Video Questions

1.
Capitalism – Tom,
Southern tradition - Daisy
Middle class - Nick
Lower class – George, Myrtle,
Midwest – good calm
East – power and corruption

2.
• I would want to belong to more of a middle class because it would actually show that you worked harder for your money, rather than just inheriting it. People who actually put hard work into things are well rounded and would have better opportunities.

3.
• The Valley of Ashes represents the death of the American Dream.

• The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are the eyes of God. They are on a billboard in the valley of ashes.

• The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock represents Gatsby’s hope for him and daisy being together one day.

• The mantle clock represents Gatsby’s connection to time. He wants to stop time and go live in the past. When he is sitting there talking with daisy in Nicks house, where they were reacquainted for the first time in years, his mind goes back to before he left for the military and how happy they were. Then when the clock falls, it shows that he can’t go back in time and that he is living in the present.

She came from a wealthy family, which can be why her voice is “full of money”. And Gatsby starts to think that she is just staying with tom because of his money, so when she says she is staying with him her voice is being full of money.

4. Tom is old money. He is a racist and very controlling. He is also a womanizer and has cheated on Daisy with several women since they have been married.
Gatsby is new money. He wants Daisy more than anything else and he genuinely cares about her. He is one of, if not the only, nice character in the novel.

5. Daisy loves Gatsby, but she wont leave Tom because he has money, which makes her feel safe. When you love someone, which is all that is supposed to matter, as long as you are together. This shows that the American Dream is corrupted by the desire and security of money, and it manages to ruin the one pure thing in the world. Another example is the World Series in 1919, thrown by Wolfsheim. Baseball was an innocent sport and represented the American dream. But when Wolfsheim Gambled and brought money into the equation, he corrupted it.

6.
In the Jazz age, everything was going, going, going. Great music, people were cheerful, there were movie stars and glamour. Much like how Gatsby’s parties are ran. He has party’s all the time (mostly to attract Daisy), and all sorts of people from West Egg, East Egg and New York come and just have a good time.

7.
In New York City, a places where dreams meet reality. Tom knows where Gatsby gets his money from and so Daisy isn’t strong enough to take the risk and leave the security of Tom’s money for Gatsby.