Samantha Vergara Mr. Breiger English 11 AP 11 September 2015 The Great Gatsby Packet: Incorrect Answers 1. Original Answer: E a. “one of those men” seems like it could be emphasized if “those” is stressed. b. Correct Answer: B; If unstressed, it works to generalize 5. Original Answer: E a. Did not directly see a sound word b. Correct Answer: B; metaphor was not used; sound words were “whip” and “snap” 7. Original Answer: B a. Descriptions of Tom’s physical traits + wealth can come off as envious b. Correct Answer: A; “I had no sight into Daisy’s heart, but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking…” (6). Sounds bit sympathetic, feels bad for Daisy; suspects something had happened to make them move. 8. Original Answer: B a. Misread/misunderstood …show more content…
Correct Answer: C; context shows that Catherine encourages it 10. Original Answer: E a. All were examples of how “un-ladylike” she is. Focuses on possessions most. b. Correct Answer: D; shows her materialistic side 12. Original Answer: B a. Fight began due to Myrtle disrespecting Daisy’s name b. Correct Answer: D; since he is rich, Tom can do whatever he wants; no one will top him from beating her up 13. Original Answer: C a. The scene was not described too graphically b. Correct Answer: E; bored tone, not intense 15. Original Answer: E a. Uses lots of personal description from Nick’s POV b. Correct Answer: C; chapter introduces new characters and how they normally act 18. Original Answer: C a. Part about the butler and the oranges seemed irrelevant b. Correct Answer: D; seems like the machine is “amazing”, but it turns out to be very ordinary, making it a bit funny 28. Original Answer: E a. Paragraphs show that he is quite lonely b. Correct Answer: B; shows that he does not hang out with Daisy & friends often; he has a life of his own 35. Original Answer: A a. None of the other options seemed to answer question; used process of elimination b. Correct Answer: D; Gatsby lied and Nick was aware of it 41. Original Answer: …show more content…
Original Answer: C a. Other options did not fit; used process of elimination and thought irony worked best b. Correct Answer: B; litotes is the negative/inverse of something, which is what Nick was trying to say 47. Original Answer: D a. Stories about his old life/background may make people feel bad for Gatsby b. Correct Answer: A; there are a few references about God that help explain the situation 57. Original Answer: B a. Ideas that came with picking it up. “…everyone nearby… suspected me” (115). b. Correct Answer: E; designs could mean the want to change it 59. Original Answer: C a. “That anyone should care in this heat” (115). b. Correct Answer: A; refers to Gatsby and Daisy 74. Original Answer: B a. “…he knew… colossal accident” (149). “He might have despised himself” (149). b. Correct Answer: C; “He took what he could get” (149). 76. Original Answer: A a. Gatsby has been pining over Daisy for so long + working hard to impress her b. Correct Answer: D; she is not as great as Gatsby thinks she is 78. Original Answer: A a. Seemed like just an announcement b. Correct Answer: D; originally did not know it was Gatsby that did it, but found out. Also, why look after him if you don’t know who he
When Tom uncovers Gatsby’s secret,which is hidden by him for so many years,everything is ruined by time. His status,money,business and all the things which he works hard for to become an uptown man are all be founded. So he is angry to death and even want to kill him. In that moment,he thoroughly exposes his essence. When Daisy eventually know the real Gatsby,the poor man,she is back to the rich Tom again and asks him to take her home. With a wealthy and having high status gentleman is more safe and happy life,which always can be this rich girl’s choice.
Could this powerful quote by author L.J. Hartley be true? Are countries destined to, as they develop and progress, transform into an entirely different nation, one that holds entirely different values, ideas, and beliefs? The first American settlers dubbed this new, vast land the “city upon a hill”; it would act as a beacon of hope, a symbol of democracy. The entire world would gaze up at this shining example of freedom and prosperity with wonder and hope. What this “city upon a hill” represented, so to speak, was the first signs of the American Dream. The American Dream- this concept of liberty and freedom- has been the reality of the United States since its founding, its
As Gatsby reached out to the green light across the harbor, he mistakenly thought there was still hope of getting back into a relationship with a married woman, Daisy. He regretted his actions that occurred five years ago, and did everything in his power to regain Daisy’s respect. Gatsby used his wealth to summon Nick, Daisy’s cousin, under his “spell” as his first step to fulfill his path to the love of his life. Gatsby’s fixation to getting back with Daisy makes his judgment unclear since he cannot think distinctly. His craziness for her is seen at, “Yes,” he said after a moment, “but of course I’ll say I was” (Fitzgerald 143). At this scene, Gatsby takes the fall for what Daisy had done. When he does this, he was not thinking about the consequences that might follow which included the revenge of the dead woman’s husband. Gatsby was clearly not thinking straight because his obsession to be with Daisy overcame his intelligence. His dream of being with her slowly became into a nightmare. If he had not done some of his actions, he would not have been in this mess in the first place. If he had let go of her and let her be happy by marrying Tom, this whole situation would not have happened.
