aLCOHOL
Well most of chapter two deals with getting drunk, and so does Gatsby's party in Chapter 3, it talks about all the alcohol he has there. Alcohol seems to be becoming a big deal and in every chapter. -RC
It seems that whenever alochol is present in any situation in the book, either it becomes a very awkward time or an emotional and bad experience for someone. - RC
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Rylee Davis Ryan Clements Emily Pinckert Chris Beresford |
“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.” Chapter 3. This quote is said by the drunken man in the library. I think it shows how his primary focus of being drunk has altered his lifestyle i.e. being drunk and irresponsible for a full week. -RD
"I found out what your 'drug stores' were." He turned to us and spoke rapidly. "he and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug- stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That's one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong." This quote relates to how those who sell alcohol are looked upon. Even though they bring everyone the alcohol that they want, they are looking down upon and almost as sketchy. It shows that people outside of bootlegging think it is a poor way of earning money. -RD
"I'll make you a mint Julep. Then you wont seem so stupid to yourself." They seem to think alcohol can fix everything, when it only make things worse. -RC
According to this magazine article about F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The real subject of Fitzgerald’s particular brand of alcoholism is the long sink from the ebullient down to the dregs of the bottle, and at last when it empties and crashes to the ground." This relates to the alcoholism in Gatsby because several character had gotten drunk and had a high then immediately crashed. -EP
“It’s a great advantage not to drink among hard-drinking people. —Jordan Baker -CB
I noticed that every chapter that involves alcohol eventually leads to some sort of discovery of the truth or bitter saddness. For example, when Daisy is crying and drunk and she goes on about how she's "changed her 'mine'". It foreshadows that Daisy was in love with Gatsby and she didn't want to get married to Tom. But, she continues on with the marriage.
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"I came into her room half an hour before the bridal dinner and found her lying on her bed as lovely as the June night in her flowered dress–and as drunk as a monkey. She had a bottle of sauterne in one hand and a letter in the other" chapter 4 page 76 This quote is important because it shows that alcohol during prohibition is not only used for pleasure and entertainment but also for dark and sad days of their lives. -RD