Gatsby 2

Fitzgerald does a fantastic job of revealing details to us a little at a time, allowing us to pass and change judgment as the story progresses. Address the following questions in relation to the development of Jay Gatsby: 1) What is the purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim as a character? How does he affect the way we see Gatsby? 2) What does the backstory about Jay and Daisy's past do to our impressions of Gatsby? 3) What does the story of the rest of Gatsby past due to our impressions of him? 4) How does your overall impression of Gatsby change over these three chapters - do you like him more, less, and why?


1. Meyer Wolfsheim is an undeveloped insignificant character. His actions, however, are a monumental moment in the story. Wolfsheim was put in the book to give us information on Jay Gatsby. He is to change the impression we have about Gatsby, and to act as a credible source to accurately describe Gatsby and his past. Despite his descriptions of Gatsby Wolfsheim is nothing.


2. The back story about Gatsby and Daisy makes me feel sympathy for this man. A man that risked his life to save his country was left by the one woman he loved. It also makes me feel like Gatsby is more of a human than the incredibly nice figure he was prior to this information. In addition, I believe that Gatsby is missing a crucial part to his life that he is longing to gain. 


3.The rest of Gatsby's past changes our views of him also. He still seems like a nice guy, but his profession is sketchy. His work is a topic that was avoided, and that makes me feel unsure of the business he is in. If I was to find out he was involved in illegal business I would not be surprised at all. Gatsby has lost some anonymity and credibility as a character in my mind.  


4. I like Gatsby less than I did, but I still have no dislike for him. I still think he is an incredibly nice character that is generous, but he lost a lot of credibility. My suspicion for his career is heightening, and my belief that he is desperately lonely is growing. I still like Gatsby as a character, but I do not think he is the great man that I thought he was at the very beginning of the story. 

Gatsby 1

Tom: I believe that he is the antihero. I don't think that he will do anything evil or villainous, but he is the type of person that the audience does not relate to. He is not a real person, he is strong, rich, and radical. "Civilization is going to pieces," Tom said..." (12). This quote proves how radical and difficult to relate to he is as a character.
Jordan Baker: Villain. She is going to break the hero's heart. We know that the author had his heart broken, and this character is going to be that figure. "..and for a moment I thought I loved her" (58). This quote proves that he does indeed love her, and I assume that she will end up hurting him in the end because of who the author is.
Gatsby: I'm not quite sure what to call him because he is a character that we can relate to, but he also is not at times. He is so good that I don't think we could quite call him a hero, it would be more of a super hero. When we hear the gossiping girls talking about his sending of a new dress to one of them it proves he is a great person. Again, with the main character describing his feelings towards Gatsby we know that he is an outstanding character. He is too good to the level that it is unrealistic in our lives, and therefor I feel that I can not consider him a hero.

Sixteen Military Wives

This song is about the lives of groups of people during wartime. The underlying message the song is talking about is the ignorance of Americans, and the unnoticed suffering of those who have a loved one overseas. We know this because it continually quotes the TV person saying useless blabber. Also, the song is laid out so it brings the suffering of the military wives up at the beginning, and then it is forgotten about until vaguely at the end of the song. Similar to the society that the song describes actions.