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What does Gatsby own? What does he show off? What do these things signify?
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First of all, he has a huge house in West Egg. He has many maids and gardeners, and after every party he throws these people clean up, and fix the gardens, so that it looks like no one was ever there. He has a large library, called the "Merton College Library", and it is full of books that haven’t been read yet. These both show how he has an enormous amount of money that he is willing to spend, especially if it will make it clear to others that he is wealthy. He also has closet is full of really nice clothes that someone sends him from England. When he is showing Daisy his house he casually throws all of his shirts into one big pile, not caring that they come unfolded. This shows that having all those nice shirts is nothing special to him, and he doesn’t care if they get messed up because he knows he has maids to clean it up. -Rhian Duggan
It's all about the ride, baby. "It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length...terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns" (64).
The car defines the man, it seems. Don't you think Gatsby's like a labyrinth of monstrosity ?
It's all about the ride, baby. "It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length...terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns" (64).
The car defines the man, it seems. Don't you think Gatsby's like a labyrinth of monstrosity ?
Gatsby has no problem showing off his wealth. He throws lavish parties every weekend and flants his massive house - everyone knows who Gatsby is and where he lives. He utilizes the things he owns to his advantage, picking out specific aspects of his posessions that will be most awe-inspiring to those he is trying to entice. I don't think he is careless with his wealth - like just throwing shirts everywhere because he can. I think he has a purpose to all his 'flaunting'. He uses his parties to recieve high praise and admiration from the upper class society. He uses his house and clothing to 'woo' daisy because he knows thats the wealth she will respond the best to. - Victoria M
Gatsby does live a lavish lifestyle, and the car that he drives accentuates this. Rhian is right, he loves to flaunt his wealth, and this might stem from the time in his life when he was poor and barely had enough to live. It seems to me that he needs to constantly remind everyone of his status because he has been empty for so long without Daisy in his life. He might have felt subconsciously that if he built himself up and became more wealthy and more powerful than the husband she chose, he will win her heart again. Maybe Daisy left him because he was poor?
its pretty obvious that Gatsby is rich, and loves to show it off. what, with his car, his clothes the unused library and the party's, but i don' really agree with Rhian, it seems to me that he is actually really self conscious with his wealth, and he is only able to justify it when other people like what he buys. It seems like he has an uneasy air about him when he is showing off his closet, like he is trying really hard to be cool.
Gatsby owns a library, period bedrooms "swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers," (91) dressing-rooms,and pool rooms. He has a toilet seat made out of pure gold and a massive amount of suits, dressing-gowns, ties, and shirts "piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high" (92). Gatsby owns also a swimming-pool, and his own hydroplane. He especially shows off his shirts- ranging from sheer linen to silk to flannel. Gatsby explains that a man in England buys him clothes in the spring and fall. The fact that Gatsby shows off his belongings to Daisy and Nick shows that Gatsby is insecure with himself. He needs material objects to replace what he himself does not have. Also, he uses his clothing to impress Daisy because he cannot offer anything personally to her.
Gatsby is an immensely wealthy man who lives in a monstrous mansion. It is huge, but he only shares it with a few servants and a random other guy that plays piano. He holds large extravagant parties to fill up his house.
Gatsby has an excess of everything, food, clothing, even golden hair brushes. BALLIN'
Gatsby has a gigantic mansion, a gorgeous car, a hydroplane, servants, "a toilet set of pure gold", the "Merton College Library", and a neverending supply of clothing. He flaunts all of these things to his guests and especially to Daisy, in order to try and validate his worth and particularly to somehow prove himself worthy of Daisy.
As everyone in the story, Gatsby is well off to say the least. He lives a lavish lifestyle and seems to have it all. But in reality he seems like a pretty sad man. In the most recent section of the novel, we find that he has been carrying a torch for Daisy for 5 long years. We find that he has been throwing these parties secretly hoping that Daisy would one night wonder over. But in 5 years she is yet to make an appearance. I think another reason why he lives so lavishly is to cover up some “awful thing” that he did years ago. He aluded to this earlier in the novel and I think that he lives like this to cover up his skeletons. Some things that he owns are his mansion, millions of shirts, a hydroplane?, Rolls Royce, a butler, the town of NY, The US, the medals, a passion for Daisy, Drugs Stores, submarine, USSR, a small island of the coast Africa, a chair from 456 AD, the Boston Braves, and Algonquin Regional High School.
