Nick Caraway- Nick begging’s the novel by sharing with the reader a bit of moral philosophy that he learned from his father. This sense of morality sets the seen to introduce the other characters. Nick seems to be a trustworthy guide for this literary journey yet it is clear to the reader that there is something more complex behind Nick’s facade of good will. Daisy Buchanan- When Nick first introduces his cousin to the reader one might mistake Daisy for something of a ditsy socialite. Daisy greets
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FINDING THE VALIDITY/EFFICIENCY OF PEER COUNSELING THROUGH GROUP WORKS IN JACINTO P. ELPA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010 Marieto Cleben V. Lozada Jacinto P. Elpa National High School Tandag City ABSTRACT Every school year‚ the Guidance In-Charge continually mediates among students brought by teachers from different year levels with problems varying from cutting classes‚ non-attendance‚ computer games addiction‚ gambling‚ vandalism‚ intoxicant drinking sessions within or near
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State. Told from the perspective of the Midwestern transplant Nick Carraway‚ the story centers around the mysterious and suspiciously rich Jay Gatsby--his next-door neighbor. In the first chapters of the novel‚ Nick is seen reuniting with his distant cousin‚ both in gene and mind‚ Daisy Buchanan. She and her ridiculously rich husband Tom introduce him to their dear friend‚ Jordan Baker‚ an excellent golfer‚ but a notorious cheater. Nick quietly observes the levity of their lifestyles and is entirely
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of The Great Gatsby‚ uses suspense to introduce Jay Gatsby who is clouded in a veil of mystery as no one knows who he really is. Jay Gatsby is thought of a huge partying millionaire and who mysteriously obtained a fortune‚ his past is foggy and rumors fly around about potential pieces that fit into the puzzle of Gatsby’s past. Nick Carroway‚ our narrator‚ wanders the party with Jordan Baker and the twins talking about the mystery that surrounds their host. Nick had heard many rumors surrounding Gatsby
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Fitzgerald uses a variety of different disciplines to tell the story of Gatsby‚ Nick and the other characters. In chapter 4‚ Fitzgerald uses narrative voice to portray Gatsby’s mysterious nature. Gatsby’s description of his background to Nick is a daunting puzzle—though he rattles off a seemingly far-fetched account of his grand upbringing and heroic exploits‚ he produces what appears to be proof of his story. Nick finds Gatsby’s story “threadbare” at first‚ but he eventually accepts at least part
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Chapter One: The novel begins with a personal note by the narrator‚ Nick Carraway. He relates that he has a tendency to reserve all judgments against people and that he has been conditioned to be understanding toward those who haven’t had his advantages. Carraway came from a prominent family from the Midwest‚ graduated from Yale and fought in the Great War. After the war and a period of restlessness‚ he decided to go East to learn the bond business. At the book’s beginning‚ Carraway has just arrived
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that she is now married to a “rich and successful” man named Tom Buchanan. Gatsby is then blessed with a new neighbor‚ Nick‚ who is cousins with Daisy‚ the woman Gatsby is in love with. Gatsby finds his way to get close with Nick and one day while out to lunch‚ Nick notices Tom. Unaware that his new friend had once had an amazing romantic relationship with Tom’s wife‚ Nick introduces the two men. Feeling a little uneasy about the situation “they shook hands briefly and a strained‚ unfamiliar look of
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opens the first chapter introducing us to Nick Carroway‚ who is clearly of first person narration and he is telling the story from the future. By telling the story as though it has already occurred‚ Fitzgerald has created the illusion that his main character has already experienced the events that are unfolding. This ensures that Nick is a retrospective narrator throughout the book but also obviously a bias story teller. Fitzgerald makes it known that Nick has already met all the characters and knows
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that due to the use of a narrator most of the information we are given is subjective to Nick’s opinions. Through the use of Jordan’s storytelling to Nick in the first section of exposition we are allowed two different interpretations of the same relationship. Fitzgerald uses Jordan and Nick’s storytelling in the sections of exposition to introduce the theme of romanticism. Jordan’s presents Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship as very romantic‚
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Fitzgerald introduces accounts of Gatsby’s character through a first person viewpoint. As first person narration has its limitations‚ when Nick does not have all the facts he uses other sources in the form of different narrative voices. Nick‚ Jordan and Wolfsheim all contribute to creating the image of Gatsby in chapter 4. What we can depict from this chapter is that Fitzgerald has divided it into 3 sections. The first‚ listing the guests who attended Gatsby’s party in July and the rumours circling
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