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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1 Journal

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Great Gatsby is a new book to me. I have not read or watch any versions of this book, so this is my first time reading this book. I had completed Chapter 1 of the book, and this chapter makes me feels bored. Nick just talk about how his school life is and what had happen with him during his college years. Then, he he visited Daisy's family after he was moved to the East. All the things that had happened to Nick in chapter 1 are very normal. There is nothing special or stand out for me. But, I do have a question Daisy's husband. When Daisy wanted to show Nick her baby, he appeared and talk about other things instead of show Nick his baby. It make me think that there is something about the baby that Tom do not want Nick to know. And,
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We find out that Tom is running around on his wife Daisy, and that it is not really a secret, just something they don’t talk about and pretend isn’t there. 2. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel? Nick describes himself as a good listener, and learned from his father to be tolerant of others differences.

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Nick is a very timid and submissive character who keeps crucial information to himself which keeps Daisy married to Tom. “We’re getting off.” Tom tells Nick what to do without any consent from him “I want you to meet my girl.” Tom doesn’t have any respect for Daisy Buchanan, his wife, and Nick just sits by and watches it happen. Nick also meets Myrtle Wilson and doesn’t say

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Chapter 9: “I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I 'd found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide. Jim, the slave, and Huck climb a big hill and hide their equipment in the cavern. While they were already there, they decided to sit and eat as well. Huck is still happy even though it is raining hard outside. Most days, the two travel during the night, to not risk getting caught.

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This rekindling of lost love pushed Daisy to realization that even though she does not currently love Tom, she is bound to be with him forever. Nick hides Jay and Daisy’s forbidden relationship, and does not command the integrity to tell Tom that his wife is seeing another

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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.

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He knows that they are heartless people and he wanted to know what they are up too. Tom and Daisy not eating and also not looking unhappy is suspicious. Nick tries to listen to the conversation they are having, but since the window is

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Since Nick and Daisy are related to a certain extent, they have a relationship. For the first time, I’m going to talk about Myrtle. She was having an affair with Tom and Nick knew about this and so did some others like Jordan. Jordan Says: “You mean you don’t know? I thought everyone knew,"

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Nick is really unreliable in this scene while he was drunk. It would make better sense if Nick described it if he was sober. “i have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon.” (fitzgerald 29) Nick knew that tom cheated on Daisy and he didn’t tell Daisy, which makes nick really unreliable.

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On the the other hand, Nick finds discovers that Daisy is miserable in her marriage with Tom. on page 39, Daisy says “The only CRAZY I was when i married him. I knew right away i made a mistake.” This shows the misery in her marriage with Tom. This was the opportunity James was waiting for.

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Tom does not care how Nick feels about coming with him. Daisy treats Nick bad too in the book. Daisy gets Nick caught up in the cheating her husband does on her. Daisy tells Nick all about the bad things happening in her marriage with Tom, even the cheating. Nick tries to get Daisy to talk about their daughter, but she would like to talk about herself and the problems with Tom’s cheater self more than the kid.

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The Great Gatsby Novel and Films Novels and movies are very different but work together rather well. A movie shows the story and the novel tells it. The Great Gatsby novel goes more in-depth and helps the reader see the rhetorical purpose that F. Scott Fitzgerald wanted to get through. F. Scott Fitzgerald used many rhetorical strategies in The Great Gatsby to get his readers to understand the purpose of this novel, He used Imagery, metaphors, similes, personification, and more. The 1974 film The Great Gatsby did not really capture as much as the novel, it was rather strange and had many random things, and it was more out of order compared to the novel.

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Do you know why Jay Gatsby had a downfall? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book set in the twenties and is about Jay Gatsby and his way of life, this book is in the view of Nick Carraway and we see how corrupt everyone is in this book. Jay Gatsby's flaws corruption, love for Daisy, and dishonesty as the tragic hero in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby are the primary catalysts DO NOT FORGET TO SCORE YOUR RUBRIC for all things tragic in the book.

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They share the same love for Daisy and try to win her heart by buying exotic gifts and providing her with a lavish lifestyle. One trait they both exercise quite often is the repetitive use of Nick. Tom uses him as a puppet to make it seem like he cares about Daisy’s family and also to hide the fact he is having an affair with

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Nick Carraway’s passive nature leads to the many mishaps in the novel, which stresses the idea that not being evil does not necessarily make someone a good person. “I’m inclined to reserve all judgements” (1) Nick states at the beginning of the novel, which instantly sets up his passivity. His passiveness sparks complications early on, such as when Tom takes Nick to meet Myrtle in secret. Nick tags along because he “had nothing better to do” (24) and seems to have little qualms about the fact that Tom is cheating on Daisy openly. As Daisy’s cousin, it is expected that he stands against Tom’s infidelity.

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Daisy is married to a man by the name of Tom Buchanan, a wealthy and rather rude man. As Nick first meets Daisy and her small family, he takes notes of their upscale lifestyle and housing. Throughout meeting his cousin, Nick constantly admires and takes notes of his cousins perplexing beauty. Perhaps Daisy also knows the extent of her charming and gorgeous self and those attributes could have

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