The Great Gatsby 2

1. The purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim as a character is all about the characterization of Gatsby. It shows us that Gatsby has friends in the business world that are somewhat 'above' Nick and also the reader at this point in the story. It gives us a sense of his importance and his connections extend farther beyond than what Nick knows. This is shown, brilliantly, when Wolfsheim says to Nick, "I understand you're looking for a business gonnegtion," mistaking him for another of Gatsby's friends (70). Meyer Wolfsheim helps to add to the mysteriousness of Jay Gatsby.
2. Gatsby's and Daisy's history, told by Nick through the vantage point of Jordan, takes away from the mysteriousness added by Meyer Wolfsheim. Jordan tells that, "The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time," showing that Gatsby has a personality and curious affinity previously unseen by the audience. We also come to understand that Daisy did not totally want to marry Tom, and that she may prefer someone else (Gatsby).
3. The rest of the story has a large impact on our impression of Gatsby. When Nick plans to have Daisy and Gatsby together for tea, Gatsby reverts back to almost childlike behavior. He is nervous, rude, and overall embarrassing in the way he treats Nick and Daisy. However, we see him change again when he somehow makes up with Daisy, and the two are thick as thieves again. He has now regained the Gatsby swagger, that pompous but gentle air that we came to know in the first three chapters.
4. Overall, the focus of these three chapters is on Gatsby. He, along with our impression of him, go through much change in this segment of the book. However, my overall impression of Gatsby stayed the same. He goes through a state of immaturity and has arrogant moments, but the fact is, Jay Gatsby is interesting. We are fascinated at the fact that he can be sweating bullets over meeting a past flame, but then turn in to the same cool cat in half an hour. His business ventures and his past, which we still don't know the full details of, make Gatsby sometimes hard to like and sometimes easy to love, but all the same he is very intriguing.

Jelly Roll Morton- "Black Bottom Stomp"

• I envision that this music would keep an upbeat feeling or air to Gatsby's parties. It would make people want to dance and drink and have a good time.
• The mood is upbeat and lively because the tempo is fast.
• I think people would be dancing and shaking some bootay to this music, having a good time.

The Great Gatsby 1

Through the first three chapters of The Great Gatsby, it seems we meet four important characters. These characters are Nick, Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby. Nick is the narrator, and he is the good guy. He is a kind and intelligent hero who isn't perfect, but is classified as "a rose, an absolute rose” by Daisy (14). He does the right thing, and mentions he tries to reserve all judgement, and based on his actions, I believe Nick to be a hero.
Tom is a jerk. He is a retired star football player who has endless money and absolutely no moral values. "'Now don't think my opinion on these matters is final,' he seemed to say, 'just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you are'" (7). Tom has a strong and cruel personality. He cheats on Daisy as if it were nothing, and acts as though he can do anything in the world because he is a former star. His actions and characterization leave the audience unimpressed and taken aback, so Tom is a villain.
We are not sure where Daisy fits into the story yet. She seems to have good intentions, and the audience is surely on her side when we find out she is being cheated on, but some of her actions and words are questionable. She tells Nick that she is "pretty cynical about everything" (16). If I had to classify her, she would fit mostly into the category of antihero.
Gatsby's role is foreshadowed greatly in this first section, making the audience believe he is a hero. He has a LOT of money, so much that he orders "five crates of oranges and lemons from a fruiterer in New York-every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves" (39). Despite rumors that he could have killed a man, Gatsby is written as a man of integrity and honor, classifying him as a hero.

Bua- Style

The style of an artist is the common elements that make up a collection of that artists work. This style is loose, there are very few geometric shapes and everything is bendy and flowing. Also, Bua uses depth and demention to mess with perception. Certain things seem to pop while others seem very far away.