Chapter+2

= Chapter 2

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Summary Nick is on his way to New York With Tom Buchanan, and mentions the giant eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, which were once an advertisment for an oculist. Tom wants Nick to meet his mistress, who he commonly takes out to poplar places. He stops at Mr. Wilson's shop, and while he is there his wife comes downstaries. While Mr. Wilson has his back turned he tells Mrs. Wilson that he wants to see her. Nick, Tom, and his mistress all go to New York, and Tom Buys her a dog. Tom and her share an apartment in New York City, and they throw a party. Everybody is talking and drinking when Tom breaks Mrs. Wilsons nose because they got into an argument over her saying Daisy's name. After this, everybody starts to disperse and go home.

Marxist/Feminist﻿ Lens

Tom Buchanan would make feminists feel full of rage if he ever exsisted. First off, when Mrs. Wilson says Daisy's name and Tom doesn't want her to his reaction is to hit her in the nose and break it. Also, Tom is cheating on Daisy and his lack of failfulness and loyalty is enough to drive any feminist crazy. The women's conversation about marriage is also bad in the eyes of a feminist because they only wanted to marry for money and status and not love. These women are willing to marry someone who hits them over someone who loves them just because of social status which ties in the Marxist point of view.. The characters in chapter two would inspire hateful feelings in a feminist. ﻿ Reflect  Chapter two reflects the time period in which it was written. The first reference comes on the first page. The first sentence states "About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile..." Additionally, Fitzgerald incorporates literary works of the 1920s. Two examples are //Town Tattle,// a magazine and //Simon Called Peter,// a novel. Common Themes: Apperances vs. reality: Appearance vs. reality is a major theme in chapter 2 because it portrays the idea of Tom having a mistress who he "takes out to popular places." Why popular places? Does she fit the look more than Daisy who is his wife? Love: Love is also a common theme in chapter 2. Whatever kind of love it is that Tom has for Daisy, it still exists. He got in a fight with Mr. Wilson for even saying Daisy's name. It bothered him to hear someone talk about her.

How does color function as a S﻿ ymbol? In the second chapter, color funtions as a symbol to help describe people and things around. At the beginning of the chapter, the color gray is used often to describe the area between West Egg and New York, by the railway. For example, the color gray is used to describe, "a line of gray cars...." (Fitzgerald 23) It is also used to describe the color of the land. Another color that is emphasized is the color of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. The narrator goes into detail about how "blue and gigantic," his eyes are. (Fitzgerald 23) Another way he uses blue is to describe a woman's dress as she came down the stairs of Wilson's home. The woman, Myrtle who is Tom's lover, has a "spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine," on. (Fitzgerald 25) The colors gray and blue seem to be prominent colors in the second chapter and are used to descibe the people, their personalities and appearances.

 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. //The Great Gatsby//. New York: Scribner, 2004. Print.