The Great Gatsby Presented by Mike L Evans by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Chapter 6

Limits of the “First Person” Subjective Narrative Style Limited to the Narrator's Agenda for telling the story Personal Bias of the Narrating Character The Narrator's personal story must be as interesting as the larger story he is telling The reader is trapped in the cage of the Narrator's Point of View in the First Person Narrative Omission of other Characters Points of View

Jay Gatsby Who is he, really? Originally from Minnesota, in the northern Mid-West Parents were poor farmers Actual name is James Gatz Creates his own persona as Jay Gatsby He envisions his life to be one of wealth and luxury

Manifesting Thoughts Turning Dream into Reality What you think, will become real, if you have enough Faith Buddha and Jesus both believed this to be true Jay Gatsby also believes this to be true Jay Gatsby believes he is a Son of God Gatsby's dreams of a wealthy life are the thoughts that his will power turns into reality

Buddha Jesus Gatsby High Aspirations of Self Image Remaking Spiritualism into Materialism

Allegorical Comparison Jesus leaves his poor family to do his “Father's” work while also shunning Materialism Jay Gatsby also leaves his poor family but to realize his “Dream Father's” work of making his Material wealth a reality Gatsby embraces, instead of shunning Materialism Buddha leaves his rich family to search for meaning while shunning Materialism

“The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself.” Gatsby symbolizes the attainment of the American Dream but in a very immoral, dark and twisted version Gatsby inflates his own persona by not talking about himself but lets others spread rumors In this chapter, it becomes clear that Gatsby's most powerfully realized dream is his own identity, his sense of self. Gatsby’s will power to make his dreams real is what makes him “Great.”

Gatsby's Dream Father was Copper Baron, Dan Cody who taught him to sail, appreciate wealth and luxury but also witness the evils of drinking alcohol

Learning to live Rich Gatsby inherits $25,000 (worth today about $350,000 or 2,135,000 RMB) from Dan Cody but never receives the money due to the legal maneuvering of Cody's mistress, Ella Kaye. Gatsby comes away from Dan Cody with five years of wealth training, a more substantial image of himself and a passion to regain the wealth he sampled.

Old Money VS New Money Old Money - Buchanan, Rockefeller & JP Morgan - Aristocratic - Conservative - Royal - Refined New Money - Gatsby, Kennedy & Bootleggers - Nouveau Riche ( 暴发户 ) - Liberal - Sudden Rags to Riches - Unsophisticated

Distinctions of Social Status Old Money and New Money Just as there are distinctions between Rich and Poor, there are finer distinctions among the Rich between Old and New Money. The Old Money is snobbish and look with disdain at the Nouveau Riche ( 暴发户 ), mocking and despising them for their sudden wealth and unsophisticated social crudity. The East Egg Sloane's with Tom Buchanan openly show their lack of respect to Gatsby, although Gatsby is too socially naive to see it.

The Dream of Daisy Gatsby instills Daisy with a kind of idealized perfection that she neither deserves nor possesses. Gatsby’s dream is ruined by the unworthiness of its object. Gatsby’s quest to win Daisy is closely associated with the average man's quest to attain the American Dream which, like Daisy has been corrupted and become jaded.

Daisy and Gatsby in Chapter 6 Tom gets suspicious of Gatsby's attention to Daisy after Gatsby brazenly informs him he knows his wife Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy was dissatisfied with him and his party and that he needs to make her understand. After arranging the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy, Nick goes weeks without seeing either of them Tom vows to discover how Gatsby gets his money after attending a wild party with Daisy at Gatsby's Nick tells Gatsby “You can't repeat the past.” To which Gatsby vehemently replies, “Why of course you can!”

Post Meeting Affair Due to Nick's first person subjective narrative we never hear about any of the love affair between Gatsby and Daisy Was it because he felt it was not his business to talk about? Or, was it because Fitzgerald did not want to describe the affair and was merely adhering to his First Person Narrative storytelling style? The book only hints at an affair by the actions of the characters while the movie portrays it in short, romantic and erotic scenes Was it because Nick never witnessed any of the affair?

Thoughts for the Future Is Nick Carraway telling a complete story as the Narrator? What does Gatsby need to make Daisy understand? Is Tom Buchanan being naïve in his view of Daisy & Gatsby? Why is Gatsby so concerned that Daisy was dissatisfied with his home and party? Is Gatsby asking too much of Daisy?

Story Review Nick meets Gatsby shortly after moving to West Egg Daisy, Tom and Jordan are introduced Tom reveals Myrtle to Nick Gatsby takes Nick to lunch in New York after telling Nick about his fictional past Nick introduces himself as the narrator of the story Nick arranges a meeting between Daisy and Gatsby Gatsby tells Nick his true history

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