The Great Gatsby Remix.

Mind Map.

Literature Analysis.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Notes

Nick:

*A young man from Minnesota who characterizes himself as highly moral and highly tolerant. Thinks of Gatsby both negatively and positively.

Setting:

*West Egg (wealthy place) and East Egg (not so wealthy) --Theme: Social Statuses.

Nick:

*He is different from all of his neighbors, more like the people in East Egg.

Daisy and Tom:

*Daisy is Nick´s cousin, Tom Buchanan is the husband. Part of Nick´s club at Yale.

Jordan Baker:

*Daisy´s friend. Tells Nick that Tom has a lover in New York.

Nick:

*Sees Gatsby for the first time.

Tom:

*Takes Nick with him to where his lover is at-- Myrtle.

Jay Gatsby

*Many rumors are made up of him like him being the nephew or cousin of the ruler of Germany during WWI

Myrtle:

*She gets too drunk, starts chanting Daisy´s name, Tom gets mad, he breaks her nose.

Gatsby:

*Known for his crazy, big parties. Invites Nick to one.

Nick:

*Meets Gatsby, recognizes him from WWI and becomes impressed with this man. Nick is also attracted to Jordan.

Gatsby:

*He is a mysterious man and seems to Nick that he is involved with Wolfshiem (criminal?) Also in love with Daisy and have had some kind of passionate contact while WWI but then she married Tom and it all ended. He wants Nick to reunite them both. Nick is willing to help him.

Jordan:

*Begins to date Nick.

Gatsby and Daisy:

*At first reunion is awkward, later they end up falling for each other again and it becomes a success.

Nick:

*He finds out that all the rumors about Gatsby´s life are made up as well as the story he told him. His real name is James Gatz. He had said he was born in San Francisco but was born in North Dakota. He said he went to Oxford but went to St. Olaf in Minnesota and then dropped out. He was unwealthy. Worked as a janitor.

Cody:

*He is the man Gatsby worked for. He gave him the name of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby would watch him as he´d get drunk and from there learned not to drink. Later Cody died and inherited Gatsby $25,000.

Tom:

*At Gatsby´s taking a drink, they talk about Daisy for a bit. He becomes suspicious of Daisy and Gatsby because of their visits. Daisy goes with him.

Nick and Gatsby:

*He tries telling Gatsby that him and Daisy will not end up together but Gatsby hopes that with money, everything will work out. Gatsby stops throwing parties because he´s worried about Daisy´s love. Also fired his servants so that gossip will end.

Daisy:

*Jordan, Tom, Gatsby are all at her house. Soon she brings out her daughter which she lacked attention to. It was awkward for both her and Gatsby. Later invites him to New York.

Tom:

*He begins to notive Daisy´s and Gatsby´s love, decides to volunteer everyone to New York and everyone joins.

Wilson:

*He decides to move Myrtle to the west since he found out about her love affair.

Tom and Gatsby:

*They all get asuite in the hotel and while there, Tom and Gatsby begin to argue. Tom keeps bringing up Gatsby´s past and later brings up Daisy. Tom later sebs Daisy back home with Gatsby.

Myrtle:

*She has been run over and it was Daisy who did it but Gatsy decides to take the blame for her death.

Nick:

*He finds Tom and Daisy at their happiest like nothing had happened. He tells Gatsby about Daisy but he refuses to forget her. Gatsby confesses to him that he lied about his past so that Daisy will find him worthy. They had even made love and that´s what made their love so much stronger.

Wilson:

*He finds out Gatsby was blamed for his wifes death, killed him, and then killed himself.

Literature analysis 5.

Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

1. Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read.
    -The novel, "Tortilla Curtain" the autor distinctly descibes the two different situations between an American and a Mexican. The American is named Delaney Mossbacher and is a middle-class man. The Mexican is a thirty-three year old man named Candido Rincon who is an illegal immigrant. The novel begins with Delaney's point of view of hitting Candido with his car. When Delaney goes to look, he sees that Candido is hurt badly and offers him help, but the first things on his mind was about the damage to his car and the insurance. Candido does not take the offer of going to the hospital, but takes twenty dollars from the American. Candido returns back home and his wife uses those twenty dollars to buy medical items to help her husband. Delaney on the other hand calls his wife and tells her about the accident and says that it is no big deal becaue it was a Mexican. Throughout the novel, Delaney expresses his thoughts and shows how selfish and careless he can be. With Candido's point of view the author shows his struggles in his life and the situations he must encounter to get by. At the end of the novel Candido goes to look for a job during a flood and his wife dies. His daughter was drowing when Delaney saved her.

2. Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
    - Some may live the American dream while others are in hope of it.

3. Describe the author's tone.  Include three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
    - The author's tone is sympathetic. The author expresses sympathy in the car accident, the different situations in Candido's life, and at the end of the novel when Candido's wife passes away.

4. Describe five literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the theme and/or your sense of the tone.  Include three excerpts that will help your reader understand each one.
    -Imagery: Delaney's description of Candido which he explains as, "red-flecked eyes, the rictus of the mouth, the rotten teeth and incongruous shock of grey in the heavy black brush of the mustache." This gives the reader a good description of how the character looks and foreshadows his type of life.
    -Diction: This helps give the reader an idea of each characters thoughts. This is shown a lot in Candido's thoughts of his struggles and this contributes greatly in giving the theme of the novel.
    -Protagonist: Candido is a major protagonist in this novel in which his thoughts and his life situations show his hope for living the American dream.
    -Atmosphere: The living situations and the weather at the end of the novel show the different variety of struggles the characters have.
    -Tone: Shows sympathy in the different struggles of the characters.