Chapter 4 Notes

Here are my notes for chapter 4

Julia passage unpacking chapter 5

"There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal variety of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart" (95-96)
That last line is probably my favorite line in the book that we have read so far. There is something about it that just seems so sum up Gatsby's life. He has constantly worked on making his house better and bigger all in hope that Daisy will one day wander into one of his parties and see everything he has accomplished. That line talks about how nothing can challenge the dreams Gatsby holds in his heart for him and Daisy to be together.

Jacob's Notes from 5/7

Day 3 notes

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Hi guys! So I figured I would passage unpack.
"I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the park through the soft twilight, but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild, strident argument which pulled me back, as if with ropes, into my chair. Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual weather in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering. I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life" (35).
Nick is not in the right state of mind when he says this because this is only the second time he has ever gotten drunk. He looks out the window knowing that he should leave but the conversations and events happening inside keep him at the apartment with Tom, and his mistress and her friends. I think that in the last line Nick is talking about how he is witnessing things he has never seen before like all the different types of people and how they are disturbing yet fascinating to him because he is learning new things. The only part i do not understand is when he says "and I was him too, looking up and wondering" because i'm not sure who he is talking about here. Let me know if you guys have any ideas.

Great Gatsby - Day 1: 4/29/15

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