Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The great Gatsby notes chp.4

Gatsby has a lot of visitors and nick wrote down how many since last summer. It starts going into some parties,  gathering, a drunk accident, his old friend from yale, it felt as if he let strangers, pure syrangers into his home. One morning at 9 o'clock gatsby went to his house telling him they are going out for lunch. Gatsby , to nick, wasn't very much of a small talker.
The ride escalated into gatsby asking nick for his opinion about him. He doesnt want all those stories stirring up nicks head giving him a bad impression on jay (gatsby).
Gatsby tried to tell him about how he was born in a wealthy family, born in america, and was educated from oxford. Nick new why jordan baker didnt believ why he was lying he got the glimpse of gatsby "chocking" when he said. "Educated at oxford". Which made nick wonder about anything sinister going on up in his head.
Gatsby was serious about the part where he put out his family was dead and he took the wealth of his family. He was talking about his life in his beautiful life collecting jewelry (mostly rubies), hunting big game, and trying to forget something very sad That had happened to him a very long time ago. Nick tried his best not trying to laugh . Then the war came for gatsby and he tried to die in the war. (Why? I can somehow understand his point of view but was it that bad?) He was prized in the war with first lieutenant., he was great support with light muchine guns.and promoted major and had allies decoration. He went to Montenegro and showed a ribbon from Montenegro for further proof. Gatsby opened himself up to nick by showing a chest of rubies, tigers mounted and a gnawing heart that was brocken so he was telling the truth. Nick has to wait until the afternoon to hear gatsby's little secret. He has a little get together with his friend miss baker
He showed a policeman his oxford card he wasnt lying
He saw a rich car with "negroes" they looked at gatby and nick. Nick was laughing at their proud rivalry.
Gatsby and nick have lunch.
Gatsby bought his house so Daisy was across the way

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