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Title: Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Analysis
Description: Analysis of chapter 2 of the Great Gatsby, important quotes, character quotes, summary and important themes

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The  Great  Gatsby  Chapter  2  
Summary  






Nick  describes  the  ‘valley  of  ashes’  (p
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 Myrtle  does  some  shopping  and  buys  a  dog
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 Nick  leaves  with  
McKee  
At  Pennsylvania  station,  Nick  waits  to  catch  the  4  a
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 train  home    

Characters    
Nick    



‘Though  I  was  curious  to  see  her  [Myrtle],  I  had  no  desire  to  meet  her
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27)  –  Nosey,  
curious,  family  loyalty,  pre-­‐judgements    
‘Taking  out  my  handkerchief  I  wiped  from  his  cheek  the  spot  of  dried  lather  that  had  worried  
me  all  the  afternoon
...
38)  –  focusses  on  things  too  much,  OCD,  such  as  his  focus  to  detail  
on  each  character    

 
Tom    




Literally  forced  me  from  the  car  [Nick]…  his  determination  [Tom]  to  have  my  company  
bordered  on  violence
...
27)  –  picking  up  on  his  violent  manner  again    
‘Neither  of  them  can  stand  the  person  they’re  married  to
...
35)  –  doesn’t  like  Daisy,  not  
like  each  other    
‘Tom  Buchanan  broke  her  nose  with  his  open  hand
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39)  –  does  not  want  Myrtle  
disrespecting  Daisy  –  still  cares  for  her    

 
Myrtle    









[Nick]  ‘Though  I  was  curious  to  see  her,  I  had  no  desire  to  meet  her
...
27)  –  She  has  been  
judged  on  her  actions,  Tom  not  prosecuted,  woman  is    
‘thickish  figure  of  a  woman  blocked  out  the  light  from  the  office  door
...
’  (p
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 Maybe  an  exaggeration  from  Nick  as  he  feels  anger  for  his  cousin    
‘Her  face,  above  a  spotted  dress  of  dark  blue  crepe-­‐de-­‐chine,  contained  no  facet  or  gleam  of  
beauty
...
28)  –  again  dress  is  opposite  to  Daisy’s  as  hers  was  white  –  more  pure  than  the  
mistress    
‘Get  some  chairs,  why  don’t  you,  so  somebody  can  sit  down
...
28)  –  bossy    
‘Tom  Buchanan  and  his  girl
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29)  –  not  a  girl  as  she  is  mid  thirties    
‘She  fondled  the  weather-­‐proof  coat  with  rapture
...
30)  –  not  all  bad  can  be  caring    










‘Mrs  Wilson  gathered  up  her  dog  and  other  purchases
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30)  –  dog  is  an  object,  spoilt    
‘With  the  influence  of  the  dress  her  personality  had  also  undergone  a  change
...
33)  –  
reflects  personality,  so  Daisy’s  white  dress  reflects  her  purity  
‘Her  laughter,  her  gestures,  her  assertions  became  more  violently  affected  moment  by  
moment
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33)  –  becoming  more  similar  to  Tom,  suited  to  each  other    
‘I  just  slip  it  on  sometimes  when  I  don’t  care  what  I  look  like
...
33)  –  Complement  fishing      
‘It  came  from  Myrtle…and  it  was  violent  and  obscene
...
35)  –  again  like  Tom  
‘I  married  him  because  I  thought  he  was  a  gentleman,’  she  said  finally
...
’’  (p
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 ‘I’ll  say  it  whenever  I  want
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39)  –  Gone  back  to  
Mrs  Wilson,  Nick  lost  respect  for  her
...
 When  he  saw  us  a  damp  
gleam  of  hope  sprang  into  his  light  blue  eyes
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28)  –  depressed,  hopeful  for  company  and  
customers    
‘Oh,  sure,’  agreed  Wilson  hurriedly
...
28)  –  extreme  change  of  character  from  ‘spiritless’  –  
glad  of  the  company    
‘He’s  so  dumb  he  doesn’t  know  he’s  alive
...
29)  –  reinforcing  the  ‘spiritless’    

Mr  McKee  



‘Mr  McKee  was  a  pale,  feminine  man  from  the  flat  below
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’  (p
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’  (p
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 Ectoplasm  –  not  that  interesting  –  clear,  not  
noticeable    

 
Mrs  McKee  


‘His  wife  was  shrill,  languid,  handsome,  and  horrible
...
32)  –  more  masculine  than  her  
husband    

 
Catherine    


 

‘Catherine  was  a  slender,  worldly  girl  of  about  thirty,  with  a  solid,  sticky  bob  of  red  hair,  and  
a  complexion  powdered  milky  white
...
32)  –  long  sentence,  very  descriptive,  looking  her  up  
and  down
...
J  Eckleburg    



 Name  sounds  like  ‘Dr  Jekyll’    
‘The  eyes  of  Doctor  T
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 Eckleburg  are  blue  and  gigantic  –  their  retinas  are  one  yard  high
...
26)  –  maddening  like  Dr  Jekyll,  eyes  window  to  the  soul,  very  open  –  open  book  

Gatsby  


‘They  say  he’s  a  nephew  or  a  cousin  of  Kaiser  Wilhelm’s
...
’  (p
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26)  –  
sense  of  out  of  control,  repetition  of  the  quarter  (‘quarter  of  a  century,’  p
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’  (p
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 Nature  is  restricted  and  ruined    
 ‘Small  block  of  yellow  brick  sitting  on  the  edge  of  the  waste  land
...
27)  –  small  glimmer  of  
hope,  juxtaposition    
‘The  interior  was  unprosperous  and  bare;  the  only  car  visible  was  the  dust-­‐covered  wreck  of  
a  Ford  which  crouched  in  a  dim  corner
...
27)  -­‐    shows  how  long  they  have  struggled  with  a  
lack  of  custom,  ‘crouched’  –  personification  –  uncomfortable  –  not  looked  after  
Repetition  of  ‘grey’  –  ‘grey…child,’  ‘grey  upholstery,’  ‘grey  old  man,’  etc
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Title: Great Gatsby Chapter 2 Analysis
Description: Analysis of chapter 2 of the Great Gatsby, important quotes, character quotes, summary and important themes