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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. Chapter 2. Presented by Sean Egan. Revision. The Characters. Narrator of the story. Cousin to Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway. Sells Investment Bonds( 投资债券 ). Comes from the Mid-West. Events in the story are told from his point of view.

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The Great Gatsby

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  1. by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Presented by Sean Egan

  2. Revision

  3. The Characters

  4. Narrator of the story • Cousin to Daisy Buchanan Nick Carraway • Sells Investment Bonds(投资债券) • Comes from the Mid-West • Events in the story are told from his point of view • Graduated from Yale University with Tom Buchanan

  5. Husband to Daisy Buchanan • Graduated from Yale University with Nick Carraway Tom Buchanan • Heir to a large fortune • An ex-sporting celebrity • Has a “woman in New York”

  6. The “woman in New York” • Tom Buchanan’s mistress Myrtle Wilson

  7. Valley of Ashes “The Valley of Ashes was a grotesque place.”

  8. “This fantastic farm was ever watched by Dr. T. J. Eckleburg, a forgotten oculist whose eyes brooded over it all like the eyes of God.”

  9. George Wilson

  10. Describing George Wilson “He’s a greasy little scumbag.” stupid sad broken trusting honest weak uneducated hard-working unimaginative spineless

  11. “I’m not one of those models but you can if you want to.” Describing Myrtle Wilson common poor sensual strong- willed wild disappointed exciting delusional

  12. The “unplanned” destination

  13. Daisy/Tom/Myrtle/George observations “Neither of them can stand the person they’re married to.” Yes or No??

  14. Daisy and Tom observations strained cold reserved distant mocking uncaring suspicious contrary “Tom’s very profound lately. He reads deep books with long words in them.” “I hate that word ‘hulking’.”

  15. George and Myrtle observations scornful compliant abrupt accepting uncaring agreeable disrespectful “If it’s business, you should be talking to me.” “Get some chairs, why don’t you, so someone can sit down.”

  16. Tom and Myrtle observations vibrant exuberant dominant happy relaxed wild forceful respectful “Myrtle, get everybody a drink before they fall asleep.” “You have no right to speak her name.”

  17. Nick observations “Dominate, Nick, Dominate.” “I’m not comfortable. Daisy is my cousin.” “I have been drunk twice in my life...” “I know you like to watch... Do you want to sit on the sideline and watch or do you wanna play ball?” “Enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” “I was within and without.”

  18. How have your opinions of Nick changed from the beginning to the end of chapter 2? Thoughts • Why is Tom with Myrtle? • What would you have done if you were Nick? • What was the purpose of chapter 2?

  19. General Discussion Time

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