I think that Gatsby is constantly showing off his wealth because he is insecure. What else does he have to show for his life besides a lot of expensive gadgets? In a way, this is ironic. When she was younger, Daisy loved Gatsby but loved money more. Unfortunatley for Gatsby, he had nothing at the time. Now he is quite wealthy, but Daisy no longer cares about money and physical posessions. Gatsby's obsession with money shows how inadaquate he feels because earlier in his life he lost Daisy to glitz and glamour.
Gatsby is very wealthy and he enjoys showing it off. He has many parties as entertainment in his huge mansion. While entertaining, his possessions are shown off to the guests. First of all, he has an amazing library filled with books, though these books have not been read. He also has a snazzy car that he likes to tool around in. He is known for his custom car. Also, he has a hydroplane that he recently bought. He introduces himself to Nick and quickly asks him to go for a ride. "After the house, we were to see the grounds and the swimming-pool, and the hydroplane and the mid-summer flowers" (92). Gatsby is giving a nice little tour of all of his belongings, he has just finished the house, now he's onto the toys outside. He is very proud of his wealth and likes to show it off.
Gatsby's possesions signify the gap he is trying to fill in his life where love should be. His material world does not give him as much joy as love would however. His possesions also serve as a way to "impress" Daisy, but they do not serve any purpose when she is actually visiting his house. BALLIN
"...Gatsby's gorgeous car lurched up the rocky drive to my door and gave out a burn of melody from its three-noted horn." (63) Although this was said by Nick, the attitude that is given off from his description of Gatsby's car is that it is extremely lavish and expensive. Which is true to that of almost all of Gatsby's posessions. I feel that Gatsby has a condescending attutide when interracting with others due to his wealth.
I agree with Zenya with the idea that Gatsby is insecure with himself and uses his money and belongings as a shield. It helps to build up a tough exterior, when deep down he is probably a caring and emotional guy. This is slightly seen with his love for Daisy.
Gatsby owns just about anything anyone could ever want. He has a massive house that he continuously throws parties at. He owns an amazing car that he shows off to anyone with eyes. He asks "Haven't you ever seen it before?" and Nick thinks to himself "I'd seen it. Everybody had seen it."(64). He also owns an extensive library, but he doesnt seem to have read any of the books... or even opened them. Why would he spend so much money on things he wouldn't even use?
Gatsby owns all the things you didn't think existed. Bigfoot?, his pet that escapes every now and then. UFOs? His favorite mode of transportation. He also owns some of the first things that were invented. He owned the first computer, the first indoor skate park, the first blimp, the first Lamborghini and the first indoor basketball court so he can practice his jump shot, yeah i said it. What's in the fridge? The world's finest wine and Champagne.
Gatsby, as a very wealthy man, has no problem showing off what he can afford. however, i feel as though through all his luxurious cars and vast collection of books, he is hiding his insecurities. He does all these things to impress people, show off his wardrobe, and send his chauffeur around with his personal invites. I feel as though there is more behind his excessive wealth, a deeper story, a bigger picture, and i feel like in a way alot of it is to impress daisy. he tries so hard in so many ways, and tries different tactics to get her to come to his house, until finally he has to resort to nick carraway. ...just an observation... i'm just saying i feel like maybe his large, overbearingly spacious house is symbolic for the emptiness he feels, the emptiness he longs to fill by having daisy by his side. yet he constantly has people around to mask his insecurities, and tries to convince himself that he doesn't have a problem, but in reality, he does.
Gatsby, as a very wealthy man, has no problem showing off what he can afford. however, i feel as though through all his luxurious cars and vast collection of books, he is hiding his insecurities. He does all these things to impress people, show off his wardrobe, and send his chauffer around with his personal invites. I feel as though there is more behind his excessive wealth, a deeper story, a bigger picture, and i feel like in a way alot of it is to impress daisy. he tries so hard in so many ways, and tries different tactics to get her to come to his house, until finally he has to resort to nick carraway. ...just an observation... i'm just saying i feel like maybe his large, overbearingly spacious house is symbolic for the emptiness he feels, the emptiness he longs to fill by having daisy by his side. yet he constantly has people around to mask his insecurities, and tries to convince himself that he doesn't have a problem, but in reality, he does.
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First of all, he has a huge house in West Egg. He has many maids and gardeners, and after every party he throws these people clean up, and fix the gardens, so that it looks like no one was ever there. He has a large library, called the "Merton College Library", and it is full of books that haven’t been read yet. These both show how he has an enormous amount of money that he is willing to spend, especially if it will make it clear to others that he is wealthy.
