Chapter 9

In this chapter Nick just talks about the funeral. Nick set up the funeral and he tried to call many people to come but no one did. Not even Daisy would come. The only people that actually went to Gatsby's funeral was Nick, His Father and a few Servents. Later on Nick comes to find out that Wilson was going to shoot Tom if he wouldn't have gave him directions to Gatsby's house. Nick also finds out after Jordan told him that she was engaged to a different man and she breaks Nick's heart. After all of this Nick just moves back to the midwest.
Why would Jordan do that?

Chapter 8

After Myrtles accident Nick couldn't get much rest. He went over to Gatsby's trying to talk him out of loving Daisy, because he just doesn't think its right. But Gatsby keeps telling Nick that he has been in love with her since 1917 and that nothing will change it because she is just so sweet. Then the scene changes over to Mr. Wilson sitting in his office talking to a few guys about Myrtles death and is trying to come to a conclusion about who possibly hit her. He thought about Tom but then realized that Tom was in the car that had seen Myrtle laying on the side of the road. Then Wilson decides to go over to Gatsby's and finds him laying on his air mattress in his pool and shoots him. After he shoots Gatsby he shoots himself. After work Nick goes over to Gatsby's and sees him floating there dead.

Chapter 7

This is a very eventful chapter when many things happen. First off it begins with Gatsby calling off all of his parties because he is in love with Daisy. As Nick drives over to the Buchanans for lunch he notices that Jordan, Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby are all there also. After being there for lunch Tom knew that Gatsby and Daisy were in love and he confronted them about it. Then they all go to town because it was a hot day out, so they got a hotel room. After Tom and Gatsby are fighting over who Daisy loves, as she was in love with Gatsby at the beginning soon changes and while their arguing Daisy moves closer to Tom. After driving back to the Buchanans house Tom, Nick and Jordan all drive together and notice a body laying on the side of the road. It ended up being Myrtle and it was a hit and run. When the 3 guys get back to the house they noticed how Gatsby was hiding in the bushes.
If Gatsby wasn't the one who hit Myrtle why was he hiding?

Chapter 6

In the beginning of this chapter it was quiet confusing. Reporters showed up at Gatsby's house to do interviews on Gatsby to find out if all the rumors going around were true. He told the reporter that his name is James Gatz, and that he dropped out of college. He also went to tell the reporter that the next summer when he was working at Lake Supior he warned a rich guy named Dan Cody that there was a big storm coming. Grateful that he did this Dan took Gatsby in as his own personal assistant, and then thats how he got the name Jay Gatsby. When Cody died he left Gatsby $25000. It was weeks before Nick had seen Gatsby nor Daisy. After those weeks Nick decided to stop at Gatsbys house and was shocked to see that Tom was there having a drink with him. Awkwardly Gatsby tells Tom that he knows Daisy. This upset Tom and the following saturday Tom and Daisy went over there although Tom wasn't interested in the party he just kept his eye on Daisy and on what she was doing. Gatsby wishes that everything could go back to the past like it was when he was dating Daisy.
Will Tom end up hurting Gatsby because of this?

Chapter 5

In this chapter after Nick gets back from a date with Jordan he noticed that Gatsby's place was all lit up but kept walking and then after Gatsby had yelled at him. Nick could tell that Gatsby was very nervous while talking and Nick new that it was because of the plan Gatsby wanted Nick to follow through with and until Nick had made it clear that he was going to follow through with Gatsby was trying to bribe him with anything and everything. It started to rain and Gatsby was getting nervous that the plan wouldn't go as anticipated. In the beginning it was awkward but as soon as Nick left them alone and came back everything was good and they were happy as could be. Gatsby invited them to his house where he showed Daisy all of his possesions.
Are Daisy and Gatsby alone at the end of the chapter?

Chapter 4

In chapter 4 Gatsby and Nick end up going out for lunch. While at lunch they were talking about the past and what kind of amazing things went on in Gatsby's life, but they were a lie. Nick caught on to this when Tom was talking about how he was from the midwest and Nick asked which city Gatsby said SanFransico. After lunch in New York City Nick see's Jordan. Jordan then goes to explain what her meeting was about with Gatsby. He wants Jordan to convince Nick to have a ruinion because Gatsby and Daisy were inlove with eachother before he got docked for war. Gastby said that before the war she was a beautiful lady and that they really liked eachother. But then Tom came into the picture and Daisy claimed that she drank herself to be numb before she married him. Since they've been married she hasn't cheated on him but Tom has cheated on her. So therefore Gastby wants Jordan to convince Nick to have a party so that he can get back together/see Daisy b/c he is afraid she will say no to just seeing him alone.
Why doesn't Tom and Daisy just get divorced if neither of them are happy?Does Daisy know that she is being cheated on?

