What have you learned about the main character(s) from the first third of the novel?
Jay Gatsby
Gatsby is a wealthy man living in a large mansion in West Egg. He hosts lots of extravagant parties but is an extremely mysterious character as nobody in the town knows where he came from.
Nick Carraway
Nick seems to be a quiet man who is an excellent listener which explains why he enjoys narrating and watching conversation more than he likes actually speaking to people.
Daisy Buchanan
Daisy is introduced as Nick's cousin. She is portrayed as a beautiful woman who begins the book as the ideal woman. She seems like the purest out of all the characters who live her lifestyle.
How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the second third?
Jay Gatsby
Jay's character progresses as Nick gets clued in on the fact that Jay worked for a rich family when he was young - this gave him a taste of wealth and was why he was so insistent on getting rich to begin with. It is revealed that he made this money through criminal activity.
Nick Carraway
Although Nick rarely socializes he still attended plenty of parties and began a friendship with Gatsby. Nick was super intrigued by the elegant lifestyles of those around him.
Daisy Buchanan
As the story moves along we see that she is less of an angel than she seems. We see that she is very aware of her husband's unfaithfulness but sticks around because of his wealth.
How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the final third?
Jay Gatsby
Nearing the end of the novel Nick begins to see through the facade / false image that Gatsby has built for himself. He is shown as an innocent man who is a hopeless romantic for Daisy. He realized that Gatsby was a man who lived in the past and wasn’t able to carry on with his life. *Oftentimes Gatsby's development is shown through Nicks dialogue as he is the narrator.*
Nick Carraway
As the book ends Nick is no longer intrigued by the lifestyle of those around him, he begins to see that Gatsby is obsessed with himself and his past while him and Daisy both are absorbed by wealth. As he realizes his friends aren’t all they seemed to be he begins to miss home in the Midwest.
Daisy Buchanan
In the last few chapters of the book Daisy's real character is shown. In chapter 7 Daisy shows off Pammy treating her like a toy more than a child. Daisy doesnt care about anything but status and herself. This is proven when Daisy kills Myrtle and flees the scene. Did she not care about killing her because she was her husband's mistress? Or was it because she had no status or wealth which made her useless to Daisy.
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