Opening Question:
Looks and class was important during the era of the "Roaring twenties", whether it was where you come from or who you make of your self. How do you think that aspect of importance of having such a lavish lifestyle has evolved to present day?
Core Questions:
With all the extravagant parties he would have and so much aspects being said as to who he really was. Why did Gatsby displayed himself as such a mystical person as so many people viewed him with so much respect?
Being contributed with so much rumors as to who he was, Gatsby made a name of himself. And with the parties that he would throw everyone would look forward to attend his house. For the fact that he wouldn't show himself, it remained such a mysterious background as to who he was. As in chapter 3, when Nick attended his first party, he sees everyone talk and idolize Gatsby even thought they didn't personally know him. Pg.48 "He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of the rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across in life four or five times". Because Nick was the only one that actually received an invitation he felt so honored in a strange way, considering he didn't know who this "Gatsby" everyone talked about, was. Before Gatsby reviled himself, his mysterious image contributed to the idolization that all these people had for him.
What was the purpose of the book being written in Nick's point of view? Why was his perspective as the narrator contribute to the reader's understanding of the book?
Even though the author expressed the book through only one of the character's point of view it helped in a way that the character had no knowledge about anything. As the book when on, the narrator helped the reader understand in a way of questioning and describing so much imagery in the head that it almost was so easy to understand everything. Even though it was from only his perspective it gave the reader room to understand and elaborate on everything because that narrator was reviling ever detail rather than just cutting to the point. It also gave the reader help to understand the dialogue through different contents.
Closing Question:
Even though wealth was a big contribution to the marriage of Daisy and Tom, do you think it shows that materialism can sometimes overtake the aspect of marriage for "true love"? Or did Daisy just settle with Tom because of his wealth because she knew she would always feel this infatuation towards Gatsby?
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