Chapter 1 Great Gatsby analysis.
The narrator of Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway. He is the son of a businessman, and his family comes from money. He formerly attended Yale university. Nick lives in a neighborhood called West Egg. West egg was a neighborhood for the people who had aspirations to live in East Egg a wealthy neighborhood. Carraway does not aspire to move to East Egg. He does not regard material objects as highly as others. He lives beside Jay Gatsby who lives in a mansion. Next we are introduced to Tom and his wife Daisy. On the outside Tom seems to have everything money can buy, and one thinks that he would be happy. However Tom is very miserable and unhappy. Next we meet Gatsby who is Nick's neighbor. Gatsby resides in the huge mansion.
The narrator of Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway. He is the son of a businessman, and his family comes from money. He formerly attended Yale university. Nick lives in a neighborhood called West Egg. West egg was a neighborhood for the people who had aspirations to live in East Egg a wealthy neighborhood. Carraway does not aspire to move to East Egg. He does not regard material objects as highly as others. He lives beside Jay Gatsby who lives in a mansion. Next we are introduced to Tom and his wife Daisy. On the outside Tom seems to have everything money can buy, and one thinks that he would be happy. However Tom is very miserable and unhappy. Next we meet Gatsby who is Nick's neighbor. Gatsby resides in the huge mansion.
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Chapter 2: This chapter begins by talking about the eyes of Dr T.J Eckleburg. His eyes are sort of looking down on the Valley of Ashes. The Valley of Ashes is located between East and West Egg. In the Valley we meet Myrtle and George Wilson who owns a garage located in the valley. Myrtle is married to George but she is having an affair with Tom. Tom also happens to be married, neither George nor Tom are content in their marriages, they cannot get a divorce because they are catholic. George takes Nick to an apartment in New York where we meet Myrtle's sister Catherine. They start to drink and "turn up". Myrtle starts to get very loud and sloppy and she starts to chant Daisy's name. Tom tells her to stop and Myrtle keeps going. So he gives her a quick shot to the face, Tom breaks her nose.
My question in this chapter is Why would someone cheat and lie to their spouse? Neither of them are happy so why don't they get a separation or something like that?
Chapter three starts out with one of Gatsby's big parties. What sort of caught my eye was Nick was the only person ever to receive an invitation from Gatsby. People typically just showed up and partied. People would just look at all the stuff that he owned and inquire about how he made his money and how he acquired all his items. While at the party Nick meets Jordan who was also invited by Gatsby. Later on Nick sees a familiar face from back when he was in the War, it turns out to be Gatsby.
I wonder why Jordan was invited?
Chapter four: We finally get some insider on Gatsby's past. Gatsby starts to talk about some of his achievements and Nick is kind of skeptical of the things that he is hearing. There is not a lot of facts about his past all we know are the rumors that circle him. Gatsby reveals that he is really in love with Daisy. Daisy ended up marrying Tom. She got really drunk before their wedding. I assume she got so drunk because she wanted to be with Gatsby.Gatsby tells Nick that he bought his house specifically to remain close to Daisy.
Why did he not go to her house and say "oh hey its me Gatsby. Lets run off into the sunset and all that other stuff". Or even invite her to a party?
Chapter 5: Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over to his house for Tea. Gatsby is basically pleading for Nick to oblige. Gatsby even offers up some cash for him to invite her to his (nick's) house for tea. On T-Day (get it like D-day lol T-day lololololololol) its raining really heavily. Daisy comes over and Gatsby walks through the rain to get there. He comes back in and they have a reunion and Nick leaves to offer up some privacy. So Gatsby invites Daisy over to his house to show off his possessions and show off his life style.
Why didn't he just hope on a boat and sail over to her house and invite her over to his place? Why send a messenger? To me I see a softer but weaker version of Gatsby. He shows his softer side when he reveals his elaborate plan to see her again. But, to me he is weak because he had to go through Nick to relay the message.
Chapter 6: Gatsby reveals that his fortune was not truly his. He was lent the money by a friend. Nick is aiding Daisy by helping him cheat on Tom.
Chapter 7: As the chapter begins we see that Gatsby is not having anymore parties, he parties are no longer happening because the parties were a way to attempt to lure Daisy over there. Nick goes over to Tom and Daisy's house for lunch, with Gatsby and Jordan.Then the nurse brings out Daisy's child, Gatsby is astounded by the child's looks. But during the lunch Daisy and Gatsby's real feeling towards each other started to surface. The group was asked if they wanted to go out to the city by Daisy. Gatsby looks at her with a fiery passion in his eyes. Then Daisy says she LOVES HIM!!! Tom just looks very confused. Gatsby spills the truth tea. Gatsby yells that Daisy never loved Tom and the only reason they didn't get married was because he (gatsby) was poor. On the way back from the city we find out that there was a fatal accident in the Valley of Ashes, and the victim was Myrtle. Tom is hurt and he realized that he truly loved Myrtle.
If they both loved someone else why didn't they just GET A DIVORCE and go be happy with someone else? Religion should not compromise your happiness and leave you trapped in a marriage.
