Today we are going to turn in your essays and begin The Great Gatsby. Note instead of answering study questions, I'm going to have your take notes on each chapter and post them. There are only 9 chapters. NOTE, YOU WILL ALL BE BRAINWASHED TO LIKE THIS NOVEL. Example -- below: Nick Carraway – (narrator), claims to be non-judgmental and this has made him “privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men.” Is from the West and moved to the East. His family is in the hardware business. He claims that he is descended from the “Dukes of Buccleuch” (look this up). He is descended or claims to be descended from aristocracy. His family is probably upper-middle class. He works for a living. Was in World War I (The Great War). Graduate from YALE (New Haven). He works selling bonds. Nick seems to be a reliable narrator but he does have moments. “ Midas, Morgan, and Maecenas” (page 4) – allusion (look up). E...
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