Chapter 7 ~ pg 113-145

In chapter seven, Nick notices that Gatsby did not have a party one Saturday night, so he decides to to and visit him. A angry butler opens the door and Nick is told that everyone is new in Gatsby's house. Daisy later invites Nick and Gatsby to her house on a very hot summer day. After awhile spent at the Buchanan's Jordan, Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom decide to go to the city to the Plaza hotel. On their way there Nick, Jordan and Tom go in Gatsby's car and they stop by Wilson's where they find out that Wilson knows that Myrtle has been cheating. Later on at the Plaza Gatsby and Tom fight over who Daisy loves and Daisy admits to loving both. Tom and Gatsby keep fighting so they decide to leave and on the way back Gatsby goes with Daisy in his own car instead of Tom's. Daisy drives and ends up killing Myrtle.

George Wilson

"I'm all run down" (pg 123)

-he is in need of money: "But I need money pretty bad, and I was wondering what you were going to do with your old car." (pg 123)

-he found out that Myrtle was cheating on him: "he had discovered that Myrtle has some sort of life apart from him in another world, and the shock had made him physically sick." (pg 124)

-he is helpful person

-a bit spiritless and gloomy "he was a blond, spiritless man, anemic and faintly handsome" (pg 25)

Wilson is a man in the story who is a victim to Tom's schemes. Wilson is basically the opposite of Tom, because he does not seem to be as strong and arrogant as him and he is much more sensitive. Also there is suspense in that now that Wilson knows about the cheating will he find out that it was with Tom. I feel like this is not the last time we will hear from him since his wife died.

"The promise of a decade of loneliness" (pg 135)

This quote stood out to me because Nick said it and it is a very negative quote for Nick to say. Also I bet a lot of me nothing only me would hate having a decade full of loneliness. Especially with Valentine's Day tomorrow it is not a quote someone wants to hear let alone say to themselves. Hopefully that feeling does not last long for Nick and somethign happens between him and Jordan.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

http://garcia2012.blogspot.com

Chapter 6 ~ pg 97-111

In chapter six, Nick leads us in with a big shocker about Gatsby and how he became to be who he is. Rumors of Gatsby spread about him being a boot-legger, which ends up to be true. He use to be a young man named James Gatz  from North Carolina. After meeting Dan Cody, a rich man who is where Gatsby got all his money from. Daisy spends more time with Gatsby as the story goes on and Tom does not seem to be liking the idea. In the end Gatsby ends up kissing Daisy.

Dan Cody

"Cody was fifty years old then, a product of the Nevada silver fields." (pg 99)

-very rich

-changed Gatsby

-Gatsby's best friend

-a drunk

Cody seems to be the person with whom everything started with. He gave Gatsby the idea of becoming who he is instead of James Gatz. There is probably more between Gatsby and Cody's relationship that will be uncovered later on in the story. 

"You can't repeat the past" (pg 110)

This quote really stood out to me because it is a true quote that everyone has gone through at some point in their life. There are many times when I want to changed the past because of something I did wrong or go back and relive it because I did something right. Even though the past can't be repeated the future can always be changed. But the most important is the present. In novel past seems to be were everyone is living, Gatsby lives with the ideas of Daisy in the past and Nick is telling us what happened.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

http://garcia2012.blogspot.com

Chapter 5 ~ pg 81-96

In chapter five, we see how much Gatsby really wanted to impress Daisy with all this possession. We start off with Gatsby and Nick talking about how Gatsby's home is full of lights because he is inspecting all the rooms in his home. The next day Daisy comes over to Nick's house and that is where she finds Gatsby. Daisy and Gatsby talk for awhile in Nick's home before moving to Gatsby's mansion and he gives Daisy a tour of his home taking in account all her reactions. 

