The Great Gatsby --chpt 3-5

At one point within this section of reading, Nick mentions Gatsby’s green light to him. He tells Gatsby that he noticed this light in his yard. At this point, we find out that Gatsby is still in love with Daisy, and the truth behind their relationship and love story. When Nick was at Daisy’s home, he was able to see Gatsby’s light from the end of her dock. From this point a person can infer that Gatsby’s green light has some relation to Daisy. The light is a connection between the two characters. After Gatsby confesses his love for Daisy, the light clearly represents the relationship between the two characters and his love for her. Even though Daisy is married to Tom, Gatsby still has hope for a relationship with Daisy. His persistent green light represents his hope and love for Daisy, which explains why the light is visible from her house. Nick sets up a date for Daisy and Gatsby to meet up again in hopes to rekindle the flame. Even though their meeting was a success, how is their love going to last when Gatsby is a man of West Egg and Daisy resides in East Egg? Will this difference affect their romance? Also, before Gatsby met up with Daisy, the weather was gloomy and depressing. It appears as though this weather is foreshadowing their relationship. If the weather is gloomy, will their relationship end up relatively the same? I think the weather plays an important role in this book to assist with symbols and foreshadowing.

The description of Gatsby’s elaborate mansion while Nick is at one of Gatsby’s fabulous bashes adds to one of the topics of my previous blogs. Fitzgerald wants the reader to understand the time period of the1920’s when riches and fame were values of many people. Also, by Gatsby’s speech and actions, we can assume more about the people of this time period and their lifestyle. A part that stood out to me like a sore thumb, though, was the fact that Gatsby has friendships with people of lower classes. In chapter four, Gatsby introduces Nick to a man named Meyer Wolfsheim. Nick believes that Wolfsheim is a sketchy man. How does Gatsby have connections with people of the lower class? Was Gatsby himself once part of the lower class?