CHAPTER 6 THE GREAT GATSBY

BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

Ken, Farhana & Simer Productions Pvt. Ltd.

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Introduction:The reporter’s presence disturbs Gatsby

Rising action:Gatsby’s past is revealed, his blurred identity is cleared

Climax:Tom and Daisy attend the party, Tom accuses Gatsby of bootlegging

PLOT

Conclusion:Gatsby remembers his first kiss with Daisy

Falling action:Gatsby complaints that Daisy is not having a good time, he wants to go back to the past

Character Development1. Nick:

• He is a good friend of Tom and Gatsby’s although he disagrees with them pretty much all the time.

• He does not like to be around Tom because of his snobbish attitude.

• He is the “middle man” for Gatsby and Daisy and between Gatsby and Tom.

• He tries his best to help Gatsby to be happy.

Behaviour :- Nick is a caring friend where he constantly helps Gatsby.

He defends Gatsby when Tom accused him for being a bootlegger. He also constantly reminds Gatsby that what passed is history and time cannot be brought back.

2. Daisy:

• She attends Gatsby’s party accompanied by Tom.• She does not enjoy the party due to Tom’s presence and Tom’s

constant harassment towards Gatsby.• She enjoys dancing and spending time with Gatsby.

Behaviour :- She does not respect or care about Tom’s feelings; she dances

and gets close to Gatsby because she wants Tom to feel the way he made her feel when he spends all his time with other girls instead of her. Kind of making Tom jealous.

She feels unpleasant when she sees Tom go for other girls in the party and she answers Tom’s questions sarcastically.

3. Tom:• He attends Gatsby’s party just to keep an eye on Daisy because he dislikes Gatsby.• He constantly harasses Gatsby by accusing him with all sorts of illegal activities.• He talks and dines with other girls during the party while Daisy is there. He even asked for her permission!

Behaviour :- He is a coward and he wants to ensure that his wife is not having an affair with other even when he himself is. He is not respectful to both the host, Gatsby and his wife, Daisy. He was invited to a party and he constantly talks about the host. He paid attention to other girls more than his own wife.He is very arrogant and snobbish. He only sees himself as a worthy being. He mistreats almost everybody.

4. Gatsby : Past: -• His real name is James Gatz. • Changed his name legally to Jay Gatsby at the age of 17. • He was from a poor farmers’ family from North Dakota.• He went to Lutheran College and worked as a janitor there but left after 2

weeks.• He has worked as a fisherman before.• He worked for Dan Cody on his yacht.• He was supposed to inherit fortune from Dan Cody but his mistress, Ella Kaye

interrupted and claimed the $25,000 for herself.

Behaviour :- He was not happy being in a poor farmers’ family. He had big dreams to become a wealthy man some day. His social status means a lot to him. He was determined and hardworking so that he could be a rich and successful

man.

Present :- • Gatsby is still not accepted by the East Eggers even though he became rich and successful.• He is still not socially accepted by the more fashionable East Eggers and was considered as “new money”.• He was unaware that Tom and Sloane was not sincere about inviting him over for dinner.• He upset about Daisy having a bad time during the party and wants Daisy to leave Tom•He wants everything to be like the past when he was with Daisy.

Behaviour :- Gatsby thinks that money and fame will make me become socially accepted by the East Eggers but he was completely wrong. His obsession for Daisy had made him think that Daisy will leave Tom once he has the money and they will be together like in the past. He is sentimental about the past and thinks that he can re-create the past.Gatsby’s dream of success is focused entirely on Daisy and he thinks that Daisy is a sign of perfection. He will do anything to be with her.

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EXCESSIVE drinking

Cody drinks a lot and gets in a lot of trouble.

This is why Gatsby does not drink much

True friendship

Gatsby would do anything for Dan Cody.

Example : He was Cody’s skipper, steward, mate ,

secretary

Illegal activity

Gatsby was a bootlegger

Betrayal

Gatsby was supposed to inherit Dan Cody’s money but instead, never

even seen the money.

Recreating the past

Gatsby is trying to recreate what he and Daisy used to have.

Love…

Symbols

Imager &

Daisy – perfection, luxury, his ultimate goal

East Egg and West Egg – difference in social status

Bootlegging – wealth, rebellious

Style (Literary Techniques)a) Allusion:

"Listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star.“ Pg 118

It’s creating the scenery for Gatsby and Daisy's first kiss. Tuning forks have to be in perfect resonance so it is symbolism to Gatsby and Daisy's connection.

b) Metaphor:

"But his heart was in a constant, turbulent riot.“ Pg 105

This metaphor compares Jay Gatsby's personal turmoil with a riot. Both are fierce, uncontrollable and rebellious.

c) Personification:

"He stayed there two weeks, dismayed at its ferocious indifference to the drums of his destiny, to destiny itself, and despising the janitor’s work with which he was to pay his way through." Pg 106

Ferocity is a human quality given to indifference to enhance the emotional effect of the description of the school and its atmosphere.

d) Flashback:

Flashback was constantly used in Chapter 6 to describe and explain what happened to Gatsby before he became rich. It showed us the harsh life that Gatsby went through after he left his town and work as a janitor in the college he went to. He then left college and work as a fisherman until he met Dan Cody. He worked for him until he died and became more dedicated to be a wealthy man. Flashback was also used to describe the scene where Gatsby and Daisy kissed 5 years before they met each other again.

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