Daisy Buchanan

"Are you in love with me" (pg 85)

-she is judged by her looks: "that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool."  (pg 17)

-she does not care about her husband: "who is Tom?" (pg 83)

-hard to forget/ draws people in: "her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget." (pg 9)

-she is popular: "Daisy was popular, as you know" (pg 77)

Daisy is the type of person who seems to get everything she wants. She is also very high class so it seems like she cannot love someone like Gatsby. She plays a big role, she is the leading lady for the guy of whom the book is named after. She is practically like a trophy because she loves the idea of being pursued by people and of being wanted. It will be interesting to see how her love life will end up being. And also she seems to cover up a lot about her and that there is more to her than what she leads on even though she is not fully a deep person.

"You're just embarrassed, that's all" (pg 87)

When Nick says this quote I think of many times when I have felt embarrassed by something that I did or that happened but the way Nick says it makes me think that it should not be an obstacle. In the context for this quote Gatsby is nervous talking to Daisy and gets embarrassed at what he ends up saying but Nick does not let him give up because he has worked hard to get to where he is at, at the moment. I think that it is a good thing to take away from this chapter that feeling embarrassed is not a good excuse to give something up especially if I have worked on it for a long time.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

http://garcia2012.blogspot.com

Chapter 4 ~ pg 61-80

In chapter four, we finally learn about Gatsby's past and the story between him and Daisy. In the beginning of the chapter though, nick talks about all the different guests that Gatsby has had over at his home. Later on Gatsby begins telling Nick about his past and how he went to Oxford but it did not seem like he was proud of it. In the chapter Nick and Gatsby go out to lunch were they meet Gatsby's friend, Mr. Wolfsheim who turns out to be a professional gambler. About to leave Nick and Gatsby bump into Tom and luckily not Daisy. Jordan later tells Nick about how Gatsby and Daisy met and their past relationship. We learn that Gatsby threw all this parties in hopes that Daisy would go but now he wants Nick's helping by inviting her to his home.

Meyer Wolfsheim

"A small flat nosed Jew...tiny eyes" (pg 69)

-he is a gambler: "No he is a gambler." (pg 73)

-he is a con man/ cheater: "He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919." (pg 73)

-a long time friend of Gatsby's: "Several years...I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war." (pg 72)

Mr. Wolfsheim seems to be the type of character that will not appear again in the novel but there is no telling exactly if he will or not. He did give Nick some information, just as many of the other characters have done, about Gatsby. He seems to not like being part of the 'lost generation' when he says, " I belong to another generation" (pg 72). He possibly reflects the obsession with money in the time period because of him fixing the poker game.

"I didn't want you to think I was just some nobody" (pg 67)

When Gatsby says this quote it really struck me because of the idea that everyone wants to be an individual and to be a somebody. In the context where he said it Gatsby meant something more along the lines of wanting to introduce himself but he never got the chance because of the way he is. Standing out may be difficult but many times that is what gets people some where in life and helps them reach their goals.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

http://garcia2012.blogspot.com

Chapter 3 ~ pg 39- 59

In chapter three, we finally get to met Gatsby at his own house party. Before the party Nick watches the beginning steps to Gatsby's party as people come and go. Nick is invited and there he spends time with Jordan. While with Jordan they go on a search to find Gatsby but end up running into a drunk man in  a library who later turns out to be Gatsby. As the party continues Jordan is called to speak with Gatsby alone and she does not tell anyone what they spoke about. Gatsby later reminds Nick that they will go on hyrdoplane the next day. After a long period of time with Nick talking about some of his experience trying to get girls he runs into Jordan's life again. He finds out that she is dishonest but does not hold it against her because he does not judge.

Jordan Barker

"I hate careless people." (pg 58)

-she is a dishonest person: "She was incurably dishonest. She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage." (pg 58)

-she is a natural athlete: "her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean, crisp mornings." (pg 50)

-she is intimidating: "I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in." (pg 8)

Jordan seems to be a character that is very confident because she does not seem to be missing something inside of her like the other characters are. Her professional golfing career is what has helped her be that way but she also is not the same person she gives off that she is.

