Drew's Dungeon

  In the book The Great Gatsby, I have given careful consideration to who I would kill, kiss, or marry between the two groups (Gatsby, Tom, Wilson and Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle). I would marry Tom, kiss Gatsby, kill Wilson, and marry Daisy, kiss Jordan, and kill Myrtle. Each character brings dysfunctional drama to the plot, and no character or relationship in the book is perfect. Tom is from old money and was well educated. Although he has had extramarital affairs on Daisy, the couple has managed to stay together and he seems connected and committed to Daisy. Tom never left Daisy for one of his mistresses (Myrtle, etc.) and in the end of the book, when Myrtle is killed (by the car Daisy is driving), Tom and Daisy stick together. After the car accident had killed Myrtle, Tom and Daisy left town together. On page 46, Nick tries to reach Daisy, and he finds that, “she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.” Tom has his share of faults and he would not...

  In the book   The Great Gatsby , there is an epigraph on the title page that says, “Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her; if you can bounce high, bounce for her too, Til she cry, “Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover, I must have you!”  The epigraph applies to Gatsby because it explains Gatsby’s love and desire to have Daisy.  Gatsby appears willing to do anything to win over Daisy and have her as his own (even though she is a married woman).  I believe that the “gold hat” signifies all of Gatsby’s rich possessions and “bouncing high” means Gatsby’s grand acts and gestures that he does to get Daisy to notice him.  Gatsby is relentless in his pursuit for Daisy and hoping that eventually she will submit to his love (“Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover, I must have you!”).  Gatsby was a self-made man and was able to become extremely wealthy.  He hopes that this wealth and lifestyle will ultimately be complete if he can have (win ov...

  In the first three chapters of   The Great Gatsby , Nick Carraway describes three different parties.  These parties are different from each other in their settings and guests.  Each party takes place at a different location and has drama associated with it. In chapter one, Nick goes to Tom and Daisy’s (Nick’s second cousin) Buchanan’s house for dinner.  The Buchanan’s home is located on the East Egg on Long Island Sound, in New York.  Nick describes the Buchanan’s home on page 6, “Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay.”  Nick graduated from Yale and is familiar with the wealth and prestige found in the East Egg.  When he arrives he is greeted by Tom who is described as being physically fit and clearly he comes from money.  Daisy seems to welcome Nick and is cheerful and happy when she sees him.  Nick is introduced to Miss Jordan Baker at this party; ...