Chapter eight: At the very beginning of the chapter Gatsby admits to him that he loved Daisy so much that she was the first girl he ever felt that he needed to lie about his background and change his identity, to make her love him back. But he admits that his love for her is kind of superficial and he loved her for not who she actually was but who she appeared to be. This "love" is fake and not built upon anything real just off of tangibility. One night, Gatsby is floating in his pool, looking at the stars.Wilson creeps up on him, and then shoots him dead as a punishment for killing Myrtle with his car. Wilson then shoots himself and dies. Come to find out, Tom had told Wilson that Gatsby was the one who killed Myrtle. At Gatsby's funeral once again no one knows much about his death and only know what they have heard.
chapter nine: Nick moves back west. Tom and Daisy are still together and they move away. I think that Daisy moved away because she would've been reminded of Gatsby everyday and all day.
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Chapter 2: This chapter begins by talking about the eyes of Dr T.J Eckleburg. His eyes are sort of looking down on the Valley of Ashes. The Valley of Ashes is located between East and West Egg. In the Valley we meet Myrtle and George Wilson who owns a garage located in the valley. Myrtle is married to George but she is having an affair with Tom. Tom also happens to be married, neither George nor Tom are content in their marriages, they cannot get a divorce because they are catholic. George takes Nick to an apartment in New York where we meet Myrtle's sister Catherine. They start to drink and "turn up". Myrtle starts to get very loud and sloppy and she starts to chant Daisy's name. Tom tells her to stop and Myrtle keeps going. So he gives her a quick shot to the face, Tom breaks her nose.
My question in this chapter is Why would someone cheat and lie to their spouse? Neither of them are happy so why don't they get a separation or something like that?
Chapter three starts out with one of Gatsby's big parties. What sort of caught my eye was Nick was the only person ever to receive an invitation from Gatsby. People typically just showed up and partied. People would just look at all the stuff that he owned and inquire about how he made his money and how he acquired all his items. While at the party Nick meets Jordan who was also invited by Gatsby. Later on Nick sees a familiar face from back when he was in the War, it turns out to be Gatsby.
I wonder why Jordan was invited?
Chapter four: We finally get some insider on Gatsby's past. Gatsby starts to talk about some of his achievements and Nick is kind of skeptical of the things that he is hearing. There is not a lot of facts about his past all we know are the rumors that circle him. Gatsby reveals that he is really in love with Daisy. Daisy ended up marrying Tom. She got really drunk before their wedding. I assume she got so drunk because she wanted to be with Gatsby.Gatsby tells Nick that he bought his house specifically to remain close to Daisy.
Why did he not go to her house and say "oh hey its me Gatsby. Lets run off into the sunset and all that other stuff". Or even invite her to a party?
Chapter 5: Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over to his house for Tea. Gatsby is basically pleading for Nick to oblige. Gatsby even offers up some cash for him to invite her to his (nick's) house for tea. On T-Day (get it like D-day lol T-day lololololololol) its raining really heavily. Daisy comes over and Gatsby walks through the rain to get there. He comes back in and they have a reunion and Nick leaves to offer up some privacy. So Gatsby invites Daisy over to his house to show off his possessions and show off his life style.
Why didn't he just hope on a boat and sail over to her house and invite her over to his place? Why send a messenger? To me I see a softer but weaker version of Gatsby. He shows his softer side when he reveals his elaborate plan to see her again. But, to me he is weak because he had to go through Nick to relay the message.
Chapter 6: Gatsby reveals that his fortune was not truly his. He was lent the money by a friend. Nick is aiding Daisy by helping him cheat on Tom.
Chapter 7: As the chapter begins we see that Gatsby is not having anymore parties, he parties are no longer happening because the parties were a way to attempt to lure Daisy over there. Nick goes over to Tom and Daisy's house for lunch, with Gatsby and Jordan.Then the nurse brings out Daisy's child, Gatsby is astounded by the child's looks. But during the lunch Daisy and Gatsby's real feeling towards each other started to surface. The group was asked if they wanted to go out to the city by Daisy. Gatsby looks at her with a fiery passion in his eyes. Then Daisy says she LOVES HIM!!! Tom just looks very confused. Gatsby spills the truth tea. Gatsby yells that Daisy never loved Tom and the only reason they didn't get married was because he (gatsby) was poor. On the way back from the city we find out that there was a fatal accident in the Valley of Ashes, and the victim was Myrtle. Tom is hurt and he realized that he truly loved Myrtle.
If they both loved someone else why didn't they just GET A DIVORCE and go be happy with someone else? Religion should not compromise your happiness and leave you trapped in a marriage.
