1.Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
Important characters: Nick, Gatsby, Daisy and Tom.
The characters in the Great Gatsby.
Nick: He is one of the important characters because he leads the story as a narrator, and lets
you know what's happening in the story in the voice of the author.
Gatsby: The most important character in this novel since he is a main character whom the narrator
describe the most and he is at the center of the flow of the story. With his death, the novel ends.
Tom: is one of the important characters as he sits opposite from Gatsby in many ways, and gets
involved indirectly in Gatsby's death.
Daisy: She is also one of important characters in this novel. She is the woman whom Gatsby is in love with. She has a role that throws questions to spectators about what is true love and the responsibility that goes with it.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action, or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
Main idea: A poor but intellectually smart guy fell in love with a girl who belongs in wealthy society.
He became rich by accumulating wealth in order to obtain his love back from the girl.
However, by the time he thinks he did, he faces death.
Theme: Is it worthy to pursue a dream, which seems impossible to achieve?
Action: Gatsby fell in love with this rich girl from a brief date.
Gatsby went to war, and his lover married a rich guy named Tom without waiting for Gatsby.
Gatsby moved to West Egg where he can see Daisy's house faraway through his window.
Gatsby became rich and threw luxurious parties all summer with the hope of seeing his lover at
any time.
Gatsby met Daisy and her husband through Nick who is Gatsby's neighbor.
Gatsby regains his love for Daisy.
Daisy accidentally ran over Myrtle who is Tom's mistress while driving Gatsby's car.
Tom told George, who is Myrtle's husband, that the car is owned by Gatsby.
George shot Gatsby.
No one shows up at Gatsby's funeral.
Nick's shows sympathy and insight towards Gatsby.
Tom and Daisy returned from a secret trip after Gatsby's funeral, and act like nothing has ever
happened.
Quotation that best captures the overall feeling or mood of the reading.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
“Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby, and after that they conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park.”
“It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.”
“When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it in any way I keep out. When I was a young man it was different- if a friend of mine died, no matter how, I stuck with them to the end. You may think that's sentimental, but I mean it- to the bitter end.”
“A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing, and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars. So did Gatsby's father...Nobody came.”
“I couldn't forgive or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made...”
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Question:
According to Gatsby, he let Daisy drive his car on their way back to East Egg because Daisy thought driving would calm her down.. As a result, Daisy killed Myrtle, and later Gatsby told Nick that he would say that it was him who drove not Daisy (pg 143). At that point, I thought that Gatsby really loved Daisy since he could end up in prison many years for that.
Here are my two questions:
1. What do you think about Daisy's driving under such a nervous state?
2. Do you really think that Gatsby was ready to go to prison in place of
Daisy?
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I think Gatsby's intentions were good when he told Daisy to drive the car. He thought it would take her mind to another place and calm her down. I definitely think that Gatsby would have gone to prison for Daisy. Everything Gatsby did in his life was for Daisy. He bought his mansion for Daisy, he threw parties for Daisy, he basically lived for Daisy. Since Gatsby's life was based on trying to win Daisy's love, I think he would even go to prison for her, if it meant he could gain her love.
I think Daisy was not driving under nervous state because she knew what she was doing. I believe that Gatsby would have went to prison for Daisy because she was the love of his life. And he wouldn't have want to turn her in.
I think that Daisy should not be driving the car when being exposed to the whole argument between Tom and Gatsby. I think Gatsby would go to prison for Daisy because he was pretty much obsess about her. Everything he did in his life was driven by a goal of getting Daisy back.
Daisy did not drive under the nervous state. And I think Gatsby would go to prison for Daisy. Gatsby really love Daisy.
I think Daisy will not drive in such a state. After the accident, if possible, Gatsby maybe go to prison for Daisy as he loves Daisy so much, he doesn't want to see Daisy in prison.
I think Daisy chose to drive because she wanted to concentrate on drive and forget about the early conversation. But she couldn't concentrate enough that why accident happened. I think Gatsby wanted to take the blame for Daisy, that's what he told Nick and i believe he telling the true.
I think that Daisy should have never drove the car in such a nervous state. Gatsby asked her to drive the car because he probably thought that this would helped her calm down. I also think that Gatsby would deffinetly take the blame for Daisy. He loved Daisy and he did everything for her. He accumulated a fortune and bought a mansion in West Egg with the hope that one day he would get her love back.
As for the part when Gatsby told Nick about the accident, there is ambiguity in what might have happened prior to the accident. Daisy knew about Nick's affair with a woman. There is a possibility that Gatsby revealed the women's identity to be Mrs. Wilson. After the prior ordeal and maybe Gatsby trying to persuade Daisy to leave Nick, Daisy's mind might have been flustered with unpleasant feelings that might have caused the accident. Therefore, she might not be nervous, but confused.
As for Gatsby going to prison in place of Daisy, I believe he would. The story ends with Gatsby dying, but it is unclear if Mr. Wilson killed him or he commited suicide. If he commited suicide, he definitely would go to prison for Daisy.
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