Narrative style:
In Chapter 4 Fitzgerald changes the narrator from Nick to Jordan and back again.The switch seems to happen without much say about it. Even though this seems odd it didnt confuse me at all by the switch.
Chapter 5 returns to Nick as the narrator. Nick seems lonely in this chapter described by the bad weather.
Characters and characterisation:
Gatsby seems overly friendly with Nick when asking him to help him with a little work which Nick seems very suspicious of. Gatsby calls Nick 'Old sport' and asks him to join him in the swimming pool.
Nick seems lonely and doesnt really like where Gatsby and Daisy are heading in there relatioship that is building.
Daisy seems very unhappy at one point as she starts to cry becuase of an old memory of Gatsby and herself. This shows that she isnt always as bubbly as i first thought.
You meet some of Gatsbys work associates in chapter 4 which Nick seems to dislike right off the bat calling them rude and describing all their horrible misdeeds. This further adds to what Gatsbys line of work actaully is.
Themes:
There are themes of suspicion with Nick wondering what Gatsby's job is. Love/obsession that Gatsby seems to have with Daisy. Love is also a theme that is associated with Nick and Jordan as they finally show their feelings towards each other. Nick seems very unhappy and lonely in chapter 5.
Settings:
The setting is mainly based around Nicks house and a hotel. The weather is bad which makes the stort seem that somthing bad will come of Gatsby and Daisy's relationship.
How you respond to the text:
I thought that Nick seems very unsure and doesnt really know what will come of Gatsby and Daisy's building relationship.
The work associates of Gatsby seem to add a somewhat suspicous and maleavalent side to his work after hearing some of the things they have done whereas Gatsby seems to have got overly nice towards Nick.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
'The Great Gatsby' Chapters: 4 and 5
Posted by Lewi at 2:02 PM
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You make some good comments about how Daisy seems to have changed in your view. Also, you question how Nick feels. This is good but you need to make some rference to the text. Aim to go a bit further in your comments. Make it more analytical if you can. At least raise questions and note what pages they occur to you. You can come back to them later.
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