Alex Stewart
Summer Reading
Assignment #2 :
Chapter 2:
1. Some of the things that Fitzgerald put into his novel like the ash heap, Wilson’s garage, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg have much more deeper meaning. The ash heaps have to do with the valley of ashes, which is a very ragged and poor place. This is used to describe and show the symbolization of West Egg, and East Egg of how both are ragged, poor, and unkept just like the valley of ashes. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg are to represent and sybolize God looking down and over the harsh poverty of the 1920’s.
2. In The Great Gatsby, the weather is used to go along with how the characters are feeling in the novel. A good example of this is when Gatsby meets Daisy again the weather is gloomy, rainy, and storming. This is done to emphisize the ackwardness between the two of them when they meet again. Then as the reader reads more, the storm goes away and the sun comes out as things between …show more content…
Being that this point of view is first person, this may keep other characters thoughts unknown. While all the thoughts and feelings of Nick can be told with great detail and precision, all of the other characters thought will not be revealed so easily, and much more inferring of the readers must be done. This is due to the fact that in first person there is not a “all knowing, god like voice” feel.
Chapter 6:
1. George Wilson is the owner of a automotive repair shop near the edge of the Valley of Ashes. George is also the husband or Myrtle. His apperance is very pale and is described in a way that makes him “ look “ lifeless. Other then these few desciptions of Mr. Wilson, there are not many other details about his apperance. One big thing that is missed when describing him is a personality. The way the book described him, the reader can possibly picture him as a taller man, that usually is a little dirty from his auto shop, possibly wears glasses, and is a normal build for his size.
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Summer Reading
Assignment #2 :
Chapter 2:
1. Some of the things that Fitzgerald put into his novel like the ash heap, Wilson’s garage, and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg have much more deeper meaning. The ash heaps have to do with the valley of ashes, which is a very ragged and poor place. This is used to describe and show the symbolization of West Egg, and East Egg of how both are ragged, poor, and unkept just like the valley of ashes. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg are to represent and sybolize God looking down and over the harsh poverty of the 1920’s.
2. In The Great Gatsby, the weather is used to go along with how the characters are feeling in the novel. A good example of this is when Gatsby meets Daisy again the weather is gloomy, rainy, and storming. This is done to emphisize the ackwardness between the two of them when they meet again. Then as the reader reads more, the storm goes away and the sun comes out as things between …show more content…
Being that this point of view is first person, this may keep other characters thoughts unknown. While all the thoughts and feelings of Nick can be told with great detail and precision, all of the other characters thought will not be revealed so easily, and much more inferring of the readers must be done. This is due to the fact that in first person there is not a “all knowing, god like voice” feel.
Chapter 6:
1. George Wilson is the owner of a automotive repair shop near the edge of the Valley of Ashes. George is also the husband or Myrtle. His apperance is very pale and is described in a way that makes him “ look “ lifeless. Other then these few desciptions of Mr. Wilson, there are not many other details about his apperance. One big thing that is missed when describing him is a personality. The way the book described him, the reader can possibly picture him as a taller man, that usually is a little dirty from his auto shop, possibly wears glasses, and is a normal build for his size.
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