Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The Great Gatsby Notes #2

• characters introduced: 1) Tom Buchahan
                                       2) Daisy (wife of tom)
                                       3) Miss Baker
• Tom Buchahan = a bully and a racist douchebag
• "Nouns are very expressive even if they're not saying anything" - Dr. Preston
• author used divan (couch) to make the readers feel sophisticated
• Miss baker looks down on Nick for living at the West Egg
• Foreshadow ---- "...I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool."

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