The Great Gatsby General Notes
Notes Great Gatsby
Planned 1922
Written 1924
Revised 1925
Published 1926
Chapter 1
p. 1 Nick doesn’t want to make judgments critical, harsh judgements about Myrtle p.28, Catherine p.32 avoids making moral judgments for example – tom racist p.18 * tom having an affair p.20 * tom beats Myrtle p.39 Nick is unreliable narrator, not always honest p.24 didn’t tell his girlfriend he was leaving
p.10 life with ambition is much easier, Gatsby has one thing to do West Egg less fashionable
p.11 East Egg fashionable Tom, Daisy, old money Tom and Daisy drifting (p.12 “ tom would drift on forever seeking”)
p.9 GEGENSATZ: Nick working in finance selling bonds p. 15, quite steady, not enough money to drift, but well-off Tom nothing to do (when Gatsby introduces him at a party, the polo player known for his Hobby)
p.11 Gatsby’s house is imitation, pretends to be old house
p.12 TOM: supercilious(snobbish) description of Tom by Nick subjective, although p.1 reserving judgements Nick judges him by his appearance arrogant eyes, hard mouth adjectives: sturdy(robust), hard, arrogant, supercilious, aggressively, enormous power, cruel body
p.14 restless people don’t do anything, Daisy can’t get up, Jordan didn’t even move description of Daisy low, thrilling voice, bright eyes, bright passionate mouth
p.15 Daisy suggests action, doesn’t happen –go back, they don’t go back -see the baby, he doesn’t see her
p.15 Jordan talks for the first time
p. 16 description of Jordan quite good-looking, charming, discontented face she remarked contemptuously(verächtlich) about West Egg (nick)
p.17 Daisy can’t do anything “What do people plan?” problem with decision-making later problem Gatsby-Tom Daisy knows about Tom’s
Planned 1922
Written 1924
Revised 1925
Published 1926
Chapter 1
p. 1 Nick doesn’t want to make judgments critical, harsh judgements about Myrtle p.28, Catherine p.32 avoids making moral judgments for example – tom racist p.18 * tom having an affair p.20 * tom beats Myrtle p.39 Nick is unreliable narrator, not always honest p.24 didn’t tell his girlfriend he was leaving
p.10 life with ambition is much easier, Gatsby has one thing to do West Egg less fashionable
p.11 East Egg fashionable Tom, Daisy, old money Tom and Daisy drifting (p.12 “ tom would drift on forever seeking”)
p.9 GEGENSATZ: Nick working in finance selling bonds p. 15, quite steady, not enough money to drift, but well-off Tom nothing to do (when Gatsby introduces him at a party, the polo player known for his Hobby)
p.11 Gatsby’s house is imitation, pretends to be old house
p.12 TOM: supercilious(snobbish) description of Tom by Nick subjective, although p.1 reserving judgements Nick judges him by his appearance arrogant eyes, hard mouth adjectives: sturdy(robust), hard, arrogant, supercilious, aggressively, enormous power, cruel body
p.14 restless people don’t do anything, Daisy can’t get up, Jordan didn’t even move description of Daisy low, thrilling voice, bright eyes, bright passionate mouth
p.15 Daisy suggests action, doesn’t happen –go back, they don’t go back -see the baby, he doesn’t see her
p.15 Jordan talks for the first time
p. 16 description of Jordan quite good-looking, charming, discontented face she remarked contemptuously(verächtlich) about West Egg (nick)
p.17 Daisy can’t do anything “What do people plan?” problem with decision-making later problem Gatsby-Tom Daisy knows about Tom’s