Explain Nick's Description Of The White House In The Great Gatsby

Nick, the narrator of the novel, introduces the reader(s) to Tom Buchanan, the husband of his cousin, Daisy, and explains how Nick has always known Tom as the annoying, egotistical, and the stereotypical rich white man, which is shown in his thoughts,

He goes out of his way to do many things such as throwing lavish parties every night just for Daisy to notice him. He often seems like a modest man as he never goes out of get her to notice him. He asks Nick for aid in becoming closer to her, which was him using Nick in actuality. Everything that Gatsby had ever done in his life was based upon his pursuit of this dream of his perfect life with her. He moved to New York and bought his mansion because of Daisy. Jordan Baker says, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” He held many expensive parties in the hope that Daisy might show up at one of them. Jordan also said, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did." His daily life was also controlled by this dream. Gatsby was naive to the fact his money could not buy him what he wanted. Daisy’s values were different from Gatsbys. Gatsby, knowing his past, is a self sufficient, made to be what he is kind of man. Whereas Daisy was given everything and is always bored and moving from one shiny new object to the next. Daisy is childish in this way. When she first goes to Gatsby's house after their meeting set up by Nick, she says "It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before." She is focused on the material, finding another source of entertainment who has substantial wealth. Gatsby is too caught up in having her around to actually notice

This matter of the "girl back home" warrants further study. This is the girl whom Daisy and Tom ask about, and the subject of whom Nick clearly (and

When Gatsby reveals to about his relationship with Daisy, Nick’s relationship with Gatsby takes a full u-turn as it rapidly advances their association from simple acquaintances to close friends. Nick’s outlook of Gatsby undergoes a similar transformation. When Nick learns of the previous relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby’s actions make sense to Nick. The mansion, the extravagant parties, and the green light were all in the efforts for making Daisy notice him. Gatsby lives his life for the past life that he lived. He spends his life seeking the attention of his love, Daisy, and as Nick explains, “He wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby sought out the American dream in order to win over the love of Daisy which creates a different perception of himself to Nick. Nick, now knowing Gatsby’s intentions worries about Gatsby’s possible rejection, and then warns him that, “[he] wouldn’t ask too much of her, you can’t repeat the past.” (Fitzgerald 110) But Gatsby, blinded by love, strives to win Nick’s married cousin’s heart. Nick perceives Gatsby as a man dwelling on the past

A very important motif in this passage is the color white. Nick states white in two different meanings, at the beginning of the passage ?white? is used to reflect elegance and purity but as Nick spends more time the ?white? in the house he learns that the color symbolizes the stereotypical façade that every character is hiding behind, a dull, vacuous, and bland guise. Fitzgerald uses white to express the many personalities, such as those of Daisy and Jordan. Interestingly, the white appearance would imply purity and innocence, which are, unfortunately, words that can not be remotely associated with either one. They can?t be associated with Daisy and Jordan because they both are the exact opposite of purity and innocence. Daisy is purely corrupted by money and society, her ?absurd, charming little laugh? (13) connotes her fakeness. Nick views Jordan as an arrogant and proud woman, he sees her as someone who?s trying to exude her independence, however she seems insubstantial. When describing Daisy, Nick uses the word ?bright? (13-14) repetitively to suggest her flashy personality, like Tom she too has an aura around her that make people, especially men, drawn towards her- almost like a siren.

The color white is one of the clearest examples of deceivery in the novel because of its role in covering up and blurring the truth. Many characters in the novel display this theme. Daisy is most closely associated to the color white because of her effort to appear innocent and pure. Daisy wears white clothes and decorates her house in white to hide the scandal and lies that is her real life. Tom also displays the color white, not through his clothes, but through his behavior. Tom is a raging racists clearly shown when he says, “if we don’t look out for the white races we will be utterly submerged”(P.13). Tom associates the color white with superiority and dominance not only in regards to race, but also in regards to money. His pride and

​Nick Caraway moves from Minnesota to the West Egg neighborhood on Long Island to pursue a career in the bond industry. He lives in a tiny house wedged between large, expansive mansions. His neighbor, Jay Gatsby, is a well todo man with a mysterious past. Everyone in town knows Mr. Gatsby for his huge wild parties, but no one is quite sure where he has acquired his wealth. Across from Gatsby’s mansion, Nick’s cousin Daisy lives with her husband Tom Buchanan. Daisy and Tom have a complex relationship where neither of them are happy, but they will not separate even though both have been unfaithful. Tom has a mistress in the city whom is not unbeknownst to Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy have a romantic history from when Gatsby was in the army. This is the motivation behind Gatsby’s desire to acquire all his wealth. Gatsby throws his parties in an attempt to get Daisy’s attention, but Daisy is completely unaware that he is her neighbor until Nick brings them together. Though Nick is not a considerably wealthy man himself, his relationship to the Buchanans, and now Gatsby, are enough to keep him relevant in the social circles of East Egg and West Egg. Nick’s connection to Daisy also makes him highly attractive to Gatsby as all he wants is some form of an interaction with Daisy and involving himself with Nick is an easy way for Gatsby to make his way into Daisy’s life again. Money is power in the Great Gatsby, as it influences everyone’s status, aspirations,

