The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Analysis

A soft breeze lifts off the Sound and brushes Nick Carraway’s face as he emerges from the shadows into the moonlight. His eyes first gaze across the bay to the house of Tom and Daisy where Nick sees past the walls to people who “...smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back to their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together...” (Fitzgerald: 187- 188). Nick’s head then turns to his side where he views Gatsby’ s mansion. His heart swells for the man who was unable to let go of the past, and move toward his future. With the two houses juxtaposed in his mind’s eye, Nick ponders his experiences in the East, and enters the car to take him home with a new

1. What is the primary problem that Madison addresses in this essay? In his address to the people of New York, Madison states that U.S. democracy is inherently subject to the development of factions among political parties¬. Despite constitutional efforts to pacify issues of injustice, there will always remain a group that is misrepresented and shrouded by the clout of the overbearing majority. As a result of these inevitable factions, U.S. government is unstable and disproportionate in its distribution of power, leaving all influence in the hands of the politically dominant while the rights and welfare of the public is disregarded.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a significant example of the principle that powerful messages could not only be told, but also shown through by the setting. In the opening of chapter 4, it starts off at the bridge. Nick describes his scenery with approval. There’s a sense of beauty. It’s obvious that he’s taken in by what he sees, “in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty of the world”. It’s known from previous chapters, that when Fitzgerald mentions something beautiful, there is always a false undertone. He then mentions the funeral bringing the reader back to the idea that nothing beautiful last forever. The next scene in chapter 4 takes place at forty second street. Fitzgerald chooses the lunch between the two to

Despite rarely (if ever) being talked about in older classic novels, homosexuals, bisexuals, and all different types of sexualities have always existed. They weren't as clearly labeled as they are nowadays, but they have always been there. The feelings were usually suppressed, never talked about outright, because of fear of persecution. Times have changed since nineteen twenty five when The Great Gatsby was published. Since sexualities are more accepted and seen as normal human behavior, it is common to recognize these things in all works, even ones published years ago. Many people have come to agree, myself included, that Nick Carraway was in love with Jay Gatsby. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the wonders of parties,

In the summer of 1922 Nick moves to New York City in hopes of pursuing a carrier in Wall Street. He moves in next to the mansion of Gatsby a mysterious billionaire that often threw extravagant parties. One day he decides to visit his cousin’s house, while he is there he has dinner with his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. He gets introduce to Jordan Baker by Daisy who hopes they take a liking to each other. During the dinner a woman

Nick Carraway experiences the feeling of being on the outside and looking into the inside many times throughout the novel. This is especially evident during his times at social events. One such example of the motif was when Nick was at the McKee’s daytime apartment party. After consuming a few drinks and listening to the frivolous conversations of Myrtle and Catherine, Nick takes a

Chapter seven starts with Gatsby changing his whole life around. He no longer hosts parties every week, he doesn't need to anymore because he has Daisy. He also fires his past servants and replaces them with workers of Meyer Wolfsheim, since he does not want any gossip around him. To Nick’s surprise, Gatsby was headed over to Tom’s house to have lunch. It is the hottest day of the year when this lunch is happening. The group hears Tom yelling at Mr.Wilson on the telephone. Gatsby sees Pammy, Daisy’s daughter and is somewhat irritated because he realizes how much more complicated the situation had become and the fact that there is living proof of Tom and Daisy’s love. Tom finds out about the affair when Daisy’s tone shifted when she spoke to

Nick Carraway was always there for Gatsby, and Daisy throughout the novel, Fitzgerald brought out Nick’s trustworthiness as the plot grew and fell. Gatsby is trying to hide the affair with Daisy from as many people as he can. When Gatsby makes this remark toward Nick, it shows the reader that Nick is the only one that Gatsby can trust with the knowledge of the affair between him and Daisy. When Gatsby is talking to Nick about his actions to try and hide the affair, Gatsby states, “I wanted somebody who wouldn’t gossip. Daisy comes over quite often in the afternoon” (114). This statement from Gatsby proves to the reader that Jay really trusts Nick with some of his biggest secrets. Nick Carraway also shows how

