The Great Gatsby

1. The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Presentation

2. Notable Quotations • "Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry” • "...I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes” • "Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever” • "There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything” • "No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart” • "Once he nearly toppled down a flight of stairs” • "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place” • "I think we all believed for a moment that it had smashed in pieces on the floor."

3. Plot/Character Development • Gatsby's need to fit in with the East Egg wealthy and his connection to the American Dream • Daisy's superficiality and reverence of material wealth • Nick's tolerance and tendency not to judge • Rising action before the meeting, how will Daisy react when she meets with Gatsby?

4. Vocabulary • jonquils: a narcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, having long, narrow, rush-like leaves and fragrant, yellow or white flowers. • obstinate: firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose • scanty: barely sufficient • nebulous: hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused • demoniac: of, pertaining to, or like a demon; demonic.

5. Rhetorical Strategies • Allusions • Symbolism