Gatsby#2)

The chapter starts with talking about the valley of ashes. I got really confused at this point. There was also the part about the billboard with the doctor's eyes looking down on them. In this chapter Tom takes Nick to New York and stops at the Valley of Ashes along the way. This is where Myrtle, Tom's girlfriend, is introduced. She is a whore (: Tom buys her a puppy. They go to the apartment, Myrtle's sister comes over along with some other people and they start drinking. They get very very drunk. Myrtle starts talking about Daisy and Tom tells her to stop. She continues saying, "Daisy, Daisy, Daisy..." so Tom punched her in the nose. The chapter ends with Nick sleeping in the train station waiting for the four o'clock train.

Gatsby#1;

The book begins with Nick telling the reader about some advice that his dad gave him. After a while, we learn that he moved to New York to learn about the bond business and hat a Mr. Gatsby is his neighbor. Nick doesn't like Gatsby's actions, but enjoys his personality. Nick is then invited to a Tom Buchanan's house for dinner. He went to Yale with Tom and Tom is married to Nick's cousin, Daisy. While Nick is at Tom's, he is interduced to a Miss Baker. Nick knows he's seen her somewhere, but can't quite figure out where. While the four of them are eating, Tom gets a phone call. He leaves to take it, and soon after Daisy follows. Nick trys to make small talk with Miss Baker, but she tells him to be quiet and she trys to overhear what is being said in the next room. She then informs Nick that Tom has a woman in New York. After the night is over, Nick drives back home and looks over at Gatsby's house. He sees what seems to be him, but when Nick looks back over at him, Mr. Gatsby is no longer there.

Themes,motifs,and symbols:

Motifs:

• Noise and Silence: Henry is having an internal battle, doubting himself. He is very quiet, but everyone else continues to talk and noise continues on around him. When Henry stays for battles, it is very loud and all over the place. Henry runs away into the forest and it is very calm and silent.
  
• Youth and maturity: Henry and the others at camp seem to be fairly young. They are very mature to just pick up everything and go to war for what is right. Henry keeps going from youth to maturity, he's mature when he signs up to fight. He then becomes childish again when he thinks of running, but he stays and fights so he is once again mature.
  
• Clean and dirty: The clean and dirty represents the veterans and the new members of the army. Henry notices how clean their hats are, while the veterans hats are faded and torn. At this point I don't know if Henry's thinks will ever get dirty or tattered, he's always contemplating on running away. If he doesn't fight, his things will stay clean.
  
• Light and Dark:
  

Symbols:

• Dead soldier: The dead soldier really fascinates Henry. It's after seeing him that Henry decides he would rather just be killed.
• The Dead Soldier: I think that the dead soldier reflects what could become of Henry. Maybe the soldier also ran, because of that he ran out of food and water supply, dying.
• The flag: I think that the flag could represent that they are fighting for a cause, they're country/what's right and just. The army isn't going to give up, they will continue fighting.
• The flag: Now I think that the flag actually represents what is going on during the war. Before it was calm, just flowing in the wind. Now it's jerking as if someone is shaking it, to tell the soldiers that the enemy is attacking.

Themes:

• Courage: Henry really shows courage in this chapter, it's when he finally get it. He forgets all about his thoughts of running and his thoughts of just dying. He fights alongside the other soldiers and contributes to the end result.
• Disregard for Human Life: I think that when somebody dies, and they just leave them, don't cover them up or anything is a disregard for human life.
• Self-preservation: Henry is always thinking about running away, not caring about whether other people will die or not. He only cares whether or not he will die.
• Manhood: When Henry finally stays and continues to fight in battle, he has finally achieved manhood.