Chapter8

Chapter 8

__ Plot: __ After a long night of keeping watch of Daisy's, Gatsby comes home. Nick tells Gatsby that he should leave because they may trace his car. He refuses to leave until he knows what Daisy is going to do. He told Nick about his past and about him and Daisy. He told about how he went to war and Daisy left him for Tom. Gatsby's gardener interrupts his story and tells him that he is going to drain the pool. Gatsby tells him not today because he has not swam in it all summer. Nick left to go to the city. Wilson shoots and kills Gatsby while he is in his pool.

__ Unfamiliar Vocabulary Terms: __ 1. redolent (P.148)- having a pleasant odor, fragrance. 2. tranquil (P.150)- free from commotion, peaceful, quiet. 3. chiffon(P.151)- a sheer fabric of silk, nylon. 4. benediction(P.153)- an utterance of good wishes. 5. interminable (P.154)- no limits, limitless.

__ Reflection of Time Period or Author's Life/ References to Unfamiliar items: __ F. Scott Fitzgerald lost his girl, just like Gatsby lost his girl to Tom.

__ Common Themes: __ Nostalgia/love- When Gatsby is telling Nick about his past with Daisy, he explains that he had felt like he was married to Daisy. Mortality- Gatsby dies at the end of the chapter. It shows the mortality of humans because everyone dies at some point, whether it be because of natural or unnatural occurrences.

__ Marxist/Feminist view: __ Marxist view- Gatsby tells Nick about how he was penniless and Daisy was rich. Gatsby was in the lower class and she was in the higher class. Feminist view- Daisy's parents let her marry Tom because he was wealthy and they did not let her marry Gatsby, which is who she wanted to, because he was penniless. Her parents controlled who she married.

__Color Symbolism:__ Pink- Gatsby was wearing a pink suit. Pink is the color of love. Gatsby loves Daisy. Yellow- Yellow is a symbol for things that are corrupt. Red- symbol for blood, as in where Gatsby is killed and there is a thin red circle in the water.

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