start of the chapter. Especially when the reader learns of how Nick ‘couldn’t sleep’. Fitzgerald then uses sound to add to the uncomfort by referring to the sound of the fog horn as ‘groaning’. This adjective creates the image of a person in pain or close to death dying. This is a very ominous sign regarding the death of Gatsby. Nick is ‘half-sick between grotesque reality and savage‚ frightening dreams.’ This line describes how Nick can no longer find a place of peace in his dreams of in reality
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reach‚ and their lives will be consumed by the passion and dignity of life. As mentioned before‚ Nick and Gatsby are the apathy and fantasy of Scott Fitzgerald‚ so that their way of chasing dreams are different definitely. Gatsby’s greatness came from his passion to his American dream‚ or in another word‚ Daisy. Gatsby made almost all of his decisions out of a desire to relive his love with Daisy; while Nick would rather watch the game. Gatsby showed a romantic hopefulness that is lastly tragic‚ and
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In chapter 4‚ Nick explained the trip he and Gatsby took for New York. In the car‚ Gatsby tells his past to Nick. Gatsby said that he is from the Middle-West‚ but that makes Nick doubt later because Gatsby also said he is from San Francisco. He talked about some important events in his life; for example‚ the fact that he graduated from oxford‚ and that he received some awards in World War I. When Gatsby and Nick entered New York‚ they went to a lunch where Nick met Meyer. Nick thinks that Meyer
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people: LEWIS‚ his girlfriend LUCY‚ and his friend NICK. ………………………………….. NICK: Smells like it hasn’t been used in years LUCY: Burnt wood and mould. Are you sure you know what you’re doing? LEWIS: I need the money‚ Lucy. [Nick accidentally touches LUCY who cries out in alarm.] NICK: [enjoying this] It’s a ghost. LUCY: Nick‚ just find the lights! NICK: All theatres have ghosts. LUCY: I can’t believe you’re going to do a show here. NICK: Mad actors are bad enough‚ but madmen … LEWIS: You
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the high class of the people at the party. For example‚ when Nick first sees Myrtle’s sister‚ Catherine‚ he describes that she is a “slender‚ worldly girl”. He thinks that‚ unlike other average women‚ Catherine is special and unique. By saying she is “worldly‚” he implies that she is above other women. In addition‚ when Nick begins to describe Mr. McKee‚ Nick says that he is‚ “most respectful in his greeting to everyone in the room.” Nick believes that Mr. McKee’s manners are similar to that of a person
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profusely important to the novel as it is the chapter in which the novel’s titular character‚ Jay Gatsby is finally introduced to the reader through the narrative voice of Nick Carraway. One of the ways that Fitzgerald does this is through the use of structure and dialogue. At the beginning of chapter 3 both the narrator‚ Nick Carraway and the reader are introduced to what a typical party at Gatsby’s house entails. “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings
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Throughout the whole novel‚ Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway as the narrator to tell everything‚ and let the readers understand the characters and incidents from Nick’s point of view. Nick has a vivid imagination that he uses to interpret people’s reactions and feelings‚ this is especially found in the chapter eight in which Nick creates the past of Gatsby and Daisy; and the last movement of Gatsby at the end of the chapter. When Fitzgerald is presenting Gatsby and Daisy’s first meet‚ ‘he had never
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‘The Great Gatsby’. How does he tell the story? In Chapter Three‚ both the reader and Nick finally get to meet the famous‚ eponymous Gatsby. The reader and Nick get introduced into a world of partying‚ absolute wealth‚ speculation and the imbalance of society. This can all be shown through the form‚ structure and language. Polysyndeton is repeatedly used in this chapter. We often see this technique when Nick refers to Gatsby‚ especially in this sentence: ‘By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived
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Money Can’t Buy Everything Nick is a 10 year old boy. He is the only son to his parents. His father is a busy business man and he could hardly spend time with his son. Nick’s father would reach after he sleeps and move out before he wakes up or will sleep until he leaves for school. Hardly‚ his father would accompany him or join with family. Just like any other boy‚ Nick wanted to go outdoors with his father and have fun. One day‚ Nick was surprised to see his father at home in the evening.
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Chapter 1 Analysis – The Great Gatsby What words or phrases suggest that Nick is initially optimistic about going East? As Nick travels East his views on his surroundings contrast considerably to those he observed as he was travelling through the west‚ where he lives. As he enters the East his initial description uses words such as ‘Fashionable’ and ‘Cheerful’ which is a deep juxtaposition to the words used to describe the West i.e. ‘superficial’ or ‘bizarre’. His optimism in travelling East is
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