the great gatsby
Created @February 10, 2021 9:11 AM
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Overall Notes
Recall Notes
1st person narrator with narrative
How does Nick want us to see him? authority
Nick wants to present himself as a
wise, objective, nonjudgmental
How does Nick see and describe Gatsby?
observer, but in the course of the novel,
as we learn more and more about him,
we realize that he is snobby and
prejudiced.(fathers quote)
Nick glorifies not only the rich but
Gatsby himself
No mention of catholicism except for
Toms lie. The billboard on ash valley
however seems to be the overviewing
and judging pair of eyes that spark the
minimal morals on the characters.
the great gatsby 1
, 📌 SUMMARY:
chapter 1
Recall Notes
whats the narrator style? Retrospective 1st person narrator
1st question: "to what extent can you
trust this perspective."
what was nick's fathers advice? Nick Carraway - works hard to gain
trust but also admits to being drunk a
lot
Dad's advice: don't judge people by
where they come from
Nick obsesses over how things are said
so he might be an aspiring writer
What can you say about nicks character so "Gatsby, who represented everything
far? for which I have an unaffected scorn"
represents everything he hates.
prominent family - wholesale hardware
business
nick participated in the great war
1922 - went east
What can you say about Tom's character?
"life is much more successfully looked
at from a single window, after all"
metaphor and relating to the narrating
style.
the great gatsby 2
Created @February 10, 2021 9:11 AM
Tags
Overall Notes
Recall Notes
1st person narrator with narrative
How does Nick want us to see him? authority
Nick wants to present himself as a
wise, objective, nonjudgmental
How does Nick see and describe Gatsby?
observer, but in the course of the novel,
as we learn more and more about him,
we realize that he is snobby and
prejudiced.(fathers quote)
Nick glorifies not only the rich but
Gatsby himself
No mention of catholicism except for
Toms lie. The billboard on ash valley
however seems to be the overviewing
and judging pair of eyes that spark the
minimal morals on the characters.
the great gatsby 1
, 📌 SUMMARY:
chapter 1
Recall Notes
whats the narrator style? Retrospective 1st person narrator
1st question: "to what extent can you
trust this perspective."
what was nick's fathers advice? Nick Carraway - works hard to gain
trust but also admits to being drunk a
lot
Dad's advice: don't judge people by
where they come from
Nick obsesses over how things are said
so he might be an aspiring writer
What can you say about nicks character so "Gatsby, who represented everything
far? for which I have an unaffected scorn"
represents everything he hates.
prominent family - wholesale hardware
business
nick participated in the great war
1922 - went east
What can you say about Tom's character?
"life is much more successfully looked
at from a single window, after all"
metaphor and relating to the narrating
style.
the great gatsby 2
