In class on Friday we talked about the significance of the green light in The Great Gatsby. We referenced page 92 where it was mentioned in chapter 5, then proceeded to flip BACKWARDS and reflect at last paragraph in chapter one where we had previously read about Gatsby looking over the dock to see the green light; this is where the green light was first mentioned. We now realize that the light represents how far Gatsby is from getting to Daisy. We established that Gatsby wants to be with Daisy, run away with her, be in love - he doesnt care about his house or his parties he just wants to be with Daisy. The light is a symbol for how close/ how far gatsby is, the literal figure is that its just this light across this bay but the figurative meaning is that even though Gatsby seems so close to her he is still in a sense so far.
Secondly we begun making a list of why Gatsby may or may not be able to be with daisy in the end/ what might stand in his way. (Although we only got to the "Why nots"and didnt get to "why"s by the end of class)
Why Gatsby might not be able to be with Daisy;
Child
Tom
Divorce/stigma
Homework: read chapter 6 for tuesday think of the question "Whats different about the party in Chapter 6 compared to the one in the previous chapters?"
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