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Theme

The themes throughout this novel are relationships built on lies, unhappiness, and love. In the beginning of the novel, Nick meets a girl named Jordan baker who is very much a liar about many things; golf, relationships, borrowing things, etc. "Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply-- I was casually sorry, and then I forgot"(58). Although Nick forgives or says sorry his relationship that he could be pursuing with Jordan may be a lie. This is on going with Gatsby too. Gatsby seems to be this very understanding man who listens. One may disagree with that now. He was not very caring when it came to Daisy's feeling; he just knew that he wanted her and he was going to do whatever it took to get her. Another thing that Gatsby was lying about was that he was practically a criminal. There are many other lies throughout this book. Unhappiness is another on going theme throughout this book because Daisy is not happy with her relationship with Tom. She ends up cheating on Tom with Gatsby (another lie) and tells Gatsby that she loves only him (another lie). A major theme throughout this book is love. Love is crazy and seems to be a big mess. Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby had a love triangle. Daisy loved Gatsby, Daisy loved Tom, Gatsby thought that Daisy only loved him, Tom was upset, and the list goes on. Daisy did not know what to do so she kind of just went with the flow and it created this big mess. The characters throughout the book seem to be selfish and only think about what was satisfying to them therefore they have this mindset that they are going to get what they want.

Author's Style

Throughout the book, Fitzgerald writes in a way that makes the reader think and want to read further into the book. For example; "It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way of into the grass, and the holocaust was complete"(162). It makes you think or even read back to see what is really going on. Gatsby was relaxing in the pool because he had not been in the pool that day or week. Mr. Wilson shoots him and Gatsby then dies instantly, but it is sort of a mystery who shoots Gatsby (unless you re-read). In this chapter, a gunfire or gunshot is only mentioned once throughout this chapter. The point in using this quote is to explain that the author's style is very intriguing. He draws or catches the readers attention by making them think in a way as to what is going on. He does not fully reveal what is going on which draws you to read more.  

Figurative Language

Fitzgerald uses metaphors to explain the realizations between imagination and reality. On page 99 he says, "For a while these reveries provided an outlet for his imagination; they were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy's wing"(99). This quote is a wake up call to Gatsby and those stuck in their dreams. The rock represents your life. It seems to be steady, firm, we balanced but then all of the sudden is dependent solely on one thing which could break or fall through. In terms of the book, Gatsby is dependent on Daisy. If Daisy breaks, so does Gatsby. This metaphor that Fitzgerald uses, describes the ups and downs of life. When everything seems to be going well, something uncalled for could happen at any moment.

Conflict

The main conflict has become more noticeable as we've read the book. the main conflict is, really, between three character; Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy. This conflict is somewhat of a love triangle; Daisy loves Tom when she is with him, Daisy loves Gatsby when she is with him, and when Daisy is with the both of them she acts odd. She is very indecisive and Gatsby asks who she loves more right in front of her husband. When he does that, Daisy is questioning herself even though earlier that day, or earlier within the book she claims that she really loves Gatsby. '''Your wife doesn't love you,"' "said Gatsby." "'She's never loved you. She loves me'(130)." With Gatsby saying this, the argument is fired up. Tom and Gatsby are so caught up in arguing with who is right that they forget Daisy and how she feels. When Daisy finally says something, she is almost cut off because the discussion of who loves who is brought up again. 

Characterization

Gatsby is the most intriguing character thus far. He is not what he seems to be. In chapter 3, we begin to see/ experience what he is really like. When Nick meets him for the first time, he experiences this "reassurance" which is comfort. He also describes how Gatsby is very understanding. The first impression on Gatsby was that he was this drunk, crazy, murderous man due to all of the lies that are told.. Gatsby was said to be a "German spy" and he apparently "killed a man once" (Fitzgerald 44). Gatsby is also seen as this drunk man who throws a bunch of parties but he really just throws parties because he can and he has a lot of alcohol because of the time period. When Nick met Gatsby, he wasn't consuming alcohol.  He was rich and he was judged by his outward appearance. Gatsby is not who he was said to be. He is a dynamic character; he is one who is changing. He is also a round character rather than flat because his character is developing as one turns the page and is different than ones very first impression.

article

http://www.entelechyjournal.com/timcole.htm

This article is about the "Paradox of Being Close". This article is about if lying is something okay to do to your loved ones in order to protect them or keep them satisfied.

Chapter 3

Q1: "He smiled understandingly--much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.It faced-- or seemed to face-- the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice  in your favor.It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey"(48).

Nick has his first impression on Gatsby. Nick only knows Gatsby briefly and by this first impression, he learns a lot from his smile. Nick describes his smile as "a quality of eternal reassurance" meaning that it is sort of comforting in a way. He understands or tries to understand as to what is going on in life and didn't focus on outward appearance; he focused on what was more important and believed in one just as one believed in itself. From this description, Gatsby seems as if he is a great man.

Q2: "It made no difference to me. Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply-- I was casually sorry, and then I forgot"(58).

This quote is, maybe, describing to us what has happened to Nick in the past and throughout the book. Is this the first time that someone has lied to him? Nick describes it as something that one shouldn't take to heart rather than just let it go but maybe he is being taken advantage of. Before he says this, he explains that he might have some feelings for this girl. If this girl is constantly lying and he realizes it but looks past it every single time... That's very nice of him to forgive but at the same time... their relationship could possibly be built on lies which is not good.

Syntax

Throughout this chapter, syntax is used to describe the valley and violence towards the end of the chapter. "This is a valley of ashes-- a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take their forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling though powdery air"(23). The dashes used in this sentence are used to describe what one is thinking further beyond as to what he is thinking. The semi colon is used to link the two sentences and to explain the ashes. The repetition of "and" is to elaborate on how the ashes take over.
On page 38, exclamations and repetition of one name is used to describe the violence or up rising as to what could become violent. "'Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!"' "shouted Mrs. Wilson." "'I'll say it whenever i want to! Daisy! Dai---"(38)These exclamations almost hint as to what is going to happen next (Tom punching her and breaking her nose)

Diction

"He didn't say anymore but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understoood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the confidences were unsought-- frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon;for the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions."
6 words: Reserved, abnormal, privy, unsought, feigned, and plagiaristic.
These words reveal or represent the characteristics of the present narrator. The word "reserved" is used to show how he has to act in order to succeed. The words "abnormal", "feigned", and "plagiaristic" express how the character has to act in order to be sneaky and/or succeed in the game he is playing. It conveys the author's assertion or impacts the audience by the author explaining or repeating this some sort of "unsought" or sneakiness. The author creates this image that the main character will be a sneaky man.