Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Great Gatsby Ch 6 pg 103-118

The chapter begins when a reporter goes to Gatsby’s house and attempts to interview him, but Gatsby doesn’t know what the reporter is talking about. All the parties are getting Gatsby a lot of attention so the reporter is asking him about them. More rumors are starting to circulate around Gatsby. One rumor is that Gatsby invented himself and that his real name is James Gatz. He invented his current identity. Supposedly Gatsby met the wealthy Dan Cody when he was younger and Gatsby decided to create a fake identity for himself. Later on in the chapter, Tom arrives at one of Gatsby’s parties with Daisy. Nick felt an unpleasantness in the air due to Tom’s presence. Gatsby wishes Daisy was. He says determinedly, “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before… She’ll see.” Pg 117
Dan Cody
“Dan Cody sober knew what lavish doings Dan Cody drunk might soon be about and he provided such contingences by reposing more and more trust in Gatsby.” Pg 106
Dan Cody was a fifty years old when Gatsby met him. The Montana copper made him a millionaire. He was physically robust, but also on the verge of soft mindedness. He suspected that a large number of women tried to separate him from his money.
Dan Cody’s role in this chapter is that he is apparently the reason why Gatsby is rich and changed his name. When Cody died, Gatsby was supposed to inherit money but he never did because the legal system cheated him. Dan Cody is supposed to show how wild rumors start and his role with Gatsby keeps Gatsby mysterious.
“But the rest offended her—and inarguably, because it wasn’t a gesture but an emotion.” Pg 113. This quote is about Daisy’s jealousy towards the young actress and the producer. They were together all night at Gatsby’s party and he eventually kissed her. Daisy had probably been kissed by Tom many times, but the kisses were always gestures with no real passion or emotion behind them. She wants to be kissed the way the young actress was kissed, with true emotion.

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