He also has closet is full of really nice clothes that someone sends him from England. When he is showing Daisy his house he casually throws all of his shirts into one big pile, not caring that they come unfolded. This shows that having all those nice shirts is nothing special to him, and he doesn’t care if they get messed up because he knows he has maids to clean it up.
-Rhian Duggan
It's all about the ride, baby. "It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length...terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns" (64).
The car defines the man, it seems. Don't you think Gatsby's like a labyrinth of monstrosity ?
-Ms. Coppens
It's all about the ride, baby. "It was a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length...terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns" (64).
The car defines the man, it seems. Don't you think Gatsby's like a labyrinth of monstrosity ?
-Ms. Coppens
Gatsby has no problem showing off his wealth. He throws lavish parties every weekend and flants his massive house - everyone knows who Gatsby is and where he lives. He utilizes the things he owns to his advantage, picking out specific aspects of his posessions that will be most awe-inspiring to those he is trying to entice.
I don't think he is careless with his wealth - like just throwing shirts everywhere because he can. I think he has a purpose to all his 'flaunting'. He uses his parties to recieve high praise and admiration from the upper class society. He uses his house and clothing to 'woo' daisy because he knows thats the wealth she will respond the best to.
- Victoria M
Gatsby does live a lavish lifestyle, and the car that he drives accentuates this. Rhian is right, he loves to flaunt his wealth, and this might stem from the time in his life when he was poor and barely had enough to live. It seems to me that he needs to constantly remind everyone of his status because he has been empty for so long without Daisy in his life. He might have felt subconsciously that if he built himself up and became more wealthy and more powerful than the husband she chose, he will win her heart again. Maybe Daisy left him because he was poor?
-Shannon Langella
nice question! haha AH okay, so first, he goes to the bedroom to show off his ENORMOUS closet, wher he has over 15 designer suits....
FINSIH LATER!
-BK
its pretty obvious that Gatsby is rich, and loves to show it off. what, with his car, his clothes the unused library and the party's, but i don' really agree with Rhian, it seems to me that he is actually really self conscious with his wealth, and he is only able to justify it when other people like what he buys. It seems like he has an uneasy air about him when he is showing off his closet, like he is trying really hard to be cool.
Gatsby owns a library, period bedrooms "swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers," (91) dressing-rooms,and pool rooms. He has a toilet seat made out of pure gold and a massive amount of suits, dressing-gowns, ties, and shirts "piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high" (92). Gatsby owns also a swimming-pool, and his own hydroplane. He especially shows off his shirts- ranging from sheer linen to silk to flannel. Gatsby explains that a man in England buys him clothes in the spring and fall.
The fact that Gatsby shows off his belongings to Daisy and Nick shows that Gatsby is insecure with himself. He needs material objects to replace what he himself does not have. Also, he uses his clothing to impress Daisy because he cannot offer anything personally to her.
- Zenya M.
Gatsby is an immensely wealthy man who lives in a monstrous mansion. It is huge, but he only shares it with a few servants and a random other guy that plays piano. He holds large extravagant parties to fill up his house.
Gatsby has an excess of everything, food, clothing, even golden hair brushes. BALLIN'
bowen zhou
Gatsby has a gigantic mansion, a gorgeous car, a hydroplane, servants, "a toilet set of pure gold", the "Merton College Library", and a neverending supply of clothing. He flaunts all of these things to his guests and especially to Daisy, in order to try and validate his worth and particularly to somehow prove himself worthy of Daisy.
As everyone in the story, Gatsby is well off to say the least. He lives a lavish lifestyle and seems to have it all. But in reality he seems like a pretty sad man. In the most recent section of the novel, we find that he has been carrying a torch for Daisy for 5 long years. We find that he has been throwing these parties secretly hoping that Daisy would one night wonder over. But in 5 years she is yet to make an appearance. I think another reason why he lives so lavishly is to cover up some “awful thing” that he did years ago. He aluded to this earlier in the novel and I think that he lives like this to cover up his skeletons. Some things that he owns are his mansion, millions of shirts, a hydroplane?, Rolls Royce, a butler, the town of NY, The US, the medals, a passion for Daisy, Drugs Stores, submarine, USSR, a small island of the coast Africa, a chair from 456 AD, the Boston Braves, and Algonquin Regional High School.
