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[Lebailly]

Extract of Great Gatsby

 

The book is a novel writer by Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby in 1925. This extract of the book come from of the first chapter of the novel. The text is writer as the first person with Nick as both narrator and protagonist. In fact, it is a book about a man who writes a book. This extract contains dramatic dialogue to add veracity to the story and to make it livelier and truer to life.

 

I-             Men vs. Women

 

This extract shows the confrontation and the difference between men and women. The first chapter depicts an elaborate household wherein everyone plays a role as if acting in a drama. Daisy Buchanan stands in stark contrast to her husband. She is frail and diminutive, and actually labors at being shallow. She laughs at every opportunity. Daisy is utterly transparent, feebly affecting an air of worldliness and cynicism. Tom is grotesque, completely lacking redeeming features. Daisy describes him as a “big, hulking physical specimen”, and he seems to use his size only to dominate others. Instead of looking to the future and acting, Daisy focuses upon her injured finger. She is essentially a passive figure. She looks at the bruised finger “with an awed expression”. The adjective ‘awed’ seems entirely inappropriate to this trivial injury. It does add to our sense of Daisy’s character in that it indicates a lack of proportion in her judgment and in her responses. She sees life in an exaggerated, distorted, ironical fashion. We see that Tom gets angry very easily “I hate that word hulking”, “even in kidding” but Daisy repeat the word. Tom tries to interest the others in a book called The Rise of the Colored Empires by a man named Goddard. The book espouses racist, white-supremacist attitudes that Tom seems to find convincing. Daisy teases Tom about the book

 

 

 

II-            White vs. colored

 

This extract shows the difference between white and colored. Tom dominates the conversation at dinner; he wishes to propound ideas he has found in a book entitled "The Rise of the Colored Empires." This book speaks about racist and white supremacist ideas, to which Tom wholeheartedly subscribes and the downfall of civilization “It’s all scientific stuff, it's been proved”. He explains that the Nordic race, with which Tom identifies himself, created civilization and id now threatened by the rise of other, inferior races. Tom urges everyone to read the book. Daisy tries to make light of his suggestion. Tom violently proclaims the need to defend the superiority of the white race. Tom is presented as a foolish. This book deals with “races war”; we understand that if whites don’t look out, the blacks will submerged them and take the control of the world. Tom also says that the white are the dominant race “It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these races will have control of things.” Daisy mocks Tom ““We’ve got to beat them down,” whispered Daisy, winking ferociously toward the fervent sun”, we understand that it’s ironical

 

III-           West vs. East

 

This extract shows the difference between West Egg and East Egg. Nick rents a house in West Egg, a Long Island suburb located directly across a bay from East Egg. Nick observes that the two communities differed greatly in every way but shape and size. West Egg is where the "new rich" live, people who have made their fortunes only recently and have neither the social connections nor the cultural refinement to be accepted among the "old money" families of East Egg. Nick interrupts the dialogue to add a brief commentary on the distinction between social manners in the American East and the West. Significantly, dinner parties in the East are predictable and drift to an inevitable conclusion, whereas those in the West are agitated affairs, characterized by nervous energy, which may be uncomfortable, but at least have some vitality. Each phase of the Western dinner is a surge into the future, the anticipated moment, and although it is continually disappointed this forward motion is more alive than the Eastern drift. It seems curious to talk in this way about a meal, but Nick is building a distinction because Nick mix with person of West Egg whereas he lives in East Egg.

 

IV-          Conclusion

 

In this extract we understand that there are many differences and oppositions. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are in constant conflict. Tom have racist discourses and to give full power to whites. Finally between cities where one can notice a kind of rivalry between the new rich and the old rich, Nick would be the intermediary because he lives in the rival camps of Ton Buchanan.

 

[Jean B]

Bonjour,

NB : Ce forum étant dédié exclusivement à l'anglais, il est inutile de le mentionner dans le titre du sujet.

The book "The Great Gatsby" is a novel writer written by Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby in 1925. < Simplifie ton expression :=: writer = écrivain  Révise les verbes irréguliers ! This is an extract of the book come from of the first chapter of the novel. < of exprime la possession :=: from exprime la provenance/l'origine The text is writer  written as in the first person with Nick as both the narrator and protagonist. In fact, it is a book about a man who writes a book. This extract contains dramatic dialogue to add veracity to the story and to make it livelier and truer to life.

