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The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal
Chapter 1
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, we will focus on the traits of two characters: our narrator (Nick Carroway) and his cousin Daisy.
Read the quote and make an inference about what they says about the traits of that character.
What does this quote say about this character? Quote
Nick Carroway
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me,
"just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had."
Nick Carroway
“ As for Tom, the fact that he ‘had some woman in New
York’ was really less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book.”
Daisy Buchanan
"I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool... You see, I think everything's terrible anyhow... And I know. I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything."
Daisy Buchanan
“It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child in arms — but apparently there were no such intentions in her head.”

Chapter 2
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, we will focus on the traits of Daisy’s husband Tom. Read the provided quote and decide what this passage says about Tom’s traits as a character.
Quote
“The fact that [Tom] had [a mistress] was insisted upon wherever he was known. His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up at popular restaurants with her and, leaving her a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew.”
‘You see,’ cried Catherine triumphantly. She lowered her voice again. ‘It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce.’
What does this quote say about Tom?
Daisy was not a Catholic, and I was a little shocked at the elaborateness of the lie.
Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs.
Wilson stood face to face, discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention
Daisy’s name.
‘Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!’ shouted Mrs. Wilson. ‘I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy Dai-‘
Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose open with his hand.
Chapter 3
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, we will focus on the traits of the title character: Jay Gatsby. Although we don’t see him in this chapter, other characters talk about him and the setting of the party itself says a lot about who he is.
Record the instances that hint toward Gatsby’s character traits.
What does this quote say about this character? Quote
“I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there…sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admission.”
“’I like to come,’ Lucille said. ‘I never care what I do, so I always have a good time. When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me for my name and address – inside of a week I got a package from Croirier’s with a new evening gown inside it.’”
"He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced--or seemed to face--the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself."

Chapter 4
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, explain the importance of the quote to understanding the backstory behind
Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom.
Quote
“The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since” (75).
“The girl who was with him got in the papers, too,
Why is this quote important to the plot of the novel? because her arm was broken – she was one of the chambermaids in the Saint Barbara hotel” (77).
“The modesty of the demand shook me. He had waited five years and bought a mansion…so that he could ‘come over’ some afternoon to a stranger’s garden” (78).
Chapter 5
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, the main couple of the novel (Gatsby and Daisy) will be brought together for the first time. We will analyze the effect on both characters and if we believe this is a relationship that will last or not.
Quote What does this say about the future of their relationship?
“…followed by Daisy’s voice on a clear, artificial note:
‘I certainly am awfully glad to see you again.’
A pause, it endured horribly. I had nothing to do in the hall, so I went into the room.
Gatsby, his hands in his pockets, was reclining against the mantelpiece in a strained counterfeit of perfect ease, even of boredom.”
“Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy It had seemed very near to her, almost touching her…his count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.”
“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams – not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that had drifted his way. No amount of fire can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”

Chapter 6
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, we will be analyzing the types of conflict in Chapter 6. Conflict can be either internal (a problem within the characters’ own head) or external (a problem from some outside force). For each quote, describe what the conflict is and identify it as internal or external and explain why.
Describe the conflict Internal or External – Why? Quote
“’Go ahead,’ answered Daisy genially, ‘and if you want to take down any addresses here’s my little gold pencil’” (105).
“’I’d like to know who he is and what he does,’ insisted Tom. ‘And I think
I’ll make a point of finding out’”
(108).
“He wanted nothing less of Daisy than she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you’”(109).
“’Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why, of course you can!’”(110).
Chapter 7
Directions: For this dialectical journal entry, we will be analyzing the types of conflict in Chapter 7. Conflict can be either internal (a problem within the characters’ own head) or external (a problem from some outside force). For each quote, describe what the conflict is and identify it as internal or external and explain why.
Describe the conflict Internal or External – Why? Quote
“Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space.
With an effort she glanced down at the table.
‘You always look so cool,’ she repeated.
She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchannan saw. He was astounded” (119).
“There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind, and as we drove away Tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control”(125).
“’Your wife doesn’t you,’ said
Gatsby. ‘She’s never loved you. She loves me’”(130).

“’Oh, you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. I love you now, isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.’
“But with every word she was drawing further and further into herself, so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room” (134).
Reading Questions – Chapter 8
1.
What did Gatsby spend the entire night doing?
2.
Has Gatsby given up hope that Daisy will ever love him?
3.
Before he leaves to go to work, what compliment does Nick give Gatsby?
4.
What happens to George Wilson?
5.
What are the shocking events that end Chapter 8?
Reading Questions – Chapter 9
1.
What is the public reason given for Wilson’s actions?
2.
What does the phone call from Chicago tell us about Gatsby’s business?
3.
What does Klipspringer want from Nick? Why does Nick react so negatively to this?
4.
Why is Gatsby’s father so proud of him?
5.
What universal theme is Fitzgerald (the author) trying to convey to use in the final few paragraphs of the novel?

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Reflection 4 Prep Sheet: The Great Gatsby (2013)
Directions: First, choose one of the topics from the list below:
1.
The character traits of Nick Caraway and Daisy Buchanan (Dialectical Journal Chapter 1)
2.
The character traits of Tom Buchannan (Dialectical Journal Chapter 2)
3.
The character traits of Jay Gatsby (Dialectical Journal Chapter 3)
4.
The nature of the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy (Dialectical Journal Chapter 5)
5.
Internal and external conflicts in the novel (Dialectical Journal Chapters 6 and 7)
As we watch the film version of The Great Gatsby , find three events in the movie that portray your chosen topic. If you choose option 3 for example and there is a great scene that shows the character traits of Jay Gatsby, you would record what happened and how that shows his character.
Example 1: Describe what happens in this part of the movie.
How does this relate to your topic?
(ie. How does it show character traits, how does it show what Gatsby/Daisy’s relationship is like, or how does it show one of the conflicts in the story?)
Example 2: Describe what happens in this part of the movie.
How does this relate to your topic?
(ie. How does it show character traits, how does it show what Gatsby/Daisy’s relationship is like, or how does it show one of the conflicts in the story?)
Example 3: Describe what happens in this part of the movie.
How does this relate to your topic?
(ie. How does it show character traits, how does it show what Gatsby/Daisy’s relationship is like, or how does it show one of the conflicts in the story?)