Will Kearney
I think that Gatsby is constantly showing off his wealth because he is insecure. What else does he have to show for his life besides a lot of expensive gadgets? In a way, this is ironic. When she was younger, Daisy loved Gatsby but loved money more. Unfortunatley for Gatsby, he had nothing at the time. Now he is quite wealthy, but Daisy no longer cares about money and physical posessions. Gatsby's obsession with money shows how inadaquate he feels because earlier in his life he lost Daisy to glitz and glamour.
Kelley S
Gatsby is very wealthy and he enjoys showing it off. He has many parties as entertainment in his huge mansion. While entertaining, his possessions are shown off to the guests. First of all, he has an amazing library filled with books, though these books have not been read. He also has a snazzy car that he likes to tool around in. He is known for his custom car. Also, he has a hydroplane that he recently bought. He introduces himself to Nick and quickly asks him to go for a ride. "After the house, we were to see the grounds and the swimming-pool, and the hydroplane and the mid-summer flowers" (92). Gatsby is giving a nice little tour of all of his belongings, he has just finished the house, now he's onto the toys outside. He is very proud of his wealth and likes to show it off.
Jenna Williams
Gatsby's possesions signify the gap he is trying to fill in his life where love should be. His material world does not give him as much joy as love would however. His possesions also serve as a way to "impress" Daisy, but they do not serve any purpose when she is actually visiting his house. BALLIN
Eric Leone
"...Gatsby's gorgeous car lurched up the rocky drive to my door and gave out a burn of melody from its three-noted horn." (63) Although this was said by Nick, the attitude that is given off from his description of Gatsby's car is that it is extremely lavish and expensive. Which is true to that of almost all of Gatsby's posessions. I feel that Gatsby has a condescending attutide when interracting with others due to his wealth.
I agree with Zenya with the idea that Gatsby is insecure with himself and uses his money and belongings as a shield. It helps to build up a tough exterior, when deep down he is probably a caring and emotional guy. This is slightly seen with his love for Daisy.
--Laura Hundley
Gatsby owns just about anything anyone could ever want. He has a massive house that he continuously throws parties at. He owns an amazing car that he shows off to anyone with eyes. He asks "Haven't you ever seen it before?" and Nick thinks to himself "I'd seen it. Everybody had seen it."(64). He also owns an extensive library, but he doesnt seem to have read any of the books... or even opened them. Why would he spend so much money on things he wouldn't even use?
-steph
Gatsby owns all the things you didn't think existed. Bigfoot?, his pet that escapes every now and then. UFOs? His favorite mode of transportation. He also owns some of the first things that were invented. He owned the first computer, the first indoor skate park, the first blimp, the first Lamborghini and the first indoor basketball court so he can practice his jump shot, yeah i said it. What's in the fridge? The world's finest wine and Champagne.
-Scott Hagen
Gatsby, as a very wealthy man, has no problem showing off what he can afford. however, i feel as though through all his luxurious cars and vast collection of books, he is hiding his insecurities. He does all these things to impress people, show off his wardrobe, and send his chauffeur around with his personal invites. I feel as though there is more behind his excessive wealth, a deeper story, a bigger picture, and i feel like in a way alot of it is to impress daisy. he tries so hard in so many ways, and tries different tactics to get her to come to his house, until finally he has to resort to nick carraway. ...just an observation...
i'm just saying i feel like maybe his large, overbearingly spacious house is symbolic for the emptiness he feels, the emptiness he longs to fill by having daisy by his side. yet he constantly has people around to mask his insecurities, and tries to convince himself that he doesn't have a problem, but in reality, he does.
Gatsby, as a very wealthy man, has no problem showing off what he can afford. however, i feel as though through all his luxurious cars and vast collection of books, he is hiding his insecurities. He does all these things to impress people, show off his wardrobe, and send his chauffer around with his personal invites. I feel as though there is more behind his excessive wealth, a deeper story, a bigger picture, and i feel like in a way alot of it is to impress daisy. he tries so hard in so many ways, and tries different tactics to get her to come to his house, until finally he has to resort to nick carraway. ...just an observation...
i'm just saying i feel like maybe his large, overbearingly spacious house is symbolic for the emptiness he feels, the emptiness he longs to fill by having daisy by his side. yet he constantly has people around to mask his insecurities, and tries to convince himself that he doesn't have a problem, but in reality, he does.
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