Angela's Ideas

I think the central message of the book was that you have to let go of the past to be happy When Gatsby tries to get Daisy back, things don't go as planned There's a lot cheating and lying = happiness Gatsby ends up dying at the end because he didn't understand that Daisy wasn't the same person he fell in love with

 When Nick comes home from his date with Jordan and is surprised to see all the lights at Gatsby's house  Nick knows that Gatsby is just trying to get him to agree to him having Daisy over for tea when he's inviting him to places Gatsby is somewhat bribing Nick into helping him plan everything and when he does he tries to offer his services to him (he can get someone to cut his grass) Although Nick gets sort of offended because Gatsby is trying to arrange things, he still decides to call Daisy Gatsby knows that when him and Daisy meet again, things will not be how they once were in Louisville Gatsby worries that Daisy isn't going to show up but she soon does When they're in Nick's living room they don't speak a word and they are unsure whether either of them are happy to see each other I mean I would feel the same if I hadn't seen someone in such a long time. I mean you're simply not sure if things are going to the be the same way they once were...

Gatsby became famous because he throws elaborate parties every weekend at this mansion One day Nick receives an invitation to Gatsby's party Nick learns that he is one of the few people to get invited and he also learns most people simply arrive at Gatsby's house, expecting there to be a party in progress Nick tries to find Gatsby and comes to the conclusion that no one seems to know Gatsby Nick runs into Jordan Baker, Daisy's friend whom he met at the dinner party. They hangout over hear and share several rumors about Gatsby killed a man and another where he produces and markets alcohol illegally  Nick starts a conversation with a man, who turns out to be Gatsby Gatsby invited Nick to go up in his hydroplane but he needs to talk to Jordan first When Jordan returned to Nick, she didn't say anything about what her and Gatsby discussed but she did say it was "the most amazing thing" Nick says goodnight to Gatsby and walks home, nothing a drunken party ...

Transcendent - goes above and beyond His eyes symbolize vision Tom's girlfriend walks down stairs and tells her husband to go buy furniture and the girl makes plans with Wilson Poor guys girlfriend and now she's dating a rich guy (Mrs. Mckees)

His words are so well rehearsed  He's so pitch perfect and seems to be unbelievable Olfactory - sense of smell Talks about the people at the party (how much money they had, how they were famous simply makes the story you're telling more interesting) Gatsby thinks Jordan Baker would never do anything wasn't alright but he doesn't know she cheated during a game of golf Gatsby knows the guy who was behind the World Series disaster (taking gamblers money)  Gatsby has been next to dead people, he's a very mysterious man Gatsby and Daisy were once in love before she met Tom Tom's been cheating on Daisy since they got back from the honeymoon "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."

Chapter 1 1. Who is the narrator of the story and where is he from ? 2. Why did Nick come to the East ? Chapter 2 1. How does Myrtle react to Tom's arrival ? 2. What is the relationship between Tom and Myrtle? Chapter 3 1. What rumors have been told about Gatsby ? 2. Why does Nick choose to share his thoughts and feelings with Jordan ? Chapter 4 1. Who is Wolfsheim and where does Nick meet him ? 2. What was the old Metropole ?

 Mr. McKee is a neighbor who takes pictures Mr. Wilson wasn't in the room when Myrtle was punched Kyke - horrible word (n word referring to Jewish people) Myrtle was just married with a mechanic but now she's marries to a rich guy and she now believes that she's all that Feeling like an outsider although he's in an apartment with other people The bottle of whiskey kept him there until 10 and Myrtle says she can  take Daisy anytime and Tom said she's not and he punches her (broke her nose)  Tom is wealthy Nick left to the train station (good guy) Prodigality - freely in large quantity  Contemptuous - showing contempt; scornful