Reading Log

PRA-1
Pressures to do well in school, to be religous, to choose work over school.
Group pressures to do drugs.
People have experienced the pressure to go against their parents will.

Chapter 1
1-1
a) Do the Buchanans have a lot of money?
(Yes, they are rich.
Are they old or new money?
(Old money as Daisy married Tom who’s family has money.)

1-2
a) Daisy: Flirtatious
b) Jordan Baker: Portrayed as a drunk; white dresses
c) Gatsby: Very rich, neighbor of Nick, mysterious
d) Tom Buchanan: Doesn’t respect Daisy, believes in social darwinism

Chapter 2
2-1
a) I don’t understand Tom and Myrtle’s relationship. He punched her in the nose, yet, she doesn’t really do much about it.

b) Why does Myrtle start to talk about Daisy?
Why does Tom not want Myrtle to talk about her?


2-2
a) I understand why Tom doesn’t talk about Myrtle with Daisy. I think he feels guilty about her.

2-3
The passage shows Nick’s confusion on what life he prefers, the glamourous rich life or the normal working middle class life. The yellow windows might be showing the liveliness of the rich peoples parties.

Chapter 3
3-1
a) the guests gather around, exchanging rumors about Gatsby and his wealth and current occupation.
Nick and Jordan were looking for Gatsby, but found an old man reading the library.

The difference between Tom and Gatsby’s party is that Tom’s is more crazy and there is much chaos going on and Gatsby’s are more classy and extravagant and luxurious.


3-2
-He is a bootlegger
Has an underground pipe line to Canada
I think that people make all these rumors because they really don’t know much about Gatsby as a perosn.


Chapter 4
4-1
1890- Gatsby is born
1917- Gatsby and Daisy meet in Lousiville
1917- Gatsby fights in the war
1922- Gatsby dies

Chapter 5
5-2
The green light shows Daisy’s thoughts and what she really wants. It signifies her guide and way to express her inhibitions.

5-3
Gatsby seemed very nervous and jittery when he reunites with Daisy, he doesn’t really say anything to her.
The behavior shows that he truly loves her.

Chapter 6
6-3
Gatsby: Calm, debonair

Daisy: confused, flirtacious

Tom: doubtful, agressive

Chapter 7
7-2
Tom- Leads him to try to ruin Gatsby in order to win Daisy.
Gatsby- He tries to keep Daisy by spending alone time with her at parties and secret meetings.
Myrtle- Becomes closer to Tom and talks bad about Daisy.

7-3
a) daisy brings her child
tom and daisy go to ny together
b) daisy realizes she doesn't really like gatsby
Chapter 8
8-1
a) the author includes the narrative to show you what kind of person george wilson was.
b) george wilson is quite the character, but he thinks too much of himself.
8-2
a) he is trying to use the eyes to symbolize Good loooking down on society, and all the bad things "His" people are doing.
8-3
a) He didn't think much of him, he's just new money.
b)
c) Nick doesn't see Gatsby is such a good light anymore.
Chapter 9
9-1
Gatsby was friendless because he had no friends, the people at his parties were just aquaintances.
9-2
Even though at the East things are exciting and everything happens there, it really doesn't mean anything in the end.
9-3
Tom Buchanan was Jay Gatsby’s murderer even though he was not the one who pulled the trigger he was the one who pointed the gun. (p180)
Tom’s motive was the control of Daisy and the grudge and jealousy that appeared between Buchanan and Gatsby and the play of the re-occurring conflict of old money and new money.
My opinion of Tom doesn’t change at all. He was just jealous of Gatsby’s fortune and his charm that won over Daisy.
It does not change my opinion of the novel so much in that Tom never really seemed to take a liking to Gatsby. It seems like Tom just wanted to ruin Gatsby and trying to win Daisy was part of his scheme.
Post Reading
PR-1
Rising action: Gatsby’s parties
climax: Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy
falling action: Daisy’s rejection to Gatsby
This helps develop the “skeleton” to the story.
PR-6
Because Nick was both “friends” with Gatsby and Tom, so he would show both of their personas equally.
Nick is just on the outside looking in. He doesn’t add to any of the conflict in the story.
No, I think that coming from Nick’s point-of-view gives a good look at the other characters.
PR-7
-themes of the book
-the chronology of all the events of the book
-certain symbols and motifs