THE GREAT GATSBY

1. THE GREAT GATSBY

2. CHAPTER 3 IS DEVOTED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF GATSBY AND THE LAVISH SHOWY WORLD HE INHABITS

3. SETTING The west Egg is a fictional area of long Island which plays host to the rich and famous, people such as Jay Gatsby. A huge garish mansion which sits detached on its own looking out over the sea is of course owned by Jay Gatsby. He very often like to throw lavish parties in this mansion and between 500-600 people turn up, he does this to show his opulence and also shows us the depth of his wealth. “By seven o’clock the Orchestra had arrived, no thin five-piece affair but a whole pit full of oboes and trombones and saxophones and violas and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums” When Gatsby's guests show up at the party the last thing they were expecting was entertainment on such a large scale, like the orchestra he had provided. This just emphasises how much money Gatsby really has and also shows how much he likes to entertain but not be part of the crowd.

5. NICK CARRAWAY Nick Carraway is the novels narrator, he is young man who moved from Minnesota to New York in 1922 to learn bond business, after being educated at Yale and fighting in world war I. Nick is very observant person as he notices small thing that happen throughout the book which then lead on to major events. “Every Friday five crates of oranges arrived from a fruitier in New York” Now in your groups come up with an Analysis of the above quote and Show how observant Nick really is

6. JAYGATSBY Jay Gatsby rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. However, he achieved this lofty goal by participating in organized crime, including distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities but nobody actually knows this and they all ask the same question, where all the money came from? this shows how he is a private man and the only emotions he shows is a bright smile to his guests. Gatsby does no formally appear until chapter three Fitzgerald uses this technique to emphasises the theoretical approach the his life.

7. “He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced, or seemed to face, the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favour. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself.”

8. This description of Gatsby’s smile captures both the theatrical quality of Gatsby’s character and his charisma. Additionally, it captures the manner in which Gatsby appears to the outside world, an image Fitzgerald slowly deconstructs as the novel progresses. His smile seems to be both an important part of the role and a result of the singular combination of hope and imagination that enables him to play it so effectively. Here, Nick describes Gatsby’s rare focus—he has the ability to make anyone he smiles at feel as though he has chosen that person out of “the whole external world,” reflecting that person’s most optimistic notion of him- or herself.

9. Jordan Baker Jordan baker is one of Gatsby’s first friends that we get introduced earlier on in the story but she is attending Gatsby’s party so we meet her again. She is a young golf star who is most famous for moving her ball in the semi finals of an important golf competition but never being found out or disqualified. She s rather nosey and like to know what's going on round about her and gossips about stories she has heard. Find a quote to support this statement Jordan willingly talks about Gatsby at his party and doesn’t really care if its true or not. This implies that she is not trustworthy r a good friend and only attends these parties to gain social class.

10. Foreshadowing In this scene we get to see how Gatsby is trying to get closer to Daisy so he ask to meet Jordan Baker who is one of the guests at his lavish party. They do this in the privacy of his library and this then gives Gatsby the chance to start quizzing her about what Daisy Buchanan is doing “Miss Baker?” he enquired.” I beg your pardon, but Mr Gatsby would like to speak to you alone”… as I waited for my hat in the hall the door of the library opened and Jordan baker and Gatsby came out together’ Now analyse this quotation and statement in your groups

11. After the party a dramatic incident occurs, which involves a car being accidentally crashed into a ditch outside Gatsby’s house. In Fitzgerald's description of the accident it almost includes some humour! Cars are used as a symbol throughout the story as the are always involved in key incidents. Select a quote from scene three which backs up this statement The accident is used as foreshadowing as it is a slight indicator of what is still to happen later on in the story involving a car.

12. KEY INCIDENT When Nick first moved into his small little cottage in the west egg, he knew nobody. Nick then gets invited to one of his neighbours famous and lavish House parties where he gets introduced to many people, one of them being the notorious Jay Gatsby. As Nick never realised who Jay Gatsby was when introduced to him he had no idea who it was “I’m Gatsby, he said suddenly “What”, I exclaimed. “Oh I beg your pardon” “I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host”. Analyse this Quotation and statement (first person who does this correctly wins a sweetie!!!)

13. THEMES PRESENT IN CHAPTER 3 LIES DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM GREED DECAY FANTASY V’S REALITY DECEIT SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCE GENDER ROLES