Sunday, November 8, 2009

Blog #21: Gatsby! Ch 1-4

Gatsby and Nick are both somewhat detached from their surroundings. Compare and contrast this sense of detachment. How are they similar and/or different in this respect?

Gatsby is very similar to Nick in a sense that they both like to lie back, and not be part of the large crowd.When Gatsby throws the huge parties, he just goes to the bar and chooses whom to talk to. When Nick went to Tom's party, he felt out of place, he wanted to leave but Tom wouldn't let him. But one of the biggest differences between them is that Gatsby is rich, and Nick is not. Another obvious reason is that Gatsby in head over heels over Daisy( Supposedly)

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