Gatsby Chapter 6 and lecture Discussion
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W eek 9 L ec tu re
The Great Gatsby Chapter 6 Lecture:
Oka y, h ere w e g o w it h a noth er r iv e tin g le ctu re o n th e n ove l. P le ase r e ad th is c a re fu lly a nd u se it a s p art o f y o ur r e sp ondin g to th is w eek's
d is cu ssio n b oard . E njo y!
C hapte r 6 is a b it o f a tu rn in g p oin t in th e b ook, a nd th e m oo d w ill g et a b it d ark e r in th is c h a pte r. A s y o u r e ad th e c o nte nt o f C hapte r 6 , w atc h
fo r p hra se s/d ia lo gue/e ve nts th at h in t a t u pco m in g te nsio n, c o n flic t, a nd/o r p ro ble m s fo r v a rio us c h a ra cte rs . A s p art o f y o ur d is cu ssio n b oard
p ostin g, y o u m ay w is h to q uote fr o m th e c h apte r v a rio us lin es th at y o u n otic e th at h in t a t th ese c h a nges in to ne a nd m ood. If y o u lo ok r e ally
r e ally c lo se ly , to o, y o u'l l fin d s o m e a ddit io nal a sso cia tio ns b etw een D ais y a nd th e c o lo r w hit e , w hic h w hen I m entio ned th at e arlie r, s e em ed to
s u rp ris e s o m e o f y o u...o r a t le ast y o u fe ig ned s u rp ris e s o y o u c o u ld h ave s o m eth in g to w rit e o n o ne o f th e d is cu ssio n b oard s. H ey, e it h er w ay,
th at s tu ff is in th is c h apte r a b it , to o.
A noth er k e y e le m ent o f th is c h apte r is th at it r e ve als a g ood d eal a bout G ats b y's p ast. T his c h a pte r is p ro bably th e b ig gest s o urc e o f th e tr u th in
o ne a re a o f th e b ook b ehin d w ho G ats b y r e ally is , s o m ake s u re to r e ad c a re fu lly a bout h is a ctu al b ackg ro und a nd h is to ry . P artic u la rly im porta nt
to th e " c e le brit y o f G ats b y" th at h e d is p la ys a t h is h uge p artie s a nd w hatn ot is th e in fo rm atio n y o u w ill s e e a bout D an C ody, a n im porta nt fig ure
in G ats b y's p ast. If y o u h ave b een r e ly in g o n th e film o f th e b ook to m ake it th ro ugh s o m e o f th e p re vio us d is cu ssio n b oard s a nd s o o n, y o u w ill
b e o ut o f lu ck th is tim e a ro und, a s a ll film v e rs io ns h ave le ft o ut a ll o f th is in fo rm atio n. Y ep, y o u w ill h ave to a ctu ally r e ad th e c h apte r to p ic k u p
on th is . A gain , a s p art o f y o ur d is cu ssio n b oard e ntr ie s, y o u m ay w is h to c o m ment o n D an C ody a nd h is in flu ence o n a y o ung G ats b y. W hat
im porta nce /in flu ence d o y o u th in k h e h ad o n th e c u rre nt d ay G ats b y? W hat d id G ats b y g ain fr o m h is tim e k n ow in g D an C ody? W ould h e b e th e
sa m e p ers o n n ow if h e h ad n ot k n ow n C ody b ack th en?
Y ou d on't n eed to w orry to o m uch a bout th e s ce ne in vo lv in g a c h a ra cte r n am ed S lo ane; h e w on't r e ally e ve r h ave a ny o th er m entio n o r in flu ence
o n th e s to ry b eyo nd th is c h apte r. T he s ce ne th at d o es in vo lv e h im c o u ld w ell b e p art o f w here y o u p ic k u p o n s o m e o f th e te nsio n a nd
fo re sh adow in g o f tr o uble s to c o m e, h ow eve r. A s y o u ta ke a lo ok a t th at s ce ne, th in k a bout w hat G ats b y h as b een d oin g w it h D ais y in th is a nd
th e p re vio us c h apte r, a nd th en fig ure o ut h ow /w hy th at s ce ne c o u ld b e a lit tle te nse a m on g th e v a rio us c h ara cte rs p re se nt, p artic u la rly G ats b y
and T o m . I s m ell tr o uble b re w in g...d on't y o u?
