George Wilson's Diary Entry For The Great Gatsby

He did not seem to notice the creaking of the slightly rusted fence hinges and looked to be deep in thought. I quietly said “Hello, Mr. Gatsby,” which caused my target to turn his head towards me in slight confusion. He didn’t seem to recognize me, which was expected, as a poor man like me with nothing to show for myself wouldn’t have been associated with such a wealthy elite like he was. He seemed congenial, which, combined with his constant use of the phrase “old sport” perplexed me, as a man who murdered a woman without a second thought would never have used it. In my moment of doubt, I heard God’s voice in my head, telling me to stand my ground and not hesitate in my pursuit of justice against Myrtle’s killer. I told him I was looking for someone who knew about the circumstances surrounding the death of Myrtle Wilson, who was recently run over by a car. Gatsby seemed to inwardly panic while I described the gruesome event, which confirmed to me that he was the one responsible. He forced himself into a more confident attitude, nonchalantly saying that he never heard about such a thing and that it was such a shame that an innocent woman had to die. I held back my rage, knowing that it could ruin my chances of finishing the deed. Who does he think he is fooling with his blatant

Summary- In Chapter 1, the reader finds that Nick Carraway, a moral and tolerant man from the Midwest, narrates and takes the role of author for the rest of the story. Throughout the book, the reader looks at the happenings through Nick's eyes and finds out what he is thinking. Chapter 1, like many chapter 1's, starts out with someone or something explaining themselves and showing how their life has gone thus far. The Great Gatsby is no exception. Nick says that he came from the Midwest to New York's "West Egg" on Long Island. As the name might imply, there is also an "East Egg", which Nick describes the more fashionable of the two. East Egg is where Nick goes one evening, in order to reacquaint himself

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1 Read the beginning of the novel chapter 1 up to page 12 “Tom Buchanan in his riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch.” How effective do you find this as an introduction to Great Gatsby. In your response you should pay close attention to voice, language and style. The Great Gatsby was written by F Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, and is set during 1922, a period tinged with moral failure of a society obsessed with class and privilege.

“It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars”. This quote said by Garrison Keillor, metaphorically exemplifies the true meaning of hollowness and shallowness. Hollowness and shallowness were a major part of people’s characteristics in the 1920’s ‘easy money’ era because of the great economic boom. During this era, people earned their money by corruption with smuggling alcohol during prohibition. In addition, people earned their money by people unknowingly investing in major stocks. A few people earned their money with hard work; it was mostly made easily for them. Throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the shallowness and hollowness of the upper class is persistently shown. Hollowness and

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a story about a wealthy man named Gatsby. Gatsby lives a luxuriant life in West Egg of New York. Gatsby’s wealth has an unknown secret because nobody seems to know where his wealth emerged from. Despite of having so much fortune, Gatsby’s true American dream has not been achieved. In the great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald develops Gatsby as a failed American dream to show the impossibility of the American dream in the 1920’s.

George and Myrtle Wilson are two characters in The Great Gatsby representing the working class of society aiming for the American Dream. George Wilson owns a run-down auto shop in the Valley of Ashes and is doing his best to get business, while Myrtle Wilson chases after wealth and status through an affair with Tom. However, both characters face a tragic ending in their attempts to achieve the idealistic life: Daisy strikes and kills Myrtle with Gatsby’s car and George commits suicide after murdering Gatsby. George and Myrtle’s deadly fates help illustrate the novel’s pessimistic attitude toward the American Dream, symbolizing that it is impossible to achieve. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the Wilsons as a tragic way to demonstrate the unnatainable American Dream.

Myrtle Wilson’s death is a major event in The Great Gatsby. She is married to George Wilson and is a member of the lower class. She has an affair with Tom Buchanan. This allows her to escape from her lower class life and feel the joys of being rich. However, George Wilson discovers something isn’t right and won’t let Myrtle leave the house. She is able to get away and runs in front of a car that she believes is being

Many people living today don’t consider that the actions they’ve taken can have serious consequences on themselves and on other people. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many people in the 1920s who uses unethical methods to become rich. People would steal, cheat, and/or kill just to reach the top. Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 where he experiences America’s biggest economic boom. Based on his experiences living in the Roaring Twenties, there are many people who didn’t take responsibilities for the actions. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald's demonstrates that there were many characters who have no remorse for the actions they have taken. Although in the court of law, George Wilson is responsible for Gatsby’s death, people like Myrtle, Tom, and Daisy are also responsible because they could have taken actions

“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

“Is Tom most responsible for Gatsby’s death? Daisy? Myrtle? Gatsby himself? Give reasons why or why not each character is implicated in the murder.”

In the lower class society, The Great Gatsby displays unhappiness in a number of ways and at a variety of extents, this is displayed though the eyes of Myrtle Wilson. Unhappy in her marriage and her position on the social hierarchy. George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, gave an impressionable first encounter; this lead Myrtle to believe he was true gentleman worthy of her love and affection. She comes to find he is nothing short of

The nineteen twenties was a time of lavish parties, the stock market was on the rise and women such as flappers were gaining independence. Despite this, men at the time were still seen as superior and their brutish, abusive, and cheating was considered the norm. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and George Wilson are more similar than different, despite the money that determines their fate. This story reveals how Tom and George both have similar attitudes towards women and both are being cuckolded, the only thing that differentiates the two is money and power.

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a superbly written and an intrinsically captivating novel that deals with the decline of the American Dream and how vapid the upper class is. To illustrate and capture the essence of these themes, Fitzgerald uses characters Gatsby, who epitomizes the actual American Dream, and Daisy, who is based on the ideal girl. Yet, as these characters grasp the topics Fitzgerald wants to convey, there is something inherently like missing from the story as a whole. To fill this void, Fitzgerald utilizes minor characters as a means to move the plot along, develop characters further, and build upon the themes present in the novel. One such

Today was like any other Sunday I had before, except this time it was different in a way that I thought I would never experience. Today, Daisy, the love of my life, had came to my garden party. She was not alone though, she was with Tom. At first I didn't care, passed right over my head, for she is all I care about and by being in her presents I am utterly fulfilled. But it was as if like a cloud had been cased over the party. Tom was producing a negative energy which did not sit well with the rest of the party. I could even tell my old friend, Nick, was feeling quite uncomfortable with the atmosphere. All I wanted to do was ask him to leave but not with Daisy. He could leave her behind and oh! if that happened I would be satisfied with everything. I would have asked all the

The novel The Great Gatsby is a story that takes place in the 1920’s. The story