The Great Gatsby Chapter 7 Analysis: Symbolism, Turning Points, and Characterization, Schemes and Mind Maps of Voice

Download The Great Gatsby Chapter 7 Analysis: Symbolism, Turning Points, and Characterization and more Schemes and Mind Maps Voice in PDF only on Docsity! Name:__________________________________________ Pd.:_____ The Great Gatsby Chapter 7 Breakdown Goals for this activity: 1. Understand the symbolism used in the chapter and how it adds meaning to the text; demonstrate that understanding within explanation. 2. Understand how the chapter serves as a turning point in the novel. 3. Acquire greater understanding of how Fitzgerald uses characterization (often hidden) 4. Notice the use of certain motifs and how they are used to add meaning. 5. Explain prompted answers adequately through use of the text as support. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Trimalchio’s career is over – Trimalchio was a former slave who became wealthy through shady means in Petronius’ The Satyricon. He would hold lavish feasts for the people in Rome. The mansion is now a castle solely for Daisy. a. What ominous signs are there at the beginning of this chapter? b. Find a quote on page 121 to show that Gatsby’s dream is beginning to fall apart. Explain. 2. At the Buchanans’ house Look at the description of Daisy and Jordan on page 122-123 as they wait in a darkened room. Note the parallels between this scene and the scene in Chapter 1 when Nick goes to the Buchanans’ for the first time. a. Fill in the table below (there are some clues to help you): Similarities to the scene in Chapter 1 Differences to the scene in Chapter 1 Telephone call: Couch: Garden: Breeze: Girls: 1 Name:__________________________________________ Pd.:_____ b. Match the following symbols to their explanation. Be ready to disagree or add your own ideas. c. Daisy Comment on her interaction with her child. Is there any real affection between them (124-125)? Comment on the fact that she openly kisses Gatsby in front of Nick and Jordan (123-124). Is this genuine emotion or an act? Comment on the fact that Gatsby says her voice is “full of money”. Images Explanation a) Jordan’s fingers, powdered white over their tan She represents the real bond that exists between Daisy and Tom. She cannot be undone and so she shatters Gatsby’s illusion and dream. b) The color yellow This could represent suppressed anger. It also adds to the feeling of tension and suggests something terrible is going to happen. c) like silver idols This is symbolic of the deceptiveness of this character – the hiding of things under a veneer of respectability. d) Daisy’s child - Pammy Corruption, whether hidden or ostentatious. e) the heat They are depicted as objects of worship. 2 Name:__________________________________________ Pd.:_____ Part Two Think about the following statements connected to this scene and say whether you agree or disagree with them. Daisy has difficulty capitulating to Gatsby’s wish. Daisy’s love for Gatsby is flawed in his eyes when she reveals that she also loved Tom. Gatsby represents the dreamer / the romantic in American society. Gatsby realizes that the dream is dead. The scene shows how women are marginalized at this time. Jordan plays an active role in the scene. 7. Nick’s Birthday Read the final three paragraphs on this page where Nick reveals it is his birthday (144-145). What view does he have of youth and getting older? 8. The accident a) Michaelis – main witness. What do we learn about the accident from this account? b) Find the appropriate quotes and comment on them. i) Description of Myrtle’s savage death. ii) Evidence to show Tom’s emotions at Myrtle’s death iii) Tom taking control of the situation and lying to the police. 5 Name:__________________________________________ Pd.:_____ 9. Back at the Buchanans’ house a. How can we see that Nick is disgusted by the night’s events? b. Comment on Gatsby’s behavior. c. How does the end of the chapter suggest that Gatsby is no longer relevant in their (Tom and Daisy’s) lives? 6