Once recited by the great Nick Carraway, “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired” (79). Chapter 5 of the book The Great Gatsby, reflects upon the experience that Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan have together with the unfortuante Nick Carraway being trapped in the same room together. Carraway can be thought of as almost being a buffer in some instances. Everything becomes awkward at some point and that is what that buffer is for. Gatsby is the person that wants to be with Daisy again.
Gatsby had spent so much time amassing wealth to win Daisy over. That the clock is broken symbolizes his efforts to win her were broken and a complete waste of his time. After catching the clock to keep it from breaking, Gatsby apologizes profusely to Nick, who assures him that it does not matter because the clock is already broken. However, Gatsby carefully places it back in its place as if it is a previous object. This could be viewed as a symbol of Gatsby’s refusal to let his relationship with Daisy go.
In Chapter 5, Fitzgerald utilizes the weather to reinforce the mood. The rain outside mirrors the storms within, as Gatsby and Daisy meet again. Nick opens the front door and sees Gatsby “pale as death,” “standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into [Nick’s] eyes” (86). The encounter between Gatsby and Daisy is awkward and silent with little remarks. Gatsby and Daisy have a tough time making conversation.
In chapter six of the great gatsby a lot of the motives, characteristics and other important attributes of the characters were revealed in the chapter. At the beginning of chapter six the reader and Nick learn that everything about Gatsby was a lie; even his name. We learn that he didn’t inherit any money, lived on a farm in North Dakota, and his real name is James Gatz. Gatsby’s motives were to become extremely rich and win the love of Daisy. He does this by lying to everyone to convince them that he is old money, putting him higher up the social ladder to get Daisy to notice him.
The fact that the clock is already broken and considered "defunct" represents Gatsby's incapacity to go back or forward and the non-dream state when his fantasy of meeting Daisy finally comes
The author did this to show how Gatsby's mood changed once he realized that everything was going well with him and
After chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, everything goes downhill. Gatsby changes almost every aspect of his life to accommodate Daisy. Gatsby thinks that Daisy “‘didn’t like it’”(109) and “‘didn’t have a good time”’(109). So, Gatsby stops the parties and “his career as Trimalchio was over”’(103). His illusions are starting to come to an end.
It is like a story that has been heard. This boy liked a girl so much in his class that he never did anything but focus on her. When finals came he was failing that class so bad he’d have to retake it. It is the same situation with Gatsby. But instead of failing in class he failed in his own
Gatsby represents a person who hard works in order to achieve his dream, but is unable to because of his social class and time. Gatsby refuses to believe that time can’t change because internally he wants things to go back like how they use to after he has gained something that use to be a weakness that prevented him from marrying
This symbolism of the clock shows Gatsby’s attempt to pick up where he left off with Daisy and set everything back into place the way it was before the time passed. The fact that Fitzgerald mentioned Gatsby’s “trembling fingers” showed Gatsby’s nervous excitement of the idea to rekindle his and Daisy’s past. It’s also important to note that the clock was already broken, “his head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of a defunct mantelpiece clock” (Fitzgerald 86). This is important because Fitzgerald is saying that the clock was broken before Gatsby had even gotten to Nick’s house and it would still be broken whether it did or did not fall to the ground. This symbolizes the idea that Daisy and Gatsby’s love was broken before they met up and Nick’s and even though, to them, it seems like they had “saved” their love, it was still broken.
‘I can’t help what’s past’(132).” To “help what’s past” is precisely what Gatsby is intent on doing. This delusion of victory over time is symbolized by the fall of a clock, during his initial reunion with Daisy. The exact moment before the clock falls, Gatsby declares,“‘We’ve met before’ (86).” Gatsby proceeds to catch the clock “with trembling fingers” and place it back in its spot, literally grasping time in his hand and exerting his will over
In the book The Greats Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the clock on Nick’s mantle represents Gatsby’s attempt to recreate the past because there relationship is already broken and they won’t ever have the same relationship as they use to. Nick invited Daisy over to his home and told her to have tea with him. Nick and Gatsby planned to reconnect Gatsby with Daisy so he could show her his wealth. There conversation is awkward but broken
1. Write a five sentence summary of the chapter. In this chapter there is a rude and absurd gesture where the they dumb all the ashes onto the places where people live, Therefore they have to work hard to shovel them out, From the start it shows if you have money then life is easier, 2. Chose a character to focus on in this chapter (should be a different character for each chapter) A. Name the character _________myrtle ___________________________ B. Chose a quote that you think that best represents the character.
Baker's recommendation to accept other people's view points was a challenge to me (Baker 74). Pride can easily spring up in our relationships, and cause many problems, simply because we are unwilling to accept any perspective other than our own. Arrogance is perhaps most often manifested by this hidebound mindset. Baker reminds us that "your perspective isn't necessarily the only valid one" (75).
Fitzgerald’s use of time, a measurement of both past, present, and future events, reveals the reality of the situation as it begins to transition into an illusion. Throughout the beginning of the chapter, Gatsby’s hypersensitive towards time, using specifics as he waits for Daisy’s arrival. Nick writes, “the day agreed upon was pouring rain” (83), at “two o’clock a greenhouse arrived from Gatsby’s” (84), “an hour later” Gatsby arrived, and “about half-past three” the rain ceased. Everything about Gatsby’s arrival is meticulously planned, “two o’clock,” the flowers arrive, “an hour later” Gatsby arrives, it’s almost like clockwork. Further, Gatsby “looked at his watch as if there was some pressing demand on his time elsewhere” (85) finally declaring, “I can’t wait all day” (85) to which Nick replies “it’s just two minutes to four” (85).
