Gatsby Chapter 5

In this chapter of Gatsby, the main topic was the meeting between Daisy and Gatsby. It was very shocking when Gatsby was like an awkward teenager when he was with Daisy. It was a stark reminder that Gatsby's personality has not been completely revealed yet. I had seen Gatsby as a strong, confident leader. I thought he had hose qualities from his manner, his wealth, and also how he acts when on a business call. I do not yet know what to expect from Gatsby, and he is the greatest mystery of the whole book. I predict that something will happen to Gatsby, and then Nick will stumble upon certain evidences of what Gatsby's true job and personality is.

Gatby's Credibility (Chapter 4)

In the Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is a mysterious character with a questionable history. Gatsby has taken Nick for a car ride to meet Gatsby's old friend. During the ride, Gatsby explains much about himself to Nick. I though that Gatsby would lie completely to mick the whole time, but was astounded that Gatsby had such convincing evidence to support himself. However, Gatsby's old acquaintance provides some doubt with his comment about the new business contact. I understand Gatsby wishes to gain Nick's trust, but then I am confused because it is lost when Gatsby tells Nick to have tea with Miss Baker.

I believe that by the end of the book, it will be revealed that Gatsby actually does some sort of underhanded jobs or is part of a criminal society. Gatsby's money was not inherited, and that was only a cover for all of his underhanded deals.

Gatsby Ch. 1

In this first chapter of The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to find that this story is going to be told from an objective view. This is to say that the judgement of characters will have no preference of good or bad, merely facts. I do believe, however, that there are some nasty people given from the start. One of the first people met is Tom, a rich polo-player with an uncouth attitude. That alone does not make him an antagonist or even a troublemaker for the book. However, later on in the same chapter, we are given hints to his dubious actions of cheating on his wife Daisy. Daisy is an airhead. She puts on a superficial air to herself and everything about her seems forced when the reader is introduced to her. The reader can tell she knows, or at least suspects, that Tom is cheating on her, but she ignores it. This leads us to wonder what Daisy truly wants, love or money? Nick even outright tells Daisy about Tom's actions, and she does nothing to stop it. You can see an intelligent woman beneath the dimwitted foolishness she presents the world. I believe that this will either be a main portion of the story line, or at least some sort of side story with a strong significance or moral. I also think that Tom will somehow end up losing Daisy somewhere along the book.

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