Notice the foghorn and the kind of dreams Nick is having in the first paragraph of chapter 8 (p. 147). What kind of mood do the two create for Chapter 8? (Remember mood is the feeling or emotional atmosphere of the writing.)
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Nicks dream foreshadowed what was to come for Gatsby's future.The mood was like a nightmare,full of fear and worry.It gave the readers an uneasy feeling which later leads to Gatsby's death.Nick had a eager feeling that he had to earn Gatsby about something but he didn't know quite what it was.-Moriah Dickinson
ReplyDeleteI agree, it seems that Nick new something bad would happen to Gatsby after he and daisy ran over Myrtle. He also seems to be very weary an cautious around Gatsby after the incident. He also seemed to resent Gatsby for the fact that him and Daisy didn't come forward about the accident.
DeleteI agree , even though nick knew what would happen he did not want to tell Gatsby because he did not want there to be any conflict he wanted it to just happen when that time came
DeleteI agree, it gives the reader that there is a sense of doom. Something bad is about to happen that could change the dynamic of the story.
DeleteI agree with you because as the foghorn dreams started Gatsby's downfall started to inch closer and closer. As Nicks dreams of the foghorns progressed that is when Gatsby had lost his life.
DeleteI agree I think that he was foreshadowing and it let the reader know something was going to happen in the book later.
DeleteI completely agree with you Moriah. Foghorns usually mean there is fog out, which gives off a very sorrow type of mood. Fog is very gloomy, which in turn means that the life of someone is about to get very gloomy. Which foreshadows that something someone is going to die in the very near future.
DeleteI agree as well. I feel like Nick is foreshadowing everything that is to come. It wouldnt be the first time either. He always suggested Gatsby WAS the greatest man he knew
DeleteI agree, the dreams are foreshadowing a drastic event approaching Gatsby's life. The readers begin to notice things take a dark turn. The fog represents death and despair.
DeleteI agree, because fog is seen as eerie and mysterious. It's unclear what's going to happen in the fog. Nick's dream foreshadowed the cruel and tragic events that would take place. Nick's dream was a symbol of the tragedy that would come, the dream was lost, just how images and reality becomes unclear in the midst of fog.
DeleteI agree, because fog is seen as eerie and mysterious. It's unclear what's going to happen in the fog. Nick's dream foreshadowed the cruel and tragic events that would take place. Nick's dream was a symbol of the tragedy that would come, the dream was lost, just how images and reality becomes unclear in the midst of fog.
DeleteI absolutely agree the beginning of the novel was entirely dark and full of foreshadowing
DeleteYes i agree the strange feeling on you spine from the descrption of the sound is the stuff of nightmares
DeleteI agree that there is an uneasy feeling going to be felt in chapter 8. It was very dark and foreshadowing of what happens. I makes us feel apart of what is going to come.
DeleteThe feeling of things go wrong in novels usually means it did and here when Nick thinks he needs to warn Gatsby foreshadows the climax of the story. The fearful tone those sentences express gives us extreme dreadful feelings, especially after experiencing the accident happens the day before.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Nick knew that something bad was going to come from the accident, and believed that he had to do something to protect Gatsby even though there was nothing that he could have done. This then created a feeling of inticipation like the calm before the storm.
DeleteNick was foreshadowing what was coming in the book. The nightmares and the foghorn create a mood of worry and dread. Then as soon as Nick woke up he said, "I jumped out of bed and began to dress-I felt that I had something to tell him, something to warn him about, and morning would be too late." This made the reader worry more about what was going to happen in the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree, dreams in novels are mainly serve as mediator for foreshadowing and Nick's dream gives us a chilly feeling that something terrible is about to happen, even after that accident in the perious chapter.
DeleteI agree, Nicks made him have a gut feeling that something bad was going to happen and it was going to effect Gatsby's Future. After reading this it made the reader want to know what happens next and what Nick has to go warn Gatsby about.
DeleteI agree, Nick always seems to be worried about something or someone. Nick had a gut feeling that he had to say somwthing to Gatsby or else something bad would occur and it could be the end. Reading how Nick feels makes the reader want to know what's coming next and start to guess the endless amounts of possibilities.
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ReplyDeleteNick was foreshadowing what was going to happen later on. And he felt the need that he had to tell Gatsby right then. If Nick wouldn't of went and told Gatsby right then and would of waited he would of felt bad and guilty. "I felt that I had something to tell him, something to warn him about, and morning would be too late."