While visiting the Buchanans, and Daisy’s best friend Jordan Baker, Fitzgerald chooses to reveal Nick’s vivid descriptions of the three, though strongly focusing on Daisy and Jordan. Showcasing the tenacious feelings and developing relationship Nick has with Daisy, we can observe and take note of the love he possesses for her. From his depiction of her “glowing voice” accompanied by “thrilling words” to her “lovely…[face] with bright things in it”, it is clear to see the emotional connection Nick yields (Fitzgerald ???). Waxing and waning throughout the novel, the relationship begins to alter alongside Nick’s depictions of Daisy, transitioning from her previously mentioned “glowing and singing voice” in the beginning of the novel, to the new voice of greed he becomes made aware of (Fitzgerald ???). “I’d never understood before. It [her voice] was full of money” Nick explains, “that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it” (Fitzgerald ???). It becomes evident to all that the love-struck Carraway has hidden from readers Daisy’s true personality, and does not share aspects of her true self until well over half-way through the novel once he becomes aware of them himself. Thomas E. Boyle claims this exact notion: “How else can we account for

He explains how the house and Tom are similar both large and sturdy, Yet when Nick describes them entering the french doors it seems whimsical and light. This describes Daisy in many ways Although she shows throughout the book that she doesn't care about many things, she even says “... I hope she'll be a fool – that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”(7) The Buchanan household reflects its owners in many ways even toward the end of the book when Gatsby dies the couple is cold and emotionless and their house seems barren and empty.

The color white was first introduced when Nick meets Tom, and they both walk into this open room where Jordan and Daisy laid in white dresses. “They were both in white… around the house”(8). The color white in connected to the idea of innocence. Before the book progresses, anyone or anything being seen as white was seen as pure and clean. As the characters develop, you may notice that none of the major characters who have done something wrong are not wearing white. A few

Our homes are the reflection of the people we are, or that we try to be. Authors can use a character’s home to indirectly characterize their social position, lifestyle and personality. This is clearly shown in the novel “The Great Gatsby”, which depicts the early 1920s, which were famous for the strength of the economy and the strive for a higher social status. F. Scott Fitzgerald developed his main characters by describing their homes. Gatsby’s “new money” is shown off by the appearance of his home and his huge parties. The Buchanans’ home flaunts their wealth. Nick, on the other hand, has a small house that seems misplaced next to the two mansions between which it sits.

Isn't that just as their home is described? (Even the word home seems too warm a descriptor to use surrounding the Buchanans). A lawn, lush and manicured (especially in the summer), that begins at the beach and is spotted with ornamentation and molded into areas for leisure may have visual appeal but is in no way organic or natural. Their house: Georgian; classical, but the many windows only reflect the golden sunshine of the outdoors. They are not transparent and the implication is that there is nothing behind them of substance to see anyway, if they were. As we come to know, within the Buchanan's house (or within the Buchanans themselves) there is no substantive warmth, love or familial relationships which one might expect to see evidence of upon peering through the windows of a home. In describing their estate, Fitzgerald alerts the reader early on seamlessly, subtly, completely incorporated within the plot and structure, to the true character of the Buchanans. Additionally, the house is a symbol of the Buchanan's social standing. Its location in East Egg (the more fashionable and "old monied" side of the bay) and the fact that even for East Egg it is expansive and impressive speaks to the high social standing Tom and Daisy Buchanan

The color white is associated with purity and innocence. Gatsby and Nick, the main male characters in the story, can be affiliated with this

Daisy, Tom’s wife and the object of Gatsby’s romantic quest, for example, possesses a voice “full of money,” (144) which blatantly associates her character with wealth. Fitzgerald makes Daisy seem desirable, but never describes her physical features, which is odd considering she is the force behind the profound obsession of Jay Gatsby. Perhaps Fitzgerald chooses to ignore Daisy’s physical description to purposefully display her as a bare character. In essence, he dehumanizes her to better reveal her shallowness. One of the few times a physical description of Daisy appears comes in conjunction with Miss Baker, another character under the spell of wealth, when Nick comments on their white dresses with “their impersonal eyes in the absence of all desire” (17). With

Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin and her husband, are two of the most snobbishly wealthy people Nick knows. When Nick first introduces them, he states,