Chapter eight: At the very beginning of the chapter Gatsby admits to him that he loved Daisy so much that she was the first girl he ever felt that he needed to lie about his background and change his identity, to make her love him back. But he admits that his love for her is kind of superficial and he loved her for not who she actually was but who she appeared to be. This "love" is fake and not built upon anything real just off of tangibility. One night, Gatsby is floating in his pool, looking at the stars.Wilson creeps up on him, and then shoots him dead as a punishment for killing Myrtle with his car. Wilson then shoots himself and dies. Come to find out, Tom had told Wilson that Gatsby was the one who killed Myrtle. At Gatsby's funeral once again no one knows much about his death and only know what they have heard.
chapter nine: Nick moves back west. Tom and Daisy are still together and they move away. I think that Daisy moved away because she would've been reminded of Gatsby everyday and all day.
2. Discuss Hawthorne's use of light/dark imagery. What stands out the most about the imagery? Be sure to explain your answer.
Hawthorne uses light imagery in the first paragraph. When he describes the children and their bright faces, and how they were dressed in their Sunday’s best. He uses light imagery to give a light feeling, and a mellow vibe. Later, on in the story he darkens up his imagery usage. When he describes the Minister’s veil and how said veil was so low that it was able to be moved by his breath. He uses the contrast in this paragraph to try to ensue a feeling of mystery inside the reader. One will inquire why the minister shows up with a veil over his face when everyone else is dressed in their Sunday’s best. This also raises the question why would a minister dress so drastic and so dark to go to a church.
3. Hawthorne builds anticipation and suspense into the story by the very syntax of the many of his sentences. Find at least one sentence in which the natural subject-verb-direct object order is inverted and discuss how and why Hawthorne does this.
4. Mr. Hooper has something to hide. That much is for sure. Explain the significance of the incident when Mr. Hooper leans over the casket of the dead young girl. Be very attentive to weird stuff right here. If you think there's something to this, you're probably right.
The incident where he leans over her casket and grins is a smug move on behalf of Mr. Cooper. He is smug because whatever occurred between the dead lady and him dies with her. He is smug becasue no one will find out what happened between them two. This is the case because he is not going to confess what happened and she cannot tell her side because she is dead.
5. Discuss the significance of the juxtaposition of a wedding of two young people on the very same day as a funeral of a young maiden. What, if anything, does Hawthorne imply with this juxtaposition?
Hawthorne juxtaposes the wedding and the funeral similarly in the way he juxtaposes the light imagery and the dark imagery. The wedding is supposed to be the light on this dark day with this dark event occurring. Said dark even is the funeral. By him using these two things side by side he is just touching on the light versus dark theme.
6. Build an argument that explains how certain a reader may be that Hawthorne knew of and understood the power of rhetoric. Choose specific passages from the text to support your claims. (This one is all about rhetorical analysis. You're welcome!)
He knew and understood the power of rhetoric by the way he is able to fluently go back and forth between the theme of light vs dark.
7. Hawthorne was not a small critic of Transcendentalism, with its constant proddings for people to tap into the inner-light, and avoid conformity as individuals tap into Nature and the over-soul. How does Hawthorne seem to criticize the basic tenants of Transcendentalism with "The Minister's Black Veil"? What argument does Hawthorne seem to be most critical? Be sure to use specific pieces from the text to support your claims.
He implies that one's inner darkness can become more powerful than the light that they “emit”. Mr. Hooper is a minister so one can make the inductive leap that he has an inner light thats gonna prevail and be forefront at all times. But, Mr. Hooper does the exact opposite. Instead of his inner light coming through his inner darkness comes out and prevails.
8. Finally: Hawthorne carefully avoids ever mentioning what Hooper has hidden. That said, from what you can tell, what is the most likely sin that the Reverend Hooper has committed? Explain the basis for your claim with solid argumentation. (Syllogism, enthymeme, logical reasoning).
I think that Hawthorne murdered her or had a hand in murdering her. Mr. Hooper shows up wearing black, and black is a color that is often associated with dead or dying things. Mr. Hooper also smirks at the girl when he approaches the casket. This is done often times by people who commit murders and are proud of their work and are not remorseful. A woman claims that as Mr. Hooper leaned over the young girl’s corpse, her body shuddered. This implies that before the incident the two were familiarized with one another.
Through out the article "How Soccer Is Ruining America: A Jeremiad" Webb makes very strong accusations towards the game of Soccer. Webb makes many claims and then contradicts the claims. For example "Any sport that limits you to using your feet, with the occasional bang of the head, had something wrong with it", (page 267). But when Webb says "Last year all three of my kids were on three different soccer teams....", (page 269). It states that've allows his children to play the sport he has such a strong hatred towards. If a sport has something wrong with it because of the frequent use of the feet and the occasional usage of the head, then why would you allow your children to play? One might be inquisitive of why a philosophy professor would make such claims and then essentially undermine himself and diminish his ethos by making contradictory statements. Webb might do this because there is an underlying meaning from his words, almost mimicry of a certain group of individuals. These individuals might be individuals who are very conservative. The way one might get to this conclusion is because a conservative individual does not like changes made to the "norm". Any changes to the "norm" are often called outlandish, barbaric, primordial. Similarly how soccer is not a normal sport because it is a sport in which one can only use their feet. This is a change of the "norm" of sports. Because a normal sport would incorporate hands and feet in it, where as in soccer only one player from each team can use their hands.