comment, i think he was just trying to make himself look better, i don't think he was actually confused.
the first middle west/ san francisco quote by bowen zhou
"They were sitting at either end of the couch, looking at each other as if some question has been asked, or was in the air, and every vestige of embarassment was gone. Daisy's face was smeared with tears, and when i came in she jumped up and began wiping at it with her handkerchief in the mirror. But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He literally glowed; without a word or gesture of exaltation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room"(89).
I thought that this passage especially was thought-provoking because of the questions it aroused. What was said during that time? Who said it? Why did it make Jay so happy and cause Daisy to cry? Why was she so ashamed of her tears?
"`My house looks, well, doesn't it?' he demanded. 'See how the whole front of it catches the light.'" page 89
This quote shows a lot about Gatsby's charater. I can tell that he thinks very highly of himself and his house. Also though it is almost like he is looking for compliments. Nick does end up complimenting his house. It shows that his house is his most prised possetion.
-Lauren Bowker
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