Chapter 3

In chapter 3 Nick was invited to one of Mr. Gatsby's large parties. While there he met up with Jordan because she was the only one he knew from the beginning. While with Jordan they just decided to observe everyone and then when it came time they went outside to where other people were at to watch that entertainment. Nick had been told he looked firmiliar by a person he also thought looked firmiliar in which the guy was Mr. Gatsby. Mr Gatsby invited Nick to go with him the next morning and while talking they got interupted by a phone call that he had to attend to. Later on Jordan was called in also to talk to Mr. Gatsby alone. Being the narrator also Nick talked about how he really liked Jordan even though he knew how she cheated and how he thought that he was one of the most honest people ever he still felt attracted to her.
Is Jordan also attracted to Nick? Why wouldn't Nick help out the drunk guy that was trying to get in his car?

Chapter 2

In chapter 2 Tom wants Nick to meet his "Girlfriend" so he takes him on the train that goes from West Egg to New York City. But they make a stop in Ashland. Tom rushes Nick of the train and they go for a walk until they end up at a lady's house named Myrtl. Myrtl is Tom's girlfriend. The three of them rush back on the train to New York City. While getting Myrtl to the train he stops to talk to her husband Mr. Wilson and she makes up a lie why she has to go into town. When the arrived to New York City Tom baught Myrtl a puppy dog. Soon after they go to Myrtls sisters house Catherine to visit, while there another couple called the Mckees showed up. While at the apartment the group of people were drinking and after Myrtl kept saying Daisy's name Tom got fed up and punched her in the nose and broke it.
Why would Tom want Nick to see his girlfriend if Daisy is his cousin. Wouldn't Mr. Wilson catch on if this wasn't the first time they did this?

Chapter 1

Nick Carraway is the main character in the first chapter he is only in his 20's. He lives in West Egg, New York. Nick drove over to East Egg to visit with his cousin Daisy. Daisy is married to Tom Buchannan and the 3 of them were goin to have supper. But then one of Daisy's friends Jordan Bakker was there. Jordan and Nick were talking but then things became awkward because the phone call that Tom recieved was from his "Girlfried" from New York City. After dinner Jordan and Nick leave but Nick didn't get away without Tom and Daisy making some comment about how he should go after Jordan.
This was very confusing. How did Jordan and Daisy meet? Is Nick comparing himself to Gatsby in the beginning?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

research F. Scott Fitzgerald. What key biographical information can you find that will help you better understand his work? Hint: you will see overlaps between his life and what happens to his characters.
-He was born 1896 and died 1940. In 1917 he was enrolled in the army but was out of it in 1919.He started writing during the 1920's which is also known as the jazz age. Also during the 1920's he got married to Zelda and had a baby. He died at the age of 44.

Fitzgerald proclaimed: "An author ought to write for the youth of his generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." Discuss what you think this quote means and how it might be important to understanding this book.
-This could mean that he wrote for the younger generation of the 1920's because their the ones who will have to follow the lead of their elders.

Research the 192os in America. What were some of the important historical events during that time?
-It was the Jazz Age
-19th Amendment
-First Car

Thesis!

Henry is a soldier who cares about himself more than others.
• The first way Henry opted to be selfish is when he and the tattered man were talking. The tattered man was asking Henry many questions asking about where his wounds were and Henry didn’t have an answer for him. “‘Where is it located?" But he continued his harangue without waiting for a reply.” (Crane 10.22) “Where it’s located” is referring to where his wound is. While being asked the question Henry couldn’t tolerate being with the tattered soldier because he knew that he didn’t fight in battle. Henry didn’t fight in the battle because he was scared and didn’t want to sacrifice his own life. With Henry being selfish he left the tattered man to be on his own because he was jealous of the tattered mans wound and since Henry didn’t have one he didn’t want to help him. So Henry left him to wonder nonchalantly in an open field.
• Towards the end of the book the man who was carrying the U.S flag got shot. Henry and Wilson had picked it up, and Henry felt as though he should be the one to carry it, so he shoved Wilson out of his way. The youth and his friend had a small scuffle over the flag. “‘Give it t' me!" "No, let me keep it!" Each felt satisfied with the other's possession of it, but each felt bound to declare, by an offer to carry the emblem, his willingness to further risk himself. The youth roughly pushed his friend away.’” (Crane 20.3) As you can tell in this quote Henry was very forceful by telling and pushing Wilson away selfishly. All Henry wanted was to be seen as one of the best soldiers there were. Each also felt that if they carried it showed that they sacrificed more for their country because the flag carrier was very important. If Henry didn’t care about himself only he wouldn’t have pushed one of his best friends away from him and would’ve considered letting him take it.
• Henry only cared about himself when he lied to Wilson about his head injury. Henry lied to his best friend and said he got shot in the head by a gun during battle when really he got hit with the butt of a rifle. If Henry would have just let go the first time the man asked him to he would have never had to lie to Wilson or get hit in the head. “‘If Over on th' right, I got shot. In th' head. I never see sech fightin'. Awful time. I don't see how I could a' got separated from th' reg'ment. I got shot, too.’"(Crane 13.8) This quote is evidence that Henry lied, and only wanted to lie so that he could fit in with the rest of the soldiers. Not caring what Wilson thought he took advantage of him, and Wilson took care of Henry by catering him. If Henry wouldn’t have been so self-centered and worried about fitting in with the other soldiers he would have told his friend the truth about what really happened.