"But I swore I wouldn't tell it" (pg 52)

This quote from Jordan is interesting in a way that it is basically the opposite of what is happening in the book. Most of the time there are plenty of rumors going around and people gossiping and nothing seems to stay a secret. For me, if I am told something I do not tell anyone unless I am told I am allowed to and even then I try not to talk about it because I know that for me I would not want to be told something from someone else. Hopefully Jordan will keep the secret/conversation a secret as she promised to do so.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

http://garcia2012.blogspot.com

Chapter 2 ~ pg 23-38

In chapter two, we are introduced to the infamous mistress of Tom, Myrtle also known as Mrs. Wilson. In order to meet Myrtle, Nick and Tom take a train ride across the "valley of ashes" into the city. In the city they go to George  B. Wilson's garage, where they meet his wife Myrtle. After awhile they leave and meet Myrtle later. Later one Tom and Myrtle bring Nick along to their apartment where they have a party. Nick meets her sister Catherine who tells him about how both Tom and Myrtle hate their spouses and also a bit more information about Gatsby. The party continues but ends when Myrtle yells Daisy's name and Tom breaks her nose.

Catherine

"I'm scared of him. I'd hate to have him get anything on me" (pg 32)

-she gives Nick some more information about Gatsby: "Well, they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's. That's where all his money comes from." (pg 32)

-she was about to marry someone in a different class: "I almost married a little kike who'd been after me for years. I knew he was below me. Everybody kept saying to me: 'Lucille, that man's way below you!' But if I hadn't met Chester, he'd of got me sure." (pg 34)

Catherine seems to be the type of person who lets many things slip out of her mouth, basically she is a gossiper. She lets Nick in on some interesting details about many things that he is trying to find out without even knowing what she is doing. Maybe later in the novel she will reappear again or be mentioned with some other clues to crack the mysteries that are flying around the people Nick is associated with.

"You can't live forever; you can't live forever" (pg 36)

This quote from Myrtle really stood out to me because of the idea of living life day by day and trying new things. Sure it was not a good thing that the new thing she wanted to try was cheating on her husband but it is a good thing to try new things. For me that is what I would love to do, to have the courage to try new things and live day by day because obviously I can't live forever and I do not want a day to go by that I will regret not doing something. This quote is important to the book because it is at the end of the paragraph of how Tom and Myrtle met and that is a big part of this chapter especially.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

Chapter 1 ~ pg 1-23

In chapter one the first character we meet is Nick Carraway a young graduate from New Haven who lives in West Egg. One day he goes to visit his old classmate Tom Buchanans and his distant cousin Daisy who are married and have a young daughter. Dinner seems to be tense and Tom makes obvious the class difference between them. In the middle of dinner Tom receives a call, Jordan Baker tells Nick that it is  from Tom's mistress in New York. Gatsby is mentioned a couple of times as Nick's neighbor.

Tom Buchanans

"That's what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen" (pg 12)

-he comes for a family of wealth: "his family were enormously wealthy--even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach" (pg.6

-he is very arrogant: "it's up to use, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other race will have control of things" (pg. 13) "just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are" (pg. 7)

Tom seems to be the type of person who is going to make things complicated in the rest of the novel. He seems to get what he wants and not cares about other's feelings except for his own. Chapter one set him as a very arrogant rich boy who really just acts to get what he wants. He wants to be on the top but has a bit of fright in him that someone might come and take his power away from him.

"You see I think everything's terrible anyhow" (pg. 17)

When Daisy said this quote I thought it was significant to the book and her character because she seems like the time of person who would be happy with everything she has except for the fact that her husband has a mistress and does not seem to care if she knows or not. It stood out to me because I do not like to see anything as terrible and I try to make the best shine out of anything even if it seems like it has nothing nice to present. Hopefully throughout the book Daisy changes her vision from viewing everything negatively to positively.

--Andrea Garcia, 4