THE GREAT GATSBY

BACKGROUND

• Real Name: James Gatz
• Born in rural North Dakota c.1890
• Occupation: "Janitor", Soldier, Entrepreneur, Bootlegger
• " Oxford" man? "Somebody told me that he killed a man once"
• Connections: Dan Cody, Meyer Wolfsheim

NEW MONEY

• Gatsby got his money from being a "self made"entrepreneur.
• "Man who fixed the world series" (Wolfsheim)
• East Egg=? West Egg=?
• He was a partier (Certain reason however), and very "well off" .

QUOTES ABOUT WEALTH

• "On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city"
• "You're one of that bunch that hangs around with Meyer Wolfsheim-----"
• "Gatsby's gorgeous car lurched up the rick drive to my door and gave out a burst of-
• -melody"
• (Fitzgerald 26), (Fitzgerald 133), (Fitzgerald 68)

LOVE?

• Where did Daisy and Gatsby meet?
• Why did it not work-out?
• "I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self-respect"
• Gatsby had incredibly bad timing, he was used many times.
• However, it was partly Daisy's fault also.

QUOTES ABOUT LOVE

• "There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice"
• "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, and the tired" ~Nick
• (Fitzgerald 43), (Fitzgerald 79)

Motives

• How did he find Daisy?
• What was the point?
• “Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!”
• How does Gatsby try to see her? At the start and through out?

Consequences

• Public opinion of him was myseterious.
• Rumours? Was Gatsby more or less affected?
• Did Gatsby want it to be discreet? (His love for Daisy)
• "Everyone has to live with the consequences of their past, whether they want-
• -to or not" (Fitzgerald 110)

mistakes

• Gatsby was too emotionally attached.
• He didn't know the answer of no.
• He wouldn't give up on Daisy. (5 years!)
• "I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love"
• (Fitzgerald 102)

Challenges

• How could he get a married women?
• Would his past catch him again?
• How efficent would he execute his master plan?

Outcomes

• Daisy & Gatsby's relationship failed.
• Who bested Gatsby at his own sly way? How?
• What was his legacy?
• People forgot about him, and his importance.

In Conclusion

• Gatsby was desperate and lost the fight.
• Tom and Daisy were ultimately inseperable.
• "Jimmy always liked it better down East. He rose up to his position in the East."