Chapter 5 - Tea Time
Important characters
Nick Carraway
Mr Gatsby
Daisy
Hyperboles - exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Usually used appear in dialogues when the character is being overly dramatic.
Narrator
Tones
Symbolisms - use of a word of phrase that have a deeper meaning or that represent something. Through these, the author constructs symbols that assist the reader's interpretation of certain facts or of the narrator's point of view.
Follows Gatsby's request and invites only Daisy (without Tom) to his house for tea. Afterwards when Daisy and Gastby meet, he leaves to give them some privacy.
His participation is important because this is the first time after 5 years that Gatsby and Daisy meet, it is here when their affair is reborn, which will have enormous consequences in the future chapters.
Goes to Nick's house to meet with Daisy, the girl of his dreams, and even though at the beginning he was nervous and shy, when they go to Gatsby's mansion, he shows all his possessions with pride and wonder (about Daisy's opinion)
He is the one to initiate the contact with Daisy, which will change both their life into a short happy period. It can be seen how madly in love he is with her, and how her opinion can change him, how powerful Daisy is over him.
She goes to Nick house and is surprise to see Gatsby in it to, at first they talk in Nick's kitchen but afterwards they move for a tour at Gatsby's mansion.
It becomes clear how Daisy is unhappy with her marriage, how old sentiments can be reborn easily and how she admires money and what someone can do with it, since according to Nick, she was astonished by Gatsby's house and especially his clothes.
First person narrator: Nick Carraway
Disadvantage: The reader cannot know what happens between Daisy and Gatsby when Nick is not around. However this can be used as a device to keep the reader's attention, thickening the plot while keeping a certain air of mystery (which seems to always surround Gatsby)
Fear
Command / order
Concern
"Two o'clock and the whole corner of the peninsula was bazing with light, which fell unreal on the shrubbery and made thin elongating glints upon the roadside wires"
"Nobody's coming to tea. It's too late!"
Informality
Mistery
Sense of humor
Bystander
"I have been glancing into some of the rooms"
Generosity
"Well, this would interest you. It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money"
"Don't bring Tom!"
"Don't be silly"
"Are you in love with me or why did I have to come alone?" "That's the secret of Castle Rackrent"
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"Come in an hour, Ferdie!"
"Does the gasoline affect his nose?"
Nostalgia
"We have met before"
"We haven't met for many years"
Exhibitionist
"My house looks well, doesn't it?"
"You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock"
"Don't talk so much, old sport. Play!"
When Gatsby in his nervousness knocks the clock in Nick's house. This is a symbol of how Gatsby wants to stop time, however he is not capable of it (the clock falls).
"Nobody's coming to tea. It's too late!"
"That's a terrible mistake, a terrible, terrible mistake"
"I don't play well. I don't - I hardly play at all"
Metaphores - used to enrich and embellish the descriptions of persons, scenarios and actions; use of comparisons and the figurative meaning (rather than literal meaning) of words and phrases. Effect on the reader: increases interest, as literary piece becomes more sophisticated, and makes it easier for the reader to picture what is written.
Themes
"As my taxi groaned away"
"While his house blazed gaudily on"
não precisa escrever o meaning de cada metáfora, so tacar elas aí mesmo (segundo Marina)
"The rain cooled about half-past three to a damp mist, through which occasional thin drops swam like dew"
"The exhilarating ripple on her voice was a wild tonic in the rain"
"A damp streak of hair lay like a dash of blue paint across her cheek, and her hand was wet with glistening drops as I took it to help her from the car"
"Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes
Gatsby's house and shirts - Both are a visual representation of how far Gatsby has come, he can literally cover Daisy with his riches
Love, desire and relationship
Daisy and Gatsby get together
Gatsby and Daisy are modest and embarrassed, almost speechless, overwhelmed by feelings, and have a physical comfort with each other
Historical references
Reference to the World's Fair, international event for exhibition of the achievements of nations
"You're place looks like the World's Fair."
Reference to The Journal, New York City newspaper
"I think it was The Journal."
Main aim of the chapter: describe a series of significant events (actions of each character have a great importance
Language
Adjectives and adverbs - appear very frequently in the chapter. The author uses these to enhance its descriptions by for instance, increasing its accuracy.
"Daisy and I talked, looked conscientiously from one to the other of us with tense, unhappy eyes."