For years, Gatsby has designed and obsessed over this moment in his mind, creating his ideal reunion with Daisy. All he has thought about is the day they would once again meet. Daisy, of course, does not live up to these impossible expectations. As Nick Carraway states in his narration, “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” (96). Gatsby became disillusioned, realizing he will never have exactly what he wants, for Daisy to be completely devoted to him. Gatsby knows this deep down, and now his life has been built around a disappointment. Gatsby’s one reason for life has slipped through his fingers and all he is left with is a big empty house and meaningless money. Furthermore, Gatsby’s actions and thoughts reveal the reality of life: disappointment is inevitable. Sven Birkerts further explains the feeling of disillusionment, in his article A Gatsby for Today, when talking of “the reckless rush away from the centers of gravity, and the sudden, terrible realization that gravity writes no exceptions” (123). Often times one builds up expectations, as Gatsby did, only to realize they are
This book reminds me of the common occurrence of high expectations. Ideas are the best possible things in the world; they are the only thing which can be conceptualized as perfect. This is how Gatsby saw Daisy, and it led to his downfall. It heightens the disconnect between reality and idealism.
This talent for self-invention is what gives Gatsby his quality of “greatness”: indeed, the title “The Great Gatsby” is reminiscent of billings for such vaudeville magicians suggesting that the persona of Jay Gatsby is a masterful illusion. And a just illusion, for the definitive prize of Daisy, “it is only when Daisy returns to his arms when his dreams come true. In a strange way, Gatsby isn't evil or greedy, he's just like the rest of us: yearning for love and his perfect lover”
In literature, authors commonly utilize diction as a prominent technique. Diction is the choice of words, or style within a novel. Fitzgerald uses diction to enhance his theme: “the past can not be repeated”. Gatsby references Daisy as “she” and “despairingly” expresses that “she doesn’t understand” (1). The denotation of despair is “showing the loss of all hope”, which represents a negative connotation, similar to the word “sad”. Because Gatsby is referencing his longing for the past with the word “despairingly”, the reader can infer that he is depressed that he cannot repeat the past, which is the theme of The Great Gatsby. After Nick states that “you can’t repeat the past”, Gatsby responds in denial (4-5). His response to Nick was described as “incredulously” (5). This word is denoted as “a manner communicating disbelief, even when valid support is presented”. Thus, Nick knows that the theme is true, yet Gatsby is in denial of it. The author creates this conflict, which the entire novel is centered around. The diction decisions of F Scott Fitzgerald enhance the reader’s comprehension of the connection between Gatsby, and the overarching theme of The Great Gatsby.
62) Gatsby even asked Nick for his help to put him and Daisy in the same room together earlier in the novel. Nick agrees and eventually an affair ensues between Gatsby and married Daisy. This alone depicts exactly what Nick means when he speaks about how close Gatsby was to his dream and how it was almost impossible for him not to achieve it. He somewhat has won Daisy over by throwing his wealth in her face every chance he had. However, Daisy was already used to the lifestyle that Gatsby just newly acquired. This realization speaks through the next portion of the passage. “He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city” (pg. 180). His dream of winning Daisy back is trapped in the past because she is now married to Tom. Gatsby fails to accept the fact that times change and so do people. Daisy was not the same person he knew all those years ago. I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything” (pg. 22). Living lavishly was not new for Daisy like it was for Daisy. She had traveled the world and done everything she wanted to do so nothing really excited her anymore. Despite her love for Gatsby, Daisy decides to stay with tom when Gatsby demands she tell her husband she never loved him. Her decision shows that Gatsby’s dream of winning Daisy’s love back was indeed in the past. The icing is put on the cake when Tom exposes Gatsby for
In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses tone, diction, syntax and imagery to voice Nick's perception of the world around him. In this passage his use of language is used repetitively to convey Jordan Baker, Daisy and Tom Buchanan's lives. On the outside it may look like they all are living a perfect and ideal life, however Fitzgerald's illuminating use of language highlights how far from perfect their lives truly are.
The events of the night before still manage to creep their way into my mind. I remember Daisy and Tom’s passive conversation the next morning with all of its blatant stares and uncomfortable pauses. Tom had revealed so many secrets of Gatsby to Daisy without so much as a second thought. The aura of love and warmth that always followed Daisy began to fade and I could feel her love for Gatsby quickly begin to diminish. Daisy had looked over at me with a cold look in her eyes and told me to inform Gatsby of her absence. In her eyes the Great Gatsby was nothing more than the criminal and murderer everyone said. The hypocrisy baffled me as she didn’t know I was aware that she was the driver of the car. I couldn’t loathe Daisy and her innocent persona but I loathed her ability to hide behind her money without thinking of the repercussions on even the people she loved most.
The moment Daisy parted with Gatsby, she flew towards her house and threw open the massive, Dalbergia door. As she floated up the grand staircase, everything seemed to be out of focus and out of reach. Nothing seemed real – not the spotless floors, not the aged portraits of her family on hanging on the walls, not even herself.
“Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction – Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” (pg. 8)
Initially, Gatsby stirs up sympathetic feelings because of his obsession with wealth. Ever since meeting Dan Cody, his fascination for wealth has increased dramatically. He even uses illegal unmoral methods to obtain hefty amounts of wealth to spend on buying a house with “ Marie Antoinette music-rooms, Restoration Salons, dressing rooms and poolrooms, and bath rooms with sunken baths.”
This close analysis is based around the passage at the beginning of chapter II of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Gatsby’s aspirations are destroyed when he comes to the realization that certain dreams can never be converted into reality. When Gatsby and Daisy re-meet for the first time in years, he still refuses to see how self-absorbed, shallow, and greedy she truly is. As more events occur, he becomes aware of her intentions and can finally see how blinded he was by her charm and beauty so many years ago. Even though Gatsby has come to this