Look c a re fu lly a t th e d escrip tio ns o f th e p artie s th at g o o n in th is c h a pte r. W e'v e s e e n th ese p artie s a t G ats b y's h ouse b efo re , a fe w tim es, b ut
th ey ta ke a d if f e re nt tu rn in th is c h apte r. A ls o , a lo t o f p eople fr e ak o ut o ve r a lin e th at D ais y s a ys to N ic k a bout if h e w ants to k is s h er. D on't
w orry a bout th at q uote ...s h e is n ot p erv in g o n h er c o u sin o r a nyth in g! It is ju st h er b ein g a d it z y b lo nde, a nd/o r ju st b ein g p la yfu l w it h h er fa ir ly
D IS TA N T c o usin . S he h as n o r e al in te re st o r d esir e fo r N ic k, h ow eve r! A s fa r a s th e p artie s th em se lv e s g o, p le ase m ake s u re to c lo se ly r e ad
both N ic k's n arra tio n a nd th e d ia lo gue fr o m th e v a rio us p arty g oers . T he d ia lo gue w ill r e ve a l h ow th ese p artie s la te r in th e s u m mer ta ke a
d if f e re nt e m otio nal tu rn , a nd w ill a ls o c o ntin ue to s h ow y o u th at m ost p eople s till d o n ot k n o w m uch a t a ll a bout w ho G ats b y r e ally is ...th e
ru m ors , h ears a y, a nd g ossip a bout h im a ll c o ntin ue o n.
S peakin g o f N ic k's n arra tio n, k e ep a n e ye o ut fo r a s e ctio n th at s h o w s y o u w hat N ic k is h opin g fo r c o n ce rn in g G ats b y. T his s e ctio n, w hen y o u
fin d it , c o uld in flu ence w hat y o u h ave to s a y o n th e s e co n d q uestio n I h ave p oste d w it h in y o u r d is cu ssio n b oard th is w eek. P erh aps y o u
unders ta nd w hat N ic k is th in kin g a bout th is b usin ess w it h G ats b y a nd D ais y a nd y o u a gre e. P erh aps y o u g et w hat N ic k is th in kin g a nd
dis a gre e. P erh aps y o u d on't r e ally g et w hat N ic k's v ie w is , o r w hy h e w ould h ave it ...a ll o f th ese /a ny o f th ese c o uld c o m e in to p la y a s y o u
co nsid er th is c h apte r.
I n th e la st fe w p ages o f th e c h apte r, N ic k a nd G ats b y h ave a d is cu ssio n a bout th e p arty th at ju st r e ce ntly e nded. M uch o f G ats b y's d ia lo gue
here is R EALLY im porta nt to p ay a tte ntio n to , a nd is o fte n q uote d b y lit e ra ry c rit ic s, c o m menta to rs o n th e b ook, a nd o nlin e E nglis h 1 A in str u cto rs
w ho h ave ta ught th is b ook a m illio n tim es to h ig h s ch o ol s tu dents a nd n ow c o lle ge s tu dents a s w ell. W hen y o u s e e G ats b y's d ia lo gue, tr y to
in te rp re t w hat e m otio ns h e m ust b e g oin g th ro ugh. W hat d oes h e th in k a bout th e r e su lt s o f h avin g D ais y a t th is p artic u la r p arty ? Is h e p le ase d?
D is a ppoin te d? W orrie d? E csta tic ? T hen, fu rth er o n , m ake s u re to n ote th e w ord s G ats b y s a ys to N ic k a bout th e p ast...w hat, in G ats b y's m in d,
is a lw ays p ossib le , p ro vid ed y o u th ro w e nough e n erg y, d edic a tio n, d ete rm in atio n, a nnnnnnnd....m on ey a t? W hat d oes it s e em lik e G ats b y h as 4/22/2017 Week 9 Lecture: Spr17 ENGL 001A #33924 READING AND COMPOSITION-Online
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co nvin ce d h im se lf o f a t th is p oin t? T hough it is n ot d ir e ctly s ta te d r ig ht h ere w it h in th e b ook, w hat d o y o u th in k N ic k's r e actio n o r o pin io n o f th is
t h ought/m in dse t o f G ats b y's is ?
F in ally , th e la st c o uple /fe w p ara gra phs o f th e c h ap te r s h o w y o u a noth er s lic e o f D ais y a nd G ats b y's p ast; it is n ot a nyth in g s u per m ajo r o r
re ve alin g, b ut a s y o u s e e m ore o f th eir p re se nt, fin din g o ut a b it m ore a bout th eir p ast a sso cia tio n is h elp fu l a s w ell. ..it 's a noth er g lim pse o f th e
tr u th b ehin d G ats b y a nd o f th e p ast th at c o uld h ave g one d if f e re ntly , b ut e nded u p w it h G ats b y a nd D ais y g oin g s e para te w ays fo r m any y e ars .
S ee if th is b rie f lo ok a t th eir p ast a dds a nyth in g to y o u r u nders ta ndin g o f w ho th e tw o o f th em a re a nd w ho th ey w ere th en. E it h er w ay, it c o uld
b e s o m eth in g y o u c o uld c o m ment u pon b rie fly in th e d is cu ssio n b oard fo r th e w eek.