I-             Men vs. Women

This extract shows the confrontation and the difference between men and women. The first chapter depicts an elaborate household wherein everyone plays a role as if acting in a drama. Daisy Buchanan stands in stark contrast to her husband. She is frail and diminutive and actually labors at being shallow. She laughs at every opportunity. Daisy is utterly transparent, feebly affecting an air of worldliness and cynicism. Tom is grotesque, completely lacking redeeming features. Daisy describes him as a “big, hulking physical specimen” and he seems to use his size only to dominate others. Instead of looking to the future and acting, Daisy focuses upon her injured finger. She is essentially a passive figure. She looks at the bruised finger “with an awed expression”. The adjective ‘awed’ seems entirely inappropriate to this trivial injury. It does add to our sense of Daisy’s character in that it indicates a lack of proportion in her judgment and in her responses. She sees life in an exaggerated, distorted, ironical fashion. We see that Tom gets angry very easily “I hate that word hulking”, “even in kidding” but Daisy repeats the word. Tom tries to interest the others in a book called The Rise of the Colored Empires by a man named Goddard. The book espouses racist, white-supremacist attitudes that Tom seems to find convincing. Daisy teases Tom about the book

II-            White vs. colored

This extract shows the difference between white and colored. Tom dominates the conversation at dinner; he wishes to propound ideas he has found in a book entitled "The Rise of the Colored Empires." This book speaks is about racist and white supremacist ideas, to which Tom wholeheartedly subscribes and the downfall of civilization “It’s all scientific stuff, it's been proved”. <As-tu jamais ouvert un livre qui "parle" ?  He explains that the Nordic race, with which Tom identifies with himself, created civilization and is now threatened by the rise of other, inferior races. Tom urges everyone to read the book. Daisy tries to make light of his suggestion. Tom violently proclaims the need to defend the superiority of the white race. Tom is presented as a foolish. This book deals with “races war”; we understand that if whites don’t look out, the blacks will submerged them and take the control of the world. Tom also says that the white are the dominant race “It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these races will have control of things.” Daisy mocks Tom ““We’ve got to beat them down,” whispered Daisy, winking ferociously toward the fervent sun”, we understand that it’s ironical

III-           West vs. East

This extract shows the difference between West Egg and East Egg. Nick rents a house in West Egg, a Long Island suburb located directly across a bay from East Egg. Nick observes that the two communities differed greatly in every way but shape and size. West Egg is where the "new rich" live, people who have made their fortunes only recently and have neither the social connections nor the cultural refinement to be accepted among the "old money" families of East Egg. Nick interrupts the dialogue to add a brief commentary on the distinction between social manners in the American East and the West. Significantly, dinner parties in the East are predictable and drift to an inevitable conclusion, whereas those in the West are agitated affairs, characterized by nervous energy, which may be uncomfortable, but at least have some vitality. Each phase of the Western dinner is a surge into the future, the anticipated moment, and although it is continually disappointed this forward motion is more alive than the Eastern drift. It seems curious to talk in this way about a meal, but Nick is building a distinction because Nick mix with person of West Egg whereas he lives in East Egg.

IV-          Conclusion

In this extract we understand that there are many differences and oppositions. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are in constant conflict. Tom have  has racist discourses and to give  gives full power to whites. Finally, between cities where one can notice a kind of rivalry between the new rich and the old rich, Nick would be the intermediary because he lives in the rival camps of Tom Buchanan.

Relis-toi sys-té-ma-ti-que-ment ! Le jour du bac, personne ne le fera à ta place.

Bonne continuation.

[Lebailly]

Merci beaucoup

[Mantine55]

Hey, j'ai recemment lu ce livre.

Je m'ennuie, alors je vais faire un autre traduction; svp ne soyez pas offenses que je fais tel.

 

The book is a novel written by Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 entitled "The Great Gatsby." The following extracts of the book come from the first chapter of the novel. The text is written in the first person with Nick Carraway as both narrator and protagonist. In fact, it is a book about a man who writes a book. This extract contains dramatic dialogue to add veracity to the story and to make it more lively and true to life.

