1) Nick Carraway is a guy who moved to the West egg. People who lives in the West Egg are people who are newly rich, while people who lives in the East egg are people who are rich because of their families. Then, Nick went to his cousin Daisy's house. That's where he met Daisy's husband Tom, and learns that he has an affair with a girl from the Valley of Ashes named Myrtle Wilson.Things happened such as Gatsby and Daisy's meet up affairs, lies and secrets. In the end, Gatsby ended up getting killed because of something he didnt do.
2) The main theme of this novel is appearance vs. reality. Gatsby always believes that he can go back to the past with Daisy, but in reality he couldn't. Also, everyone thought that Gatsby killed Myrtle because Daisy was driving the car, but in reality he didn't. Gatsby wasn't really rich, but it was for the American Dream. Fitzgerald wrote about these events to point out that there was a difference between a dream and what is real/attainable.
3) I would say that Gatsby is a static and flat character. Gatsby's character didn't undergo through any major change throughout the story. All he basically did was love Daisy. Daisy is another important character because he was Gatsby's lover and Gatsby's life is basically all about her. Nick is also important because he was the narrator. He started off being this new guy in town, and in the end his involvement in high society and he embraced the values that he was raised with.
4) The West Egg and East Egg, and The Valley of Ashes represents how social classes are separated. Rich people lived in the West Egg and east Egg, while the poor people lived in The Valley of Ashes. This is important because another point of this story is to put the American Dream on. Another symbol is the color green. This color represents growth or hope. Gatsby saying that line about the green light represents that he's hoping and believes that he can be with Daisy until the end, like the past.
5) I chose this book because I saw the trailer of the movie. I read the plot first, and it made me want to read it. I thought it was interesting, so I wanted to keep on going.
6) Gatsby was really in love with Daisy, and he would try to have her back. So, they had an affair. Nowadays, most people have affairs like Daisy and Tom, they're married because of wealth. What I'm trying to say is that some people get married because they're a gold digger. A marriage should be because they love each other, not because of wealth.
7) An idea that I would expect to remember for a long time is love. In this novel, I see that love is one of the main things that adresses this topic. I chose this because his love for Daisy just makes this whole story. "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your block." This quote just shows that true love actually exists.
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