Gatsby Chapter 4 Notes

-"Reach me a rose, honey..."
-why so many suicides
-talking about Gatsby's choice of people
- "impatient opening & closing of a hand"
- Gatsby reveals himself to narrator
-inherit family's wealth
-grew up in San Francisco
-"His voice was solemn as if the memory..." pg 71
-Gatsby tries to escape & forget about a sad memory?
 

Patriots won the Superbowl
yikes :(

GATSBY CHAPTER 3 REMIX

So far in this book I think chapter 3 is my favorite because it talks about real stuff that happens in life. It explains that not everyone can be happy. I love how the author use descriptive words to describe how Gatsby was feeling about his inner self. sometimes in life its not all color and rainbows. You just have to rip the band aid to move on to greater things instead of covering it up. If that makes sense.

REMIX

I would remix this chapter to "The Perks of being a Wallflower" because Charlie deals with his loneliness and his inner dark self. He feels that he doesn't quite fit in the normal teenager phase. He's more formal, quiet, and independent. There's this girl named Sam and Charlie likes Sam but he doesn't believe he could possibly be in love with her. As similar to Gatsby's feelings towards a woman whose name is Jordan Baker. Gatsby doesn't quite think he could ever "find the right woman" or to fall in love. He seems to isolate himself from his glorious life with rich friends and turnt parties with sad drunk souls wandering looking for their soul mate  to bring them back into life and to feel whole again. He doesn't want to believe that he could possibly fall in love. A quote from Gatsby would be "And from a moment I thought I loved her." As for Charlie he thinks that he couldn't fall in love with a wild soul like Sam. I think Sam becomes with Charlie because so Charlie can finally live life out of this comfort zone. Sam tries to get Charlie out of trying to isolate himself and tries to get him out of his darkness.

CONCLUSION

I quite don't know if this fits in what remix really is. I think Charlie and Gatsby are very similar. I recommend watching "The Perks of being a Wallflower" its a great film.  

GATSBY NOTES PT 3

-Gatsby isolates himself
-setting: a party
- Gatsby didn't drink but he became more formal & realized what kind of people he was surrounded by
- vinous (drunk sleep)
-tone towards character: cynical
-drunk people always make a show in front of everyone
-getting drunk is a get away from sadness
-coping with sadness that isn't healthy
-two kinds of Gatsbys a public & private 
-"A sudden emptiness seemed to flow" pg 60
- Gatsby feels alone
-"... into a warm darkness"
-what does a warm darkness even mean? pg 61
-"I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes" pg 62
-"Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply" pg 63
-"And for a moment I thought I loved her" pg 63
-" I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." pg 64

GATSBY NOTES PT 2

-Tom feels unhappy
 
- Tom & Myrle have a apartment together


- Tom bought Mrs. Wilson a dog


- Mrs. Wilson= sassy

- Mrs. Wilson has to be a center of attention

anachronism- person who is out of time
Ex) Daisy

displacement- doesn't belong

main character- bully
"added to the impression of fractiousness..." pg 7

" Her face was sad & lonely with bright things."

Nick- nonjudgmental
 
"divan synonym for description of couch..." pg 8

GATSBY NOTES PT. 1

Gatsby- supposedly a G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) barely mentioned in this chapter

Daisy- 2nd cousin & distant relative doesn't live in the present always looks forward for the future

Tom- Daisy's husband & came from a wealthy family

Jordan Baker- friends with Daisy & Tom

"Whenever you feel like criticizing..." pg 4
"just remember that all people in this world..." pg 4

"I'm paralyzed with happiness" pg 13

"Things went from bad to worse"