Saving Private Ryan

Light and Dark-The right thing to do and wrong thing to do like killing the soldier.

Noise and Silence-The music was on and then when the Germans came it went off.

Youth and Maturity-The corporal/Translator at the end kills someone.

Clean and Dirty-When the soldiers first start fighting their all clean but then at the end when their all done fighting then their dirty and bloody.

The Dead Soldier-Captain John H. Miller, when he died it showed all the guys around him crying and representing the dead soldier would be like how everyone was sad because he did the right thing by fighting for his country.

The Flag-Represents what their fighting for, which would be their country, and freedom.

Courage-I think all the soldiers went through the war, especially in the beginning of the movie how all the men charged at the Germans and didn't back down and duck and hide, or run.

Manhood-When private ryan wouldn't leave the bridge to go home because his crew needed him to stay and he wanted to fight for his country.

Self Preservation-They do whatever they can in order not to die.

Disregard for Human Life-When the German fights with the am. soldier and stabs him.

Themes Motifs and Symbols

Themes:

Courage-Henry had no courage during the beginning of the book and then towards the end he built himself up and fought during the war in the end and was one of the greatest soldiers.

Manhood-When Henry enters the war he was young and inexperienced but towards the end of the book he developed his manhood and became a very good soldier and a very good fighter!

Self-preservation-In the beginning Henry never wanted to fight in any of the battles because he was afraid of dying and leaving his mother behind.

Disregard for Human Life-You must forget about your own life that you were living before you came to the war and while your fighting for your country you must just worry about winning the battle.

Motifs:

Noise and Silence-I think that noise represents that there's a battle going on with all of the guns firing. The silence would represent those soldiers who died for their country while fighting in a battle.

Light and Dark-Light and Dark is kind of like Noise and Silence. Dark represents the noise and all the fighting that went on. The light represents the quietness and the feeling of winning. The example that showed this would be like at the end of the book when the light shinned through the clouds down onto the mountain.

Clean and Dirty-At the beginning of the book Henry wanted to keep all of his valuables clean and didn't want them to get dirty. But then when he met the tattered soldier and noticed the red badge of courage he kinda dropped his spell of being a neat freak and didn't care if he had to get down and dirty he was going to fight for his country.

Youth and Maturity-Henry was very scared at the beginning of the book and never wanted to fight, which meant he always ran from the battles and went to go hide. At the end of the book Henry was mature and wanted to fight in the battle never gave up always thought that they could win and never doubted his fellow soldiers. And he always wanted to be the one on top but he had to go through the youth stage to build himself up to the mature level.

Symbols:

The Dead Soldier-The dead soldier represents how bad war could have been if you fought as hard as you could. It also represents how when soldiers sign up to be in the war they are kind of signing their life away because you never no what can happen at any one moment. By signing their life away that means they could just leave their family behind. An example would be like when Wilson gave Henry his yellow envelope that had a letter to his family if he didn't make it through the war.

The Flag-The flag for Henry's group/army was showing pride in their country and it motivated them to keep fighting until they fought their enemies off. It also reminded the men what they were actually fighting for and that it wasn't for no reason. It kept them going for instance when Henry and Wilson went and picked it up because they didn't want it to lay on the ground for the rest of the battle because that was disrespectful. Also the enemies flag was a big deal at the end of the book because the rebels flag holder got shot and went down so it was a mishon to Henry that he had to go get that flag and he thought that it was an accomplishment to get it. In capturing the flag they found that it made them even more proud of one another. It also represented that they had won and it was a victory after they captured the enemies flag!!!