Monday, March 5, 2012

Great Gatsby 3

 What is revealed about Daisy at the end of the book?
Lots of excitement comes in the last three chapters, and although much of this focuses on Gatsby, Daisy is highlighted as well. We find out that Daisy's key characteristic flaw is that she is indecisive. She loves Gatsby and always has, but when confronted with it in the hotel room, she goes back on what she said .In the end, her indecision gets her in trouble when the fiasco with Myrtle occurs, and unknowingly to many, it is her fault. Her indecisive nature is a major weakness and is exploited in these final chapter.
Evaluate Daisy's love for tom and gatsby?
Daisy obvioulsly loves Gatsby, that is clear through most of the book, but there is a sort of feeling that she also has feelings for Tom. This is confusing because Tom is such a bad person, but it seems that he has won over the heart of Daisy through it all. However I do not think the connection with Tom is nearly as deep as it is with Gatsby but in fact Daisy is just content to remain withTom because he has money when she internally longs for Gatsby.
Why does Gatsby lie about being an Oxford man?
During the book we are under the illusion that Gatsby attended Oxford. In chapter 7, we learn that he went to Oxford for five months in an army program after the war. He lied because he wanted to seem good enough for Daisy. This was the reason for the majority of Gatsby's actions throughout the book. He throws the lavish parties and has a huge house to show Daisy that he is "elite" and can support her. He knows that Daisy would not stay with him if he went to a bad school, so he lies and tells her that he went to a great one.
What do the eyes mean?
The eyes throughout the entire book are repeatedly mentioned as being there, rather unnoticed, but there nonetheless watching everything and everyone. With this in mind, and with the hints in the text, it is safe to say that the eyes are God, who is constantly watching, even when we don't realize. 

1 comment:

  1. A good job on this entry overall, but don't settle for "with the hints in the text..." Give us the specific support from the text. Also, the evaluative questions are usually asking about evaluating an author's method or effectiveness in achieving something.

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