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What is the climax (turning point) of the novel? How do you know? How is the central conflict addressed in the climax? Use textual evidence to back up your claims. There are two possible turning points in The Great Gatsby. They are when Gatsby and Daisy meet for the first time in a long time (chapter 5-6) and when Tom and Gatsby fight the hotel (chapter 7). I believe that the climax of the novel is when Tom and Gatsby fight in the hotel. This fight is over who loves Daisy more and Gatsby tells Tom that she loves him more and she always has. Tom disagrees but also admits that he has “cheated” and he says “And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time." (7.251-252) Later on in the book Daisy actually runs away with Tom instead of Gatsby, which makes Gatsby in a very melancholy manner. I think that this is the climax because after a climax there has to be a big fa...

Prompt: In chapter 5, when Daisy and Gatsby meet, how is weather used to create mood, and what mood(s) is created? In chapter 5, Gatsby and Daisy meet for the first time in 5 years. In the morning, when Gatsby sends people to Nick's house to fix it up a bit, it is raining. Gatsby is nervous and scared of reuniting with Daisy. Gatsby doesn't think that it will be the same between him and Daisy. When Daisy comes to Nick’s house it is still raining. When Nick and Daisy enter the house Nick expects Gatsby to be sitting in the same place he was before. To Nick’s surprise Gatsby is gone, but he then hears a knock at the door and he finds Gatsby drenched in rain. Gatsby goes into Nick’s house with a scared attitude and his meeting was very awkward with Daisy. Nick leaves but Gatsby catches him before he can and tells him he should stay and that the meeting was a big mistake. At this point it is still raining, but when Nick comes back he finds Gatsby glowing with happiness an...

Prompt: In the first two pages of the novel, Nick Carraway claims that he is "inclined to reserve all judgment." Do you find that this is true so far? Please provide textual evidence to support your position. When Nick Carraway claims that he is not judgemental, this statement became a quote that was very questionable. I believe that he will become more judgemental throughout the story. As the narrator, Nick has to eventually give his own thoughts about people in the story. This book was meant to show the reader what other people think about you. Nick narrates what other people think and judge about people, but he also does the same. A paragraph after he states that he is “inclined to reserve all judgment” he then says, “Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on.” This meant that he doesn't care if he judges. Nick is also quite fond of Gatsby and he is the “only one” who sees the good i...