 

I-             Men vs. Women

 

This extract shows the confrontation and the difference between men and women. The first chapter depicts an elaborate household wherein everyone plays a role as if acting in a drama. Daisy Buchanan stands in stark contrast to her husband. She is frail and diminutive, and actually labors at being shallow. She laughs at every opportunity. Daisy is utterly transparent, feebly affecting an air of worldliness and cynicism. Tom is grotesque, completely lacking redeeming features. Daisy describes him as a “big, hulking physical specimen”, and he seems to use his size only to dominate others. Instead of looking to the future and acting, Daisy focuses upon her injured finger. She is essentially a passive figure. She looks at the bruised finger “with an awed expression”. The adjective ‘awed’ seems entirely inappropriate to this trivial injury. It does add to our sense of Daisy’s character in that it indicates a lack of proportion in her judgment and in her responses. She sees life in an exaggerated, distorted, and ironical fashion. We see that Tom gets angry very easily. For example, at one point in response to his wife he states, "I hate that word hulking . . . even in kidding”; however, Daisy repeats the word. Tom tries to interest the others in a book called "The Rise of the Colored Empires" by a man named Goddard. The book espouses racist, white-supremacist attitudes that Tom seems to find convincing. Daisy teases Tom about the book.

 

 

 

II-            White vs. Colored

 

This extract shows the difference between white and colored. Tom dominates the conversation at dinner; he wishes to propound ideas he has found in a book entitled "The Rise of the Colored Empires." This book speaks about racist and white supremacist ideas, to which Tom wholeheartedly subscribes and the downfall of civilization“. It’s all scientific stuff, it's been proved", he states on the matter. He explains that the Nordic race, with which Tom identifies himself, created civilization and is now threatened by the rise of other, inferior races. Tom urges everyone to read the book. Daisy tries to make light of his suggestion. Tom violently proclaims the need to defend the superiority of the white race. Tom is presented as a foolish. This book deals with “the war of races”; propagating that if the (je ne suis pas entierement certain ce que c'est-a-dire)  whites don't look out, the blacks will submerge them and take control of the world. Tom also says that the whites are the dominant race, saying, “It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these races will have control of things.” Daisy mocks Tom: “We’ve got to beat them down,” whispered Daisy, winking ferociously toward the fervent sun (no apostrophe); we understand that this is ironical.

 

III-           West vs. East

 

This extract shows the difference between West Egg and East Egg. Nick rents a house in West Egg, a Long Island suburb located directly across a bay from East Egg. Nick observes that the two communities differ greatly in every way but shape and size. West Egg is where the "new rich ("nouveaux riches" is actually a phrase that exists in English and would be employed here by an English speaker attempting to sound formal)" live, people who have made their fortunes only recently and have neither the social connections nor the cultural refinement to be accepted among the "old money" families of East Egg. Nick interrupts the dialogue to add a brief commentary on the distinction between social manners in the American East and the West. Significantly, dinner parties in the East are predictable and drift to an inevitable conclusion, whereas those in the West are agitated affairs, characterized by nervous energy, which may be uncomfortable, but at least have some vitality. Each phase of the Western dinner is a surge into the future, the anticipated moment, and although it is continually disappointed,(comma) this forward motion is more alive than the Eastern drift. It seems curious to talk in this way about a meal, but Nick is building a distinction because Nick mixes with people of West Egg even though ("even though" sounds better, but "whereas" would technically work) he lives in East Egg.

 

IV-          Conclusion

 

In this extract we understand that there are many differences and oppositions. Daisy and Tom Buchanan are in constant conflict. Tom has racist discourses and endorses/supports giving full power to whites. Finally,(comma) between cities where one can notice a kind of rivalry between the new rich and the old rich, Nick would be the intermediary because he lives in the rival camps of Tom Buchanan (Tom Buchanan and whom?)

 

 

[Jean B]

Hi, Mantine55. Thanks for contributing!

[Lebailly]

Merci beaucoup j'ai eu 17 sur ce devoir

[Jean B]

Merci pour le retour et bravo !