Today in class we shared some of the presentations you created on Friday. Each one combined quotations from the novel with images to give a sense of the potential role of that group of symbols in the book up to this point. You can find all of the presentations under the "Unit 1" tab.
In your groups you discussed this handout about chapter 5.
We shared some of your observations and interpretations about Gatsby and Daisy's relationships. We had questions about how equal of a relationship this is - do they feel the same way about each other? We looked at the moment when Gatsby shows Daisy his collection of custom shirts and considered several interpretations of it - is she sobbing because she loves Gatsby so much? Because she is trapped in a relationship with Tom? Because these are beautiful shirts?
We also looked at Nick's thought at the end of the chapter, referring to the "colossal vitality of his illusion" (95). What does this suggest about Gatsby's sense of Daisy, or the potential for their future?
We'll see!
