What Happened In Chapter 5? And More!

1. What Happened In Chapter 5? And More! A Short Story by Lauren Milano, Kevin Leddy, and Gianna Pisano Trimalchio vs. The Great Gatsby

2. Plot Summary (The Great Gatsby) Gather round Children. ITS STORY TIME!!! The chapter begins --THE PLANNING PHASE After his date with Jordan, Nick comes home to rest. He stares at Gatsby’s Mansion, the lights are on but no party is ongoing. Gatsby walks in the night to meet Nick and invites him over to Coney Island. Gatsby appears nervous and wants Nick to (A) be happy and (B) invite Daisy over for tea. In other words, set him up for a date. Gatsby sends his gardener over to Nick’s to fix up his place, Classy Place for a Classy Date. They both go into the city and Gatsby offers Nick an opportunity to make extra money. Nick is offended that Gatsby wants to pay for the setup of the date.

3. THE LOVE HEIST Now the day has come, Daisy is coming over. It is raining outside and Gatsby is nervous. The plan is falling apart, he wants things to go well and wants to overcome those five years they spent apart. Daisy is late, the mission is scrubbed, NO LOVE WILL NEVER DIE. Gatsby runs out of the house to the front door. Daisy comes and her and Gatsby are reunited. At first its an awkward moment, Gatsby panics and breaks a ***clock*** while Nick leaves the room. Nick then comes back after 30 minutes returns to find Daisy and Gatsby happy and in love. The Rain had stopped. They proceed to go to Gatsby’s Mansion.

4. The Escape Daisy is taken back by Gatsby’s wealth and lifestyle. Gatsby tells Daisy about his vigilance over the *Green Light* and gives her newspaper clippings. Nick wonders if Daisy can live up to Gatsby’s dream of Daisy. Nick knows their relationship is doomed to fail, but enjoys how they rekindled it for the time being. Gatsby calls for Klipspringer to play for them “Ain’t we got fun.” After watching them dance, Nick retires from them. FIN THE PERFECT ROMANTIC GETAWAY

5. Analysis (Character Transitions) This chapter is significant chiefly because of it’s pivotal character development for both Nick and Gatsby. Prior to this chapter Nick was depicted as an outsider looking in, simply taking note of the events occurring rather than directly participating. In this chapter, however, Nick takes on a significant role that directly impacts the sequence of events. In a like fashion, Gatsby’s mysterious persona is unveiled through the revelation of his emotions and sentiments for Daisy. Prior to this chapter, Gatsby’s inner disposition is ambiguous and cryptic. However in this chapter the audience is given bits and pieces of Gatsby as his durable facade begins to crumble.

6. SYMBOLISM AND IMAGERY(Oprah Hands) Symbols - Clock- the lost time in Gatz and Daisy's relationship that Gatz wants to reverse -Green Light-Gatz’s hope for the his relationship with Daisy, emotional and physical distance -Newspaper Clippings--Devotion--Gatsby’s love and devotion in collecting information on Daisy since he was 18 -The Lawn- Superficial side of Gatsby, micromanaging himself and property to give the appearance of wealth and class- uses to impress Daisy by enticing her materialistic side- Nick’s purity, lack of corruption by the Wealth and materialistism Color Imagery - “SIlver shirt, and gold-colored tie” implies Gatsby’s wealth and prestige. “Pink Clouds” - Gatsby and Daisy’s love “He was pale” - Displays Gatsby’s emotion taking a toll on his appearance

7. SYNTAX AND DICTION In order to convey the transition of Gatsby’s character, adverbs such as “Nervously” and “reluctantly” are used to describe Gatsby’s actions. One may conclude that this diction is a form of bathos by which the audience is expected to sympathize with Gatsby’s instability and anxiety. Furthermore, the text includes the oxymoron “suppressed eagerness” to display Gatsby’s effort to conceal his emotions from Nick and continue to keep up his internally solid facade.

8. Trimalchio Here is what happened. . . THE SAME THING. Gatsby comes over, asks Nick to invite Daisy over, they go to the city, meet Wolkshiem and go home. Gatsby’s garder does Nick’s lawn and Daisy comes over, Gatsby says hello, awkward silence, the clock breaks, Nick leaves the room and comes back to Lovebirds. They all go to Gatsby’s mansion, he shows off his wealth and luxurious lifestyle.Gatsby gives Daisy Newspaper Clippings. Gatsby calls Klipspringer to play “Ain’t We Got Fun.” They dance and Nick leaves. FIN That was Trimalchio’s version of the same events.

9. The Cha-Cha-Changes Trimalchio--The Great Gatsby Daisy - “We haven’t met in over three years.” vs. “We haven’t met in many years.” This diction change from Trimalchio to Gatsby signifies Daisy’s perspective of the relationship. One can assume that this change of diction was implicated to convey the message that Daisy’s was less affected by her and Gatsby’s departure.

10. Cha-Cha-Changes THE PHONE CALL Pg. 76 Trimalchio vs. Pg. 93 Gatsby Trimalchio - Gatsby’s phone call is very brief and choppy. The caller could be anyone and it does not expose any of Gatsby's secrets nor does it lead the audience into much suspicion or wonder. Gatsby - Gatsby’s phone call is more lengthy and creates a framework of suspicion. Gatsby’s responses are more specific and reveal more about the the type of person the caller could be. Although it does not explain much, it provokes more wonder and curiosity.

11. The Cha-Changes “‘Look at that’ She whispered, and then after a minute: ‘I’d like just to get to one of those clouds and put you in it and push you around’” (pg 76).“And there was a pink and golden billow of foamy clouds above the sea. ‘Look at that’ She whispered, and then after a moment: ‘I’d like to get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around” (Pg 94). The addition of the pink clouds serves to reflect their relationship, pink is the color of Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship. This description serves as hope for their relationship, with Daisy wanting to be in the Pink Clouds.It is meant to romanticize the moment. A different interpretation is that when she pushes Gatsby around, it will be as a plaything and she will not care about him.

12. Cha-Changes BUSINESS DEAL Trimalchio Pg. 68 vs. Gatsby Pg. 82 Trimalchio - There is no conversation between Gatsby and Nick considering making “extra” money on the side. Thus, the audience is not hinted at the possible corruption behind Gatsby’s wealth. Gatsby - The conversation between Nick and Gatsby reveals a potential source behind Gatsby’s wealth. One can assume that this passage was put in to provoke questions among the audience about Gatsby’s business with Wolfshiem. Furthermore, it proves Nick’s unwillingness to involve himself in Gatsby's affairs; ultimately, sustaining his objective perception.

13. Changes “Here’s a book I kept with clippings--about you” (75). “Here’s a lot of clippings--about you” (93). Gatsby collected clippings in order to feel an attachment with Daisy. This change deals with the pathos argument of their love. The author wanted Gatsby to appear as a lover not a stalker, by diction change he changed Gatsby from a stalker to a passive onlooker, making Gatsby appear more elusive and secretive rather than reveal his flaw outright. Pathos deals with the emotion, this change transforms Gatsby from acting out of blinded love to acting out of unknown motivation. This also changes the Logos argument, before the logos was he acted out of love, now on must interpret and defend why Gatsby would have clippings of Daisy.