Chapter 6

So in this chapter we went more in depth about Gatsby's past . He was from North Dakota and he was poor and wanted a fancy and rich life, he was taken in by Cody and worked with him and he was an alcoholic and so Gatsby vowed to never drink. When Cody died he left Gatsby lots of money and so that is how Gatsby got wealth. We also figure out that Gatsby uses his money to buy a mansion and have all of this stuff to show it off for Daisy because originally they couldn't be together because Gatsby never really had all of the money and wealth and he had to go off to war. His real name is Jay Gatz but he goes by Gatsby now.  This chapter basically focuses on Gatsby so this chapter gives a good incite on to why he lives in west egg and how he is new money. He is also very awkward as we see in chapter 5 and 6. The character we are focusing on for this chapter outline is Tom.  So Tom is married to Daisy and he is having an affair and he is abusive. A quote we chose to represent him is "Tom was evidently perturbed at Daisy's running around alone, for on the following Saturday night he came with her to Gatsby's party. Perhaps his presence gave the evening it's peculiar quality of oppressiveness"(104). This quote shows that Tom is curious as to what Daisy is doing because he doesn't like the idea of running around by herself which is the reason he follows her to Gatsby's party. It shows that Tom doesn't trust her but I think atom is a terrible character because he is hypocritical to Daisy because he is cheating just like she is. The most meaningful quote we chose from this chapter is "his heart beat faster and faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever we'd his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. As his lips touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete"(111). This quote is very meaningful because it shows the love that Gatsby and Daisy share for the first kiss they have. This is a very good and vivid part of the book so we can see how deeply Gatsby cares for her.