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The lecture notes will provide an introduction to the novel, The Great Gatsby !n analysis o"

Chapter # and ## "ro$ the novel with a discussion o" %&ow 'o (ou Produce a )inal 'ra"t*%The )irst +esearch Paper is 'ue

#nstructions- Make sure you send $e your research paper today The deadline is 01 .ove$ber/01, p$ +eview the syllabus "or proper sub$issionecture .otes 2 Week Ten

!n #ntroduction to The Great Gatsby and an analysis o" Chapters # and ## o" the novel with 3&ow'o (ou Produce a )inal 'ra"t4 5Chapter 678

The Great Gatsby

We have 9ust co$pleted a novel about a youn: $an;s spiritual /0s )it@:eralddoes not predict The Great 'epression with his novelB however, it is uncanny that his charactersactions will lead to such disastrous e""ects With this particular novel, )it@:erald holds a $irror upto the society that he was apart The novel serves as detailed picture o" the era known as thea@@ !:e, a phrase that )it@:erald coined To truly understand the novel, one $ust look at thesocial, political, and econo$ics o" the period it chronicles This was the ti$e o" :rowth and

prosperity "or the $iddle and upper class o" !$erica The 1>/0s $arked a ti$e o" :reat post war"ren@y Dcono$ically the decade :rew considerably, dividends "ro$ stock invest$ents rose to 107percent, corporate pro"its increased EF percent, and personal wa:es :rew by percent ! :ooddeal o" this :rowth was due to the new co$$odities that were spurred on by technolo:icaladvance$ents These included auto$obiles, radios, telephones, and re"ri:erators The world)it@:erald creates is a world o" ecess, "olly, and pleasure People have lost touch with their$oral co$pass, si$ilar to Siddhartha eperiencin: Sa$sara The characters in )it@:erald;s novelcheat, lie, steal, and $urder to hold onto their $aterial wealth and social status #t $ay see$ asthou:h these characters have abandoned spirituality This, however, is not the case The novel;scharacters have $erely substituted $aterialis$ "or spirituality The :ods )it@:erald;s charactersworship is wealth, power and presti:e, and they will continue to worship these :ods at any cost

Chapter #

)it@:erald;s novel be:ins with the introduction o" his narrator, .ick Carraway HnlikeSiddhartha;s o$niscient point o" view, this novel will be narrated by a person who is alsocharacter in the story .ick is writin: about his eperiences over the course o" a su$$er !"terservin: in the war, .ick decides to $ove "ro$ the Midwest to the Dast coast to $ake his "ortunein the bond business &e $oves to a s$all place outside o" Manhattan, .ew (ork to a co$$unityknown as West D:: &is distant cousin, 'aisy, and her husband, To$ =uchnan, live in Dast D::Socially, Dast D:: is considered old $oney "ro$ "a$ilies who established :reat wealth a"ter the

!$erican +evolution, and West D:: is considered new $oney "ro$ Dastern and Western


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Duropean i$$i:rants who worked hard and $ade a "ortune .ick is writin: about his eperiencesin .ew (ork "ro$ $e$ory &e is obviously 9aded and bitter about his eperiences, and the onlyaspect that holds a "ond $e$ory "or hi$ is his "riendship with a person na$ed Gatsby #t isi$perative that readers trust .ick, the narrator, so he tries to establish hi$sel" as an educated,non9ud:$ental, and $oral individual !nother i$portant "act is .ick co$es "ro$ a pro$inent"a$ily "ro$ the Middle West, so he will be able to travel in old $oney and new $oney circles

#n this "irst chapter, )it@:erald


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$akes a co$plete trans"or$ation when she enters .ew (ork City She is concerned withappearance and "ashion, and she would like to be a part o" the class that dictates the lowerclasses reality She co$$ents to .ick about her sister, Catherine, as bein: de"ined as beauti"ulby those who should know This is where )it@:erald be:ins e$phasi@in: the "act that only thewealthy or old $oney can de"ine beauty or even the concept o" the !$erican drea$ #nstead o"the !$erican drea$ enco$passin: the e""ersonian idea o" 3i"e, iberty, and the Pursuit o"&appiness,4 the drea$ will solely be dictated throu:h $aterial $eans #" one does not have the$aterial $eans, he or she cannot be part o" the !$erican drea$ is what )it@:erald $i:ht besu::estin:

!t To$Is party, the characters en:a:e in vul:ar, boorish behavior Mr McJee, an untalentedphoto:rapher, does not say that he is an artist, but instead clai$s to be in the %artistic :a$e% #t isas i" clai$in: to be an artist would be beneath hi$ The only rationale that Myrtle :ives "or hera""air with To$ is- %(ou canIt live "orever% .ick Carraway is both %within and without% this world-thou:h he is repulsed by the partyIs vul:arity, he is too "ascinated to co$pel hi$sel" to leave Thisis due to the "act o" hi$ not bein: a drinker and his overindul:ence o" alcohol The purchase andconsu$ption o" alcohol was considered ille:al at the ti$e, due to prohibition The e""ects o"alcohol with its distribution and over consu$ption play an i$portant role in the story This is .ick;s"irst drink, since the war, and it is interestin: how his ethical and $oral co$pass is lost due to thisconsu$ption !"ter all, .ick is at a party with his cousin;s husband and his cousin;s husband;s:irl"riend, Myrtle .ick wakes up still intoicated and hal" dressed, in a stran:er;s apart$ent in theearly $ornin: hours #s this the $oral and ethical character we were introduced to in the "irstchapter* !lso, it beco$es crystal clear in Chapter ## that To$ is both a bully and a hypocrite- hecarries on a hi:hly public a""air, but "eels co$pelled to beat his $istress in order to keep her inher place The "act that To$ "eels no :uilt about his violence toward Myrtle beco$es pivotal inlater chapters With To$;s violent assault and .ick;s overindul:ence o" alcohol, )it@:erald be:insto show the seedy side o" the a@@ !:e

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#t is i$portant that you turn in polished pro"essional work Pro"essional work $eets eactin:standards, so you are de"initely not turnin: in a work in pro:ress (our 9ob is to "ollow the "or$atpresented by the M!, and create a "ra$ework that will $ake your pro9ect an e""ective responseto the ori:inal


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Knline +esearch

The a@@ !:e

The 17th !$end$ent and prohibition

=ootle::in: and +u$2runnin:

Kld Money and .ew Money

P=S .ew (ork A ? Cos$opolis 2(ouTube

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