Irodalom | Középiskola » The Great Gatsby, Chapter 4 Analysis

English IIIMusil The Great GatsbyChapter 4 Analysis Name: 1. “With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter” • What does Nick’s reaction to Gatsby’s story reveal? 2. This quote again reminds us that Gatsby may not be what he seems – manufactured? Nick’s impression is challenged when Gatsby shows him a medal he received in the war. “To my astonishment, the thing had an authentic look” Gatsby then shows Nick a picture of himself at Oxford and Nick says, “Then it was all true.” He now sees Gatsby in a different light. • Why does Gatsby spend so much time convincing Nick of who he is? Why is Nick so important to a man who seems to have everything? 3. The incident with the policeman is a strange one What does it suggest? 4. Does Gatsby have influence over people because of his past? What does this add to the reader’s impressions of him? 5. Mr Wolfshiem: Represents the criminal world He seems open about it in contrast

to Gatsby’s secrecy, page 76: “His expressive nose” “Let the bastards come in here” “Fine specimens of human molars” Gatsby is a “mystery” This acquaintance suggests that Gatsby’s business and his associates are shady and that they are up to no good. • Does this suggest that Gatsby’s fortune is gained from illegal activities? Why or why not? 6. How does this make us feel about Gatsby? English IIIMusil The Great GatsbyChapter 4 Analysis Name: 7. “She had a bottle of Sauterne in one hand and a letter in the other’Tell ‘em all Daisy’s change’ her mine’.She wouldn’t let go of the letteronly let me have leave it in the soap-dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow.” • What impression does the reader get of Daisy’s feelings for Gatsby from this section? 8. The incident before the wedding suggests that Daisy did care for Gatsby BUT “Next day at five o’clock she married Tom Buchanan without so

much as a shiver, and started off on a three month trip to the South Seas.” • Her ability to forget her ‘true love’ so quickly suggests she is unfeeling. What does this add to (or confirm about) our initial impressions of Daisy? 9. “It was a rich cream colour, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length.triumphant hat boxesterraced with a labyrinth of wind-shields that mirrored a dozen sunssort of green leather conservatory.” • Underline words/phrases that connote wealth and size. 10. “Then it was not merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night” The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. Gatsby reached out to it in chapter 1 This symbolises him reaching out for Daisy Represents his love for Daisy • What is suggested by the word ‘aspire’? 11. “Then the valley of the ashes opened out on both sides of us, and I had a glimpse of Mrs Wilson straining at the garage pump with panting vitality as we went by.” This

reminds us of the gulf between rich and poor – the contrast of Gatsby’s opulent car and the desolate valley of the ashes. • Look at the underlined section – what does this add to our initial impressions of Myrtle