Friday, July 24, 2015

What two emotions are pulling at Mr. Gatz in chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby?

In chapter 9, Mr. Henry Gatz experienced great
pride. Nick narrates:


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After changing my clothes I went back next door
and found Mr. Gatz walking up and down excitedly in the hall. His pride in his son and
in his son's possessions was continually increasing and now he had something to show
me.



Mr. Gatz' pride was
growing with his increasing knowledge of the material wealth his son had. Having come
from the Midwest, Mr. Gatz must have believed that his son worked extremely hard to get
these material items. Of course the item he refers to that he wanted to show Nick was
Jay's old schedule and list of resolves. The traits Jay practiced as a kid model a
hard-working moral citizen's fortitude.


Another legitimate
feeling of Mr. Gatz was anxiety. Of course, experiencing
the death of a child would cause anyone anxiety, but as people failed to show for the
funeral, I think it left him wondering why.

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