Mitchell IB English HL 5 April 2016 The Valley of Ashes At the beginning of chapter two, Fitzgerald writes that there is an area halfway between West Egg and New York City called “the valley of ashes.” He describes it as “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where …

The valley of ashes is a desolate area that exists between West Egg and New York City where everything seems covered in ashes. In fact, such a thick layer of ashes sits atop everything that it seems as if everything were actually made of ashes: the houses, hills, cars—even men.

It represents the moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with regard for nothing but their own pleasure. The valley of ashes also symbolizes the plight of the poor, like George Wilson, who live among the dirty ashes and lose their vitality as a result.

Literally, the valley of ashes is the place that ashes grow everywhere. It symbolizes the poverty and hopelessness. Notice how often and in what context Doctor Eckleburg’s eyes.

The Valley of Ashes is the wasteland between the east and west egg. It is where the lower class lives. It symbolizes Wilson and how he is made of ashes because he repairs cars and can’t achieve the American dream.

The words that are used are: grotesque, ashes, crumbling, and rising smoke.

The valley of ashes is the railroads, houses and chimneys. On a symbolic level it represents absolute poverty and hopelessness.

George and Myrtle Wilson live in the Valley of Ashes.

The valley of ashes is the land between NYC and West Egg. It symbolizes the working class. A billboard with a pair of bright blue eyes wearing glasses looks over the valley of ashes. They symbolize the wealthy, bright, vibrant life looking down on the working class.

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 2 Summary. Nick describes the “valley of ashes” that is the area between the rich suburb of West Egg and Manhattan. This is the gray and dirty part of the borough of Queens that you drive through to get from Long Island to NYC.

The characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby represent a specific segment of 1920s American society: the rich hedonists of the Jazz Age. Ultimately, the novel’s characters paint a complex portrait of an amoral American society, drunk on its own prosperity.

Although Catherine says that Tom can’t stand Daisy (and that Myrtle can’t stand her husband, George Wilson, either), she claims that Daisy is keeping Tom and Myrtle apart because she’s Catholic and Catholics “don’t believe in divorce.” Nick is surprised by the detail of the lie because Daisy isn’t Catholic, and it …

The reason that Catherine believes that Tom has not divorce Daisy is because Daisy is a catholic and it will go against her religion to divorce. Tom tells her not to say his wife’s name but instead, she is now chanting it and Tom full of range, breaks her nose.

Unlike Daisy, Myrtle is determined to leave her husband and dramatically alter her lifestyle. Daisy and Myrtle also have different mannerisms. Daisy is known for her attractive voice, bright eyes, and “passionate mouth,” while Myrtle has a “perceptible vitality about her” and carries herself sensuously.

How is Myrtle trying to build her status on the social class ladder? By using Tom’s wealth to get what she wants. By buying expensive clothing and other things. By changing her behavior around Tom when dealing with other people.

Myrtle Wilson is Tom’s mistress in the city. She is described as a robust woman, unrefined and slightly annoying. Myrtle may have loved George once, but has since realized how poor George is. (George had to rent his suit for their wedding).

What is unique about the way Nick meets Gatsby? He accidentally spills a drink on him. He finds Gatsby in a corner of his house. He gets too drunk and Gatsby has to take care of him.

As Nick mills around the party, he encounters Jordan Baker and the two of them two mingle around, inadvertently gathering rumors about Gatsby, including that he had once killed a man. After several glasses of champagne, Nick begins a conversation with a fellow who is, unbeknownst to him, Gatsby himself.

What do Gatsby and Nick have in common? Both were in the Third Division in France during the war. What does Fitzgerald subtly wish to convey about Gastby when he has Nick say, “…

In what ways is Chapter II like Chapter III? People are coming to a party. Chapter 2 introduces the reader to Tom Buchanan’s crowd, and Chapter 3 introduces the reader to Jay Gatsby’s crowd. In both cases, the group ends up drunk and unhappy.

At the end of Chapter III, which is set mainly at Gatsby’s mansion, Nick says that he “lost sight” of Jordan for a while, but found her again in “midsummer.” That suggests July. The majority of this chapter (pages 39-56) is set in Gatsby’s mansion on a summer evening of the 1920s.

Nick passes judgement on nearly every character except, perhaps Gatsby himself. Tom is arrogant; Daisy, superficial; Jordan, dishonest; and Myrtle, pretentious. During the party of chapter three, Nick criticized party attendees as having the behavior of people at an amusement park.

At the beginning of Chapter 3, Lyddie stands outside Cutler’s Tavern. She notes that the tavern is larger than the Stevenses’ farmhouse. At this point, Lyddie is feeling discouraged. She can’t believe her own mother has consigned her and her brother Charlie to a life of servitude.

Chapter 4 begins by telling the reader more about how grueling a time that Lyddie is having while working in the tavern. Mrs. Cutler is a cruel task master and Lyddie is afraid of her and disappointing her as well. Soon into the chapter, Triphena tells Lyddie a story about two frogs that fell into a pail of milk.

In Chapter 2, Lyddie and Charles leave their home and go separate ways. Each of them has been hired out to work in order to pay off debts their mother owes on their property. The land has been rented to a neighbor, Mr. Westcott, to farm, and he is to have their horse and cow as well.

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• The setting is September and about to be winter.
• The characters are Lyddie, Triphena, The Mistress, Charlie, and The pink silk lady.
• Lyddie moves to her job and is not used to getting bossed around.
• They think that lyddie is basic, and plain.