“The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God” (98).
Recap: We covered two chapters today, and we will be covering chapters 7 and 8 tomorrow. Today we discussed how Daisy and Gatsby finally reconnect after 5 years apart. Gatsby does everything he can to impress Daisy, including slip up by stating that "it took him just 3 years to earn the money to buy his things." Nick remembers that Gatsby had told him his money was inherited, which raises some suspicion with Nick.
In Chapter 6, we finally learn that Gatsby's real name is James Gatz, and he was born to poor farmers in North Dakota. He creates this new persona for himself on his way to rescue Dan Cody when his yacht is stranded. This is Gatsby's first step to overcoming his past. In the present, we also see that Daisy has finally attended a Gatsby part, to which is is underwhelmed, and Tom asks if Gatsby had earned his fortune through bootlegging. This finally reveals to us what Gatsby does.
Below are the webs for the two chapters today.
Period 1/2
Period 7/8
Homework: Read chapters 7 and 8. For Wednesday, have one question prepared for your research topic, and one more question about another topic. We will hold a Socratic seminar Wednesday.
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