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Examples Of Dialectical Journal For The Great Gatsby

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Amanda Michleski English III CP Guadagnino Gatsby Response Journal Chapter 1 Nick introduced himself before telling the story. He seems like he is not very close to his father and that he does not talk to him very much. He says he is not judgmental, since his dad advised him not to be. Even though he listened to his father, he discovers through his life that being judgmental, at least a bit, would be beneficial in certain situations if he was. Everyone wants to confide in Nick, and tell them their problems. Since he doesn’t want to listen to these people’s stories, he feels fake. Nick also feels that how people constantly confide in him is exhausting. Nick is from the Midwest. His grandpa came to the US in 1851 and started a hardware business. This is the family business, continued for years and years, but the business and the Midwest bored Nick. With his fathers’ and the …show more content…

This time, Gatsby is driving Nick to a restaurant to meet up with an older man named Meyer Wolfshiem. Meyer has a jacket with human molars as buttons and fixed The 1919 gambling World Series. Gatsby seems close to Meyer, suggesting that Gatsby may get his money in the same shady way that Meyer does, whatever it may be. Whether its through bootlegging or some underground business, it all seems untrustworthy. Coming home, Nick meets up with Jordan. She exposes the unknown facts about Gatsby and Nick’s cousin Daisy. He is in love with her and has been for a very long time. Daisy never saw Gatsby after the war, and eventually got involved with her present husband, Tom Buchanan. Daisy is drunk and is in tears on her wedding day. This whole time she was clutching onto a letter supposedly from Gatsby. Its been five years since Daisy and Gatsby have seen each other. Gatsby wants to see change this and see Daisy again. Gatsby asks Nick, through Jordan, to invite Daisy over for tea. Nick is not supposed to tell Daisy that Gatsby is coming. Nick

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