Chapter V

New Characters:

Klipspringer

Answer Questions in writing:

1. Why does Nick say Gatsby’s house looks like the World’s Fair?

2. How does Gatsby’s gardener help prepare for Daisy’s visit?

3. Why does Nick turn down Gatsby’s offer to help him make some money?

4. How does Gatsby dress and prepare for a rendezvous with Daisy?

5. Who is the Finn referred to in Chapter 5?

6. How long has it been since Gatsby and Daisy had seen each other?

7. What part does nature play in the rendezvous?

8. How does Daisy like Gatsby’s house?

9. Why does Daisy suddenly start sobbing?

10. Who provides the musical background for the love scene?

Vocabulary focus (write your own situations (three minimum) with the following words and phrases):

To put smb to trouble

To take up much of smb’s time

To have one’s hands full

Innocent/innocently

A lawn-mower

Miserable/miserably

To my (overwhelming) surprise

To make an excuse

Embarrassed/embarrassment

To pour with rain

Smeared with tears

To inherit

Celebrated people

Hilariously

To sob

To adore

Bewilderment

Vocabulary list

(Present orally original situations of the novel, using the following words and phrases)

To blaze with light, to take a plunge, to call up smb., to put smb. to trouble, to fumble with a series of beginnings, to carry on a little business, to render smb. a service, to cut smb. off, to scrutinize smth., a matter-of-fact voice, to be smeared with tears, to adjust oneself, a rush of emotion, to be possessed by intense life.

I. Give a summary in writing of Chapter V.

II. Be ready to discuss the following:

1.  Why was Gatsby’s house blazing with light? Describe Gatsby’s appearance on the day of his meeting with Daisy. Speak about his behaviour before he met Daisy, during their meeting.

What did Jay Gatsby say of the business he was in?

Comment on Gatsby’s display of wealth and on Daisy’s response. Observe the epithets used to characterize her voice. Describe Nick Carraway’s feelings throughout the scene.

2. What is the meaning of the descriptions of the weather in the chapter? What does the following description suggest: “The rain was still falling, but the darkness had parted in the west, and there was a pink and golden billow of foamy clouds above the sea.”

Time is the real enemy in the Romantic world. There are a lot of “time terms” in this chapter. Find them and say what they suggest. What does the episode with the clock suggest? What is the role of the picture of Gatsby at the age of about eighteen?

Comment on the following: “It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air.

“One thing’s sure and nothing’s surer The rich get the richer and the poor get—children. In the meantime, In between time—”

Explain the meaning of the following: “No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.”

Chapter VI

Vocabulary list

(Present orally original situations of the novel, using the following words and phrases)

To fall short of being news, to dropanchor, to beat one’s way, to bring smb. food and bed, to be in the riot, to be contemptuous of smb., to despise smb., to haunt smb., an outlet for smth., to run around alone, unwavering devotion, on the verge of smth., to repose more trust in smb., to inherit money, to go intact to smb., to ingratiate oneself with smb., to enter into conversation, to mount one’s horse, an orchid of a woman, to be appalled, menagerie.