ReplyDeleteI agree that Nick would have had a guilty conscious if he hadn't ran up to tell Gatsby immediately. I also think that Nick was foreshadowing death because of the nightmare he was facing, in his dream and in reality.
DeleteI agree that he was foreshadowing what was going to happen but i think he mostly foreshadowing death. He said "I tossed half-sick between grotesque reality and savage, frightening dreams," which really paints a picture of death and darkness to me.
ReplyDeleteNick was foreshadowing what was going to happen in the future. Nick knew what would happen the whole time but he didn't want to tell Gatsby about it because he didn't want him to be sad and then have him get mad because nick did not tell him what was going to happen even if it had to do with Gatsby .
ReplyDeleteThis is true and i agree because it shows just how much Nick actually knows which is basically nothing
DeleteThis is true and i agree because it shows just how much Nick actually knows which is basically nothing
Deletenick seen that fear was represented with in nick dialog that he means to tell the story from a literal material
ReplyDeleteNick and his nightmares are giving the audience hints about whats going to happened further in the book. " Something to warn him about", this leaves the audience in suspicion, giving them curious. The kind of feel where you do not know whats going to happen and at the same time a bit frightened .
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! Nick's dream is a way for the author to set up things later on in the book a sort of foreshadowing. Leaving the reader eager to find out what the foghorn ad all the dark loomy elements of the dream play out as in the remainder of the story.
DeleteI've read Chapter 8, I see that Daisy was like a gold digger. At first, I didn't believe that could be true because to she was already wealthy herself. But once you put 2 and 2 together, she was actually discreet about it. She didn't marry Gatsby because he was poor even though she loved him, she cried in those fancy shirts because she realized that Gatsby was richer than Tom and herself put together, after she killed Myrtle she let Gatsby take the blame for it and instead of showing up to Gatsby's funeral, she ran away with her cheating husband, Tom. Looks and love can blind a person of what's real. This made me feel hopeless and cautious of every move I make.
ReplyDeletedaisy is just like a gold digger. she want to live with the utmost luxurys of life. yeah you said it. losing my faith in humanity.
Deletedaisy is just like a gold digger. she want to live with the utmost luxurys of life. yeah you said it. losing my faith in humanity.
DeleteThe loud deep moan of a foghorn in the distance along with Nick's uncomfortable sleep or bad dreams paved the way for the tone of this chapter. These details create a mood that is, "ghostly", "stale", "musty", and "dark"(147-148). In creating this mood, the reader is given a kind of grim mindset to prepare them for what is foreshadowed to come.
ReplyDeleteThe dream nick has warns himself that something is wrong. Or that something will happen and that he needs to intervene before its to late. And it warns the reader by letting them foreshadow and think what might happen next.
ReplyDeleteThe mood is very grim. The fog represents gloom and death. This is foreshadowing what is going to happen in chapter 9
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The mood creates a dark mood for the chapter almost as if from the begging of it they were warning us of something. It gave the chapter a grave feeling from the start. It give a nightmare feeling as well just that the worst thing you could think of was about to happen.
ReplyDeleteNicks dream foreshadowed Gatsbys death and it was a dark and grim and mysterious dream too. Which set up the way Gatsby was gonna die latter on in the novel. And the foghorn played a big part in foreshadowing his death too.
ReplyDeleteThe mood set in the beginning of the novel is dark and mysterious. Fitzgerald did this because Gatsby is mysterious and dark. In chapter three When Nick is invited to Gatsby's party he realizes no one really knows Gatsby or can even put a face to the man. There are many speculations about where Gatsby really came from or how he made his money and not a single one proved to be true.
ReplyDeletethe noise nick is hearing in his dreams represents his uncomfortably shady feelings that will be shown in this chapter, his dream started the chapter off with a mysterious suspenseful beginning. Representing how gatsby is unpredictable and no one knows what he will do next
ReplyDeleteit was like a for shadowing of when he got shot i agree with cloton.
ReplyDeletewhen nick was dreaming it was foreshadowing what would happen to gatsby the next day "frightening dreams. toward dawn i heard a taxi go up gatsby's drive, and immediately i jumped out of bed and began to dress-i felt that i had something to tell him, something to warn him about, and morning would be to late."
ReplyDeleteThe feeling of things that go wrong in novels usually means it went wrong. Nick feels he should warn Gatsby which foreshadows the climax of the story. The fearful tone the sentences express gives us dreadful feelings, especially after experiencing the accident that happens the day before.
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