The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal
Place
Darwin
• Mr. Crabbe first regards Darwin with suspicion as ‘A city of booze, blow, and blasphemy’ (p.9).
• Paul’s initial reaction is much more positive: ‘I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight’ (p.9).
• Every thing in Darwin is different. “An unnatural greenness, as if the leaves were a kind of plastic. Huge parrots yattered in the dripping fruit trees. Butterflies of brilliant colours – bright rainbow colours, chemistry set colours, coffee-table book colours-filled the air”(p.10)
• First time to know each other and Paul grows up in Darwin. He was taught piano by Keller. Not only teach him music lesson, but also teach him life lesson.
• Paul moves to Darwin because of his father’s job transaction.
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• Keller sends a gift to Paul with a book. Their relationship become warmer.(p.54)
• Paul goes to library to search more information about Keller. “Bored – finally – with daytime Television…I began visiting libraries, searching for evidence of Keller’s earlier life.”
• Paul associates the city with enjoyable holiday activities such as ‘The Zoo’, ‘the Beach’ and ‘The Show’ (p.53).
• Adelaide also provides the opportunities to see how Paul’s relationship with Keller has developed.
• To Paul, Adelaide represents another time in his life, and a time that doesn’t belong to him anymore. It shows the different interpretations and ideas of a child and adolescence.
• Join the piano competition. …show more content…
His parents loss of hope of his ever having a career as a performer.
• Adelaide is presented as a rather safe and uninspired choice, suggesting the future blandness of his musical career.
• “Even then I couldn’t help seeing it in those terms: music to Shit By.” (p. 91) Through Paul’s experience in playing with the band, he finally understands who he is in terms of music.
• “But the artistic direction of the band had passed out of my hands somewhere between Darwin and Adelaide.” (p. 106)
• Keller remains Paul about his Ability “every fish has its depth.”(p.107)
• “Now I felt a Territorial’s contempt for Adelaide and its neat rows of suburbs.” (p.100).
• “It was only now that I realised he had not drunk at all in Adelaide.” (p. 111) Paul is able to have more insight about Darwin and have a deeper understanding of himself and those around him. Adelaide acts as the bridge between Darwin and the reality of the world.
• Paul doesn’t have enough ability to be a concert pianist “you are my best student, yes, One in a thousand, But a concert pianist is one in a million.”(p.113)
Vienna
• The pace that Keller grows up and have a family
• Paul goes back to Vienna to discover Keller’s terrible history about wife and
Darwin
• Mr. Crabbe first regards Darwin with suspicion as ‘A city of booze, blow, and blasphemy’ (p.9).
• Paul’s initial reaction is much more positive: ‘I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight’ (p.9).
• Every thing in Darwin is different. “An unnatural greenness, as if the leaves were a kind of plastic. Huge parrots yattered in the dripping fruit trees. Butterflies of brilliant colours – bright rainbow colours, chemistry set colours, coffee-table book colours-filled the air”(p.10)
• First time to know each other and Paul grows up in Darwin. He was taught piano by Keller. Not only teach him music lesson, but also teach him life lesson.
• Paul moves to Darwin because of his father’s job transaction.
• Darwin is a place …show more content…
53)
• Keller sends a gift to Paul with a book. Their relationship become warmer.(p.54)
• Paul goes to library to search more information about Keