The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 3

• Presented by
• Sean Egan

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Revision
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The Characters
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Jay Gatsby

• Lives in West Egg

• Nicks neighbor

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Jordan Baker

• Professional Golf player

• Friend and confidante to Daisy Buchanan

• Attends Gatsbys parties

• Likes to gossip

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Gatsbys Party
they conducted themselves according to the
rules of behavior associated with an amusement
park.
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Gatsbys Party - Start
Joyous
Gay
Cheerful
Alive
Hopeful
Glamorous
Expensive
a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket
of admission.
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Gatsbys Party - End
Dissension
Malevolence
Disrespectful
Angry
Sad
Impatience
Selfish
Wasteful
And on Mondays eight servantstoiled all
dayrepairing the ravages of the night before.
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Describing Jay Gatsby
whose elaborate formality of speech just missed
being absurd.
Young
Mysterious
Romantic
Polite
Careful
Generous
Ex-military
Enigmatic
Formal
Reassuring
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Interesting quotes - Jay Gatsby
This fellas a regular Belasco.
they thought he killed a man once.
he was a German spy.
But young men didnt drift coolly out of nowhere
and buy a palace on Long Island.
Id gotten the strange impression that he was
picking his words with care.
Hes just a man named Gatsby.
I could see nothing sinister about him.
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Describing Jordan Baker
She was incurably dishonest.
strong
exciting
wealthy
restless
modern
gossipy
realistic
careless
dishonest
indifferent
intolerant
haughty
bored
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Interesting quotes Jordan Baker
and looking with contemptuous interest down
into the garden.
this is much too polite for me.
She held my hand impersonally, as a promise that
shed take care of me in a minute.
I like large parties. Theyre so intimate. At
small parties there isnt any privacy.
The bored haughty face that she turned to the
world concealed something...
Jordan Baker instinctively avoided clever,
shrewd menShe was incurably dishonest.
I hate careless people. Thats why Im with you.
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Interesting quotes Nick Carraway
People were not invitedI had been actually
invited..
Having a gay time now?
I wasnt in love, but I felt a tender sort of
curiosity.
Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame
deeply.
I was on my way to getting roaring drunk from
sheer embarrassment.
I was enjoying myself now. I had taken two
finger-bowls of champagne, and the scene had
changed before my eyes into something
significant, elemental and profound.
I hate careless people. Thats why Im with you.
I am one of the few honest people that I have
ever known.
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Gayety and Gay

• Gayety or gaiety - the quality or state of being
  gay or cheerful merriment

• By the 1920s, the term gay was used to refer
  to homosexual

• Why would Jordan think that Nick is gay?

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Thoughts

• How is the description of Nick being within and
  without demonstrated in Chapter 3?

• Why did Gatsby especially invite Nick to the
  party and why is Gatsby so nice to him?

• Does Nick enjoy New York because he doesnt feel
  like people need him to care about anything?

• What have we learned about Chapter 3?

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General Discussion Time