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Great Gatsby chapter 8 notes

-Gatsby says he waited outside for hours until 4am when Daisy turned the light off -Nick tells Gatsby to leave town but Gatsby wants to stay and take care of Daisy -Wilson tries to figure out who killed his wife -Thinks his wife was having an affair with Gatsby and thinks he killed her for that reason -Begins to ask people if they know where Gatsby lives -Wilson gets to Gatsby’s house, shoots him then shoots himself.

Great Gatsby chapter 7 notes

- Because the whole point of the parties was to get Daisy back and he finally did -He tells Nick that Wolfsheim said to use people he knows for servants because they will be discreet about Daisy visiting. He replaces them with people connected to Meyer Wolfsheim. -Gatsby knew Daisy’s daughter existed but still looked at her in surprise while Daisy goes out of her way to show that she loves her child. -Tom thinks Gatsby killed his girlfriend by hitting her with his car -At the end of the chapter Tom and Daisy are sitting at the kitchen table nodding and agreeing, Daisy seem to be getting comfort from Tom as if she’s giving in to his protection.

Great Gatsby chapter 6 notes

- Gatsby's parents were unsuccessful farm people - Changed his names from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby - Inherited $25,000 after Cody passed away - Gatsby invites both Daisy and Tom to his party and believes Daisy didn’t have a good time - He wants Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him -Daisy wants to run away with Gatsby but Gatsby wants to be with her right where they are and live in his mansion with her - Nick is constantly put in the middle of their love triangle

Great Gatsby chapter 5 notes

-Gatsby got very worried that she wouldn’t go -Author maybe says its still raining to set a mood -Gatsby gets very nervous when daisy arrives -Both Gatsby and Daisy were embarrassed -Daisy had tears on her face and quickly wiped them off when he walked in -It stopped raining so Gatsby began giving them a tour of his house -He picked out everything in his house to specifically impress Daisy -He did buy the house because Daisy’s was across the bay -He ended up leaving them together alone

Great Gatsby Questions

Chapter 1 1. Q - How did Nick know Daisy? 2. Q - Whats your impression of Tom?  Chapter 2  1. Q - How does Nick meet Tom’s mistress?  2. Q - Why does Catherine think Tom hasn’t left Daisy to marry Myrtle?   Chapter 3 1. Q - How often does Gatsby hold parties at his mansion?  2. Q - What separated Nick from all the other party guests?  Chapter 4 1. Q - What was one rumor about Daisy?  2. Q - Why did Gatsby buy the mansion where it is?