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Post by katiemunro on Sept 16, 2012 16:42:18 GMT
Rumours about Gatsby (page 29)
'Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once' 'I don't think its so much that...its more that he was a German spy during the war.' 'I heard that from a man who knew all about him, grew up with him in Germany.' This shows that no one actually knows anything about Gatsby, or knows exactly who he is and it also shows he is a bit of a mysterious character, a bit like a celebrity because of all these rumours.
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Post by tcubed on Sept 17, 2012 9:18:37 GMT
"his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all" - shows gatsby didn't appreciate or like his family.
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Post by rebeccaforrester on Sept 17, 2012 9:24:20 GMT
"This fella's a real Belasco". David Belasco was a broadway theatre producer and he was known for the realism of his sets. This shows that Gatsby's parties are one big show, also that his house is new, it wasn't passed down, meaning he is from new money - not from old money.
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Post by katelyle96 on Sept 17, 2012 11:16:47 GMT
'bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight' this shows how big Gatsbys parties were and how they could last all day.
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Post by robbieyoung on Sept 17, 2012 11:34:21 GMT
"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool." Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter. While not directly relevant to the novel’s main themes, this quote offers a revealing glimpse into Daisy’s character. Daisy is not a fool herself but is the product of a social environment that, to a great extent, does not value intelligence in women. Daisy’s remark is somewhat complacent, while she refers to the social values of her era, she does not seem to challenge them. Instead, she describes her own boredom with life and seems to imply that a girl can have more fun if she is beautiful and simplistic. Daisy herself often tries to act such a part. She tries to conform to what she thinks Tom would like for a wife but this just shows her undying love for Gatsby.
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Post by davidchristie on Sept 17, 2012 13:46:10 GMT
"my family all died" this makes us suspicious of Gatsby's origins as it seems cliche
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Post by davidchristie on Sept 17, 2012 13:59:29 GMT
sorry don't think the one one posted was enough
"I want to see you" said tom intently "get on the next train" p18
this shows that tom is having an affair with myrtle as he can control her
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dan
White Rabbit
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Post by dan on Sept 17, 2012 14:54:05 GMT
"James Gatz - that was really , or at least legally , his name"
this shows us that he changed his from from jay gatz to james gatsby and it was because he was ashamed of the past of his families name and he wanted a fresh start . 2k12
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Post by kellyabrahams on Sept 17, 2012 16:12:04 GMT
'Elaborate afternoon dress of cream coloured chiffon' this shows myrtle isnt as rich as as she acts because cream is like a cheap version of white.
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Post by laurenmayer1234567 on Sept 17, 2012 16:18:19 GMT
'He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them'. This shows us that Gatsby is trying to impress and show off to Daisy by carelessly throwing his expensive shirts around and that the shirts are clearly worthless to him.
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Post by pauldouglas on Sept 17, 2012 18:05:48 GMT
"One thing's sure and nothing's surer
The rich get richer and the poor get - children.
In the meantime,
In between time -" Is a song one of Gatsby's servants plays. It shows in this time the rich get all the benefits and that there is a large divide in social class between upper class and lower class people.
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Post by cameronkerr on Sept 17, 2012 19:56:32 GMT
"The eyes of Docter T.J Eckleburg" this shows how the american dream did not come true to all as the sign is old and degraded.  |
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Post by robbiecockburn on Sept 17, 2012 20:59:53 GMT
"he want to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and let him come over" - Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy for tea, so Gatsby can come over, his house will be in full view giving Gatsby the opportunity to show it off and show how wealthy he is.
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Post by liamure96 on Sept 17, 2012 21:01:36 GMT
Page 59
Gatsby says 'I've got a man in England who buys me clothes. He sends over a selection of things at the beginning of each season, spring and fall'
This shows gatsby's wealth - how he has the money to
But shirts from England , and get the delivered to his him. Also by saying
This he is trying to show off
To daisy.
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cena
Dormouse
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Post by cena on Sept 18, 2012 18:28:56 GMT
'his head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of a defunct mantlepeice clock' (page 55) this shows that Gatsby has no concept of time in his life,he has a fear of his dreams being shattered but he doesn't have a care for time when it comes to daisy and his love for her.
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