Nick is recalling his father’s advice, and the result of such advice. Nick implies that his father meant to reserve his judgements because everyone has lived a different life. This schema that Nick possesses is one of the main motifs in the story, as it is put to the test a variety of times.
Daisy is talking to Nick about her daughter. She hopes for her daughters naivete to hold true throughout her life so she can remain happy. Daisy hopes for this because she is being cheated on and she is aware of it; Daisy feels hopeless in her marriage. A naive person would simply believe their husbands every word, and remain happy due to being oblivious to anything that would combat their happiness.
Nick is recalling Gatsby’s personality. Nick recalls how eager and driven Gatsby was to be with Daisy …show more content…
The valley is literally an ash dumping site, but looking deeper it symbolizes the story’s Holocaust. The death of Wilson and Gatsby. And shooting blindly, it may also symbolize the deterioration of Nick’s philosophy as the characters in the story continuously give him reasons to judge.
Myrtle is chanting Daisy’s name, as to taunt Tom. Tom punches Myrtle in the nose as a result. This shows that Tom holds Daisy higher than Myrtle, a meaningless mistress that he would abuse without a second thought. Tom, no matter how bitter and rude he appears, still loves Daisy.
Owl eyes is informing Nick that Gatsby’s vast array of books are real. This shows that Gatsby didn’t buy the books to impress people, yet interestingly the books pages aren’t cut, which reverses the latter statement. Gatsby buys his books as a means to impress people. The people he is trying to impress, person rather, is Daisy. Nick is speaking to the reader, telling us that he is one of the few honest people he has ever known. He is implying that most people are liars, which is proven throughout the book. It is the lying that got Gatsby killed after
Daisy is talking to Nick about her daughter. She hopes for her daughters naivete to hold true throughout her life so she can remain happy. Daisy hopes for this because she is being cheated on and she is aware of it; Daisy feels hopeless in her marriage. A naive person would simply believe their husbands every word, and remain happy due to being oblivious to anything that would combat their happiness.
Nick is recalling Gatsby’s personality. Nick recalls how eager and driven Gatsby was to be with Daisy …show more content…
The valley is literally an ash dumping site, but looking deeper it symbolizes the story’s Holocaust. The death of Wilson and Gatsby. And shooting blindly, it may also symbolize the deterioration of Nick’s philosophy as the characters in the story continuously give him reasons to judge.
Myrtle is chanting Daisy’s name, as to taunt Tom. Tom punches Myrtle in the nose as a result. This shows that Tom holds Daisy higher than Myrtle, a meaningless mistress that he would abuse without a second thought. Tom, no matter how bitter and rude he appears, still loves Daisy.
Owl eyes is informing Nick that Gatsby’s vast array of books are real. This shows that Gatsby didn’t buy the books to impress people, yet interestingly the books pages aren’t cut, which reverses the latter statement. Gatsby buys his books as a means to impress people. The people he is trying to impress, person rather, is Daisy. Nick is speaking to the reader, telling us that he is one of the few honest people he has ever known. He is implying that most people are liars, which is proven throughout the book. It is the lying that got Gatsby killed after