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Central message of the BOOK ?

A guy who craved love from someone who didn't love him as much. It ultimate led to his death

One reason no one showed up for Gatsby funeral not even Daisy

Second reason is that Daisy didn't show love affection for Gatsby through the whole book

Final reason is that Gatsby did many things to make Daisy go out with him
For example he parted every weekend

PREVIEW OF GATSBY ESSAY

     The notion of the American dream figures prominently in this story.  How do readers define the American dream?  Moreover, is pursuing the American dream necessarily a good thing?

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT GATSBY

(Suggested opening: "The great thing about The Great Gatsby is that the characters and their decisions also reflect life in America today.  For example...")

1. Is Gatsby great?  Is he even good?  Why/ why not?
yes Gatsby is great
2. Nick opens the book by complimenting himself for his honesty.  Is Nick honest with himself?  Why does he constantly hang out with dishonest people?  Why does he respect them and seek out relationships with them?

Nick is honest with himself. HE constantly hangs out with dishonest people so he can observe and sta silent not teling no on e

3. Fitzgerald describes Daisy and Tom this way: “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.”  What does this mean?  Do you agree?

4. Do you understand Daisy's behavior?  Do you agree with her choices?  Is she a person you would let your brother/son/friend date?

5. The last line of the book: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."  What does this mean?  How does it relate to the theme/s of the book?

GATSBY CHAPTER 9 NOTES AND THOUGHTS

myth
klispringer is the guy that never left the party
no connection
gatsby is dead
gatsb background: page 179
gatsby lifewas about being somenoe in life but the only he loved was daisy
gatsby people didt care of him
nick had a soft spot for gatsby
gatsby dad...
no one showed up at his funeral only nick

GATSBY CHAPTER 8 NOTES AND THOUGHTS

Guiding Questions:
1. What does Gatsby tell Nick about his night when Nick shows up early in the morning?  What does Gatsby say about what happened between Tom and Daisy?

Gatsby waited till 4 o clock in the morning daisy didn't wanted to come outside and tom didn't wanted to hurt  daisy 
2. What does Nick suggest that Gatsby do?  Why does Gatsby reject Nick's suggestion?
To leave "go away now, old sport'  Gatsby reject nick suggestion because he really loved daisy 

3. What does Gatsby say about the way he and Daisy left each other the first time, when he went to war?
he figured out he better get with her before he losses her 


4. The gardener interrupts to tell Gatsby he wants to drain the pool.  Why, in the middle of all of this drama, do you think the author interrupts the tense relationship dialogue with a secondary character and mention of the pool?  Why do you think it's important that Gatsby wants to swim at least once in his own pool?
because he has never used the pool

5. Nick gets to work-- and the entire narrative shifts.  Now we're getting to the climax of the plot, and Fitzgerald goes nearly Shakespeare.  Describe the action and what it represents.

guiding questions: chapter 7

1. Why does Gatsby stop having parties? 
because hes with daisy now and is focusing more on her 

2. Why does Gatsby fire his staff, and who replaces them?  How are these people different, and how do their personalities reflect what we know about Wolfsheim?

to prevent rumors and the new servants will be people that related to Meyer Wolfsheim

3. Describe the difference in Daisy's and Gatsby's reactions to Daisy's daughter.

Daisy is fine leaving Pammy her daughter but Gatsby isn't

4. Describe the "outing" to New York and the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby.  Who wins?
tom Gatsby and daisy first time together. Tom tells Gatsby that daisy doesn't like Gatsby  
5. BAM! What happens on the way back to Long Island?  (You have to get this-- it's THE event of the book.)
nick, tom, and jordan saw Myrtle got hit by a car 
Gatsby and dasiy were inside the car 
daisy was the driver in the car 

6. What are Tom and Daisy doing at the end of the chapter?  What does this say to you about Daisy's character?

tom and daisy are back together 

GATSBY NOTES AND THOUGHTS: CHAPTER 7

Gatsby doesn't party no more because he is more into Daisy