Many people believe Nick has romantic feelings toward Gatsby, but many are in disbelief. There are various amounts of instances throughout the book where Nick makes unobvious homosexual comments or remarks. When this book was written, being homosexual was mistaken, very frowned upon, and even illegal. F. Scott Fitzgerald had to make the topic of homosexuality very quiet, just like the alcohol and the bootlegging. Alcohol and bootlegging are just as illegal as homosexuality, sp F. Scott Fitzgerald made it very hard to pick out these topics. Nick has to keep his feelings toward Gatsby to himself, and has only ever says something homoeratic to Gatsby once. Every other time Nick makes a gay remark, it is too himself as he writes about

Building suspense in literature or film is a delicate art. Suspense is the increase of the readers anxiety and uncertainty about how the plot if going to unfold. Suspense is used in many different ways but mainly to grab the reader or watchers attention and give them an unsettling feeling about not knowing what is going to happen. The writer Richard Connell and director Alfred Hitchcock create suspense for their audiences in “The Most Dangerous Game” and The Bird.

Juvenile delinquency is a relatively new phenomenon. For this reason, society’s reactions and solutions to the problem of delinquency are also modern developments. The United States developed the first youth court in 1899 and is now home to many new and formerly untested methods of juvenile rehabilitation and correction. One of many unique programs within the Juvenile Justice system, boot camps are institutions designed to keep delinquent juveniles out of traditional incarceration facilities and still provide a structured method of punishment and rehabilitation. Boot camps developed in the early 1990s and quickly proliferated throughout the nation. Specifically, they are “…short-term residential programs modeled after

At the end of the second chapter of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald loosely describes an encounter between the novel’s narrator, Nick Carraway, and an acquaintance, Mr. McKee, after a party. Nick sees his friend home before heading home himself. Fitzgerald hints at a possible sexual encounter between the two men and the audience is left to wonder about what really happened that night after the party. Fitzgerald vaguely describes the situation through symbolism and a strange use of ellipses. The author uses the ellipses to quickly skip from one part of the story to the next, making it easier to completely miss the hidden message in the passage.

Not long after this revelation, Nick travels to New York City with Tom and Myrtle. At a vulgar, gaudy party in the apartment that Tom keeps for the affair, Myrtle begins to taunt Tom about Daisy, and Tom responds by breaking her nose. As the summer progresses, Nick eventually garners an invitation to one of Gatsby’s legendary parties. He encounters Jordan Baker at the party, and they meet Gatsby himself, a surprisingly young man who affects an English accent, has a remarkable smile, and calls everyone “old sport.” Gatsby asks to speak to Jordan alone, and, through Jordan, Nick later learns more about his mysterious neighbor. Gatsby tells Jordan that he knew Daisy in Louisville in 1917 and is deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at the green light at the end of her dock, across the bay from his mansion. Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are simply an attempt to impress Daisy. Gatsby now wants Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy, but he is afraid that Daisy will refuse to see him if she knows that he still loves her. Nick invites Daisy to have tea at his house, without telling her that Gatsby will also be there. After an initially awkward reunion, Gatsby and Daisy reestablish their connection. Their love rekindled, they begin an affair. After a short time,

In The Great Gatsby, there is no telling that Nick Carraway was perceived as a gay individual with the “Keep your hands off the lever” scene in the novel. It sparks the questions on, “What is love?” and “Who is in love?” with love being a recurring theme in the novel. The complexity of this homosexual relationship was forbidden during the time on when this novel was written since being gay was illegal and prohibited during the 1920s

Fresh out of college in 1915, Nick Carraway begins his Journey in the stage of innocence. He believes he must be an important figure; he sees himself as “a guide, a pathfinder, an original settler” (Fitzgerald 4). This shows that the character assumes the world evolves around him, the hallmark of innocence. Even when discussing his house, Carraway refers to it as “an eyesore,” but still emphasizes how great the neighborhood looks and how cheap his house is (Fitzgerald 5). Both cases show that he is naive, implying the character is still unaware of the harmful world around him. There are multiple instances that showcase the loss of innocence/initiation for Nick, such as the acknowledgement of the type of people the Buchanans are and the constant company he keeps with Jay Gatsby. He begins to realize what kind of people Daisy and Tom Buchanan are, which opens his eyes and mind to more knowledge. Carraway points out in the beginning that Tom Buchanan is an exhibitionist who aims to overdo everyone and Daisy Buchanan is visually pleasing, but in an overwhelming way (Fitzgerald 9-10). His innocence