Discussion Director for Chapter 9:

1. Why did no one attend to Gatsby's funeral organized by Nick?

2.Who is Henry C. Gatz and what does he show Nick?

3.What is the ending result of Nick and Jordan Baker's relationship?

4. What does Nick think about people like Daisy and Tom?

Vocabulary Enricher/ Illustrator for Ch. 7-8:

-Trimalchio (pg.119): a person from a humble and poor background who turned wealthy and developed the need to spend money all the time. A character in the novel The Satyricon who is now being compared to Gatsby.

-Caravansary (pg.120): a large inn built around a big court for travelers

-Indiscernible (pg.155): not easy to see; not easily distinguishable

-Armistice (pg. 158): an agreement made between opposite sides

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Summary for Chapters 5-6:

          In the fifth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers that between Gatsby and her cousin, Daisy, there was a romance back when Gatsby was a poor lieutenant and now Gatsby wishes to reunite with Daisy once again. Told in third person point-of-view, relying heavily on Nick's perspective, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of Nick's small cottage home where Gatsby's date with Daisy would take place, establishing the major conflict of confrontation of the past between Gatsby and Daisy since they have not seen each other for five years, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery because it gives a very detailed image of Nick's place filled with all the flowers that Gatsby sent to please Daisy, and also the use of archaic language since the setting does invlove in the 1920s.

          In the sixth chapter of the novel, The Great Gatsby, by  F.Scott Fitzgerald (1925), the speaker, Nick, discovers the true identity of Great Gatsy, born as James Gatz, and his background as a poor man who then became a wealthy man as a cause of his great efforts for success rather than for the wealthy man, Dan Cody, he saved at sea. Told in first person point-of-view from Nick's perspective, the authour supports his theme by describing the setting of the past back in North Dakota where Gatsby was born to a poor family, but then transitioning to the wealthy mansion in which he lives now where he throws parties every weekend, establishing the major conflict of his noncomformity, as a teen, of the social status he was, so he ran away, but in the present, the major conflict is the fact that Gatsby is determined to win Daisy's heart although she is married to Tom Buchannan, and incorpaorating the literary device of imagery to give a clear vision of Gatsby's extravagent parties.

Discussion Director Ch. 5-6

1. What did Nick encounter when he arrived home after his date?

2. Why do you think Gatsby decided to take a walk outside in the rain?

3. How was Gatsby's life before he became wealthy?

4. What does Gatsby want to accomplish with his wealth?

Summary ch.1 & 2

          In the American classic, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the protagonist, Gatsby, discovers that living a wealthy life can lead to various misfortunes. Told in first person point-of-view, the author supports his theme by describing the setting of Long Island, New York, also known as West Egg, the home of the newly rich, introducing the major conflict of Gatsby and his monumental amounts of money and his lack of knowledge of how to use it wisely, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery and archaic language. Fitzgerald’s purpose is to depict the scenery in the West Egg as well as introduce the main characters in order to set the tone for the forthcoming rise in action in the storyline. He creates an affluent mood for an audience of people interested in the 1920s lifestyle.

Researcher Chapter 5-6

1. The Great Gatsby was during the time of the Prohibition Era which was the time alcohol was illegal  no matter what age you were. The book also had Flappers. In the 1920s the term, "Flappers" are used to describe young women especially one who, behaved and dressed in a boldly unconventional manner. The of this book was Myrtle Wilson because she wasn't faithful in having only one partner, instead she had two and kept it a secret and did what she wanted without caring about what others thought about her. This makes her rebellious, to add onto this, she is also married to George Wilson, but is a mistress to Tom Buchanan. Her appearance is also similar to a Flapper's because she has her hair cut into a short bob and her attire consists of wearing short dresses. The Great Gatsby is also connected to materialism, the girls in the book keep wanting more than they already have which then caused them to have an affair with richer men so that they can be wealthy by dating another guy with more money.

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Chapter 3 begins at  West Egg where Gatsby throws a party , and all of the wealthy individuals come over to celebrate here. Then, as the party ends and the guests leave, Nick also decides to leave back home, where he practically lives next to Gatsby. In Chapter 4, he fun and exciting party environment later transitions to the next beautiful morning when Gatsby picks up Nick to take him to go eat lunch in New York and they go through the valley of ashes. Next, the story moves back to the past; Jordan tells Nick about Daisy's and Gatsby's romance when he was just a lieutenant and she was younger. Jordan explains as much as she can to Nick and then tells him to help Gatsby with a favor to see Daisy without her knowing. This story has a plethora of scenes where the past events are remembered like flashbacks, and then back to reality.

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