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Chapter 6 Page 104 So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent and to this conception he was faithful to the end Page 105 A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the washstand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor . Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . 11. th. Grade English. Ms. Serra. Click to Continue. Click on the picture to learn more about a picture to learn more about it:. Jay Gatsby. D. aisy . B. uchanan. Tom Buchanan. Nick Carraway. Myrtle Wilson. Symbolism. The Green Light. There . is a contrast between the ending of this chapter and the beginning of the story, when Gatsby is looking out across the water at the green light, pining for Daisy. The green light represents the hope that Gatsby will have a relationship with Daisy. However, by chapter seven, Gatsby is seen pining once more for Daisy in the moonlight, but this time he has made it past the green light, onto the Buchanan’s lawn. Nick leaves Gatsby “standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing” (145). This symbolizes that his dream is shattered and it foreshadows that Daisy and Gatsby will not end up together. For Gatsby, his American Dream is over.. Anna Barbee. Kaila Evans. Abigail Foster. After . the house, we were to see the grounds and the swimming-pool, and the hydroplane and the mid-summer flowers — but outside Gatsby’s window it began to rain again, so we stood in a row looking at the corrugated surface of the Sound.. 3/31/14. Understanding the Times. Post WWI (1914-1918). Standard way of living increased for most. Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living. Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war. Chapter 1. Fractiousness: . irritability. “His . speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression . of fractiousness.  he conveyed. .”. Chapter 1. Feigned: . pretended/ Give a false appearance of. The Great Gatsby . by F. Scott Fitzgerald . We are going to be reading it this unit and looking at how the 4 characteristics of modernism appear throughout it.. . 1. . . Sense . of disillusionment and loss of faith in the “American Dream. Brandon McClung, Ian Edmiston, Luke Lish, Cole Haynes. Symbols. An important symbol in this chapter is Gatsby’s wealth and material possessions. They symbolize the American Dream of the 1920’s and everyone wanted to be like Gatsby. . The Green Light and the Color Green. The green light at the end of . Daisy’s. dock is the symbol of . Gatsby’s. hopes and dreams. It represents everything that haunts and beckons Gatsby: the physical and emotional distance between him and Daisy, the gap between the past and the present, the promises of the future, and the powerful lure of that other green stuff he craves—money. In fact, the color green pops up everywhere in . Historical background, author information, themes, and motifs to look for. "I look out at it and I think it is the most beautiful history in the world. . . . It is the history of all aspiration not just the American dream but the human . Background to. . The Great Gatsby. World War I. Post WWI. Standard of living increased for most. Americans abandoned small towns in exchange for urban living. Economy prospered as Americans tried to forget troubles of war. JUNIORS. Swbat. analyze Gatsby’s transition from confident to vulnerable. DO NOW HAND-IN: Why do you think Gatsby is vulnerable? Try and include a partial quote from his conversation with Nick as textual evidence.. Great Gatsby Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Summary Nick Caraway. He not only narrates the story but casts himself as the book’s author. In the summer of 1922 arrives in New York Lives in West Egg, next to Gatsby. The great gatsby Chapter Notes Chapter 1 Notes – Point of View and Narrator Point of View – The way the authors allows the reader to “see” and “hear” what is going on First person – The story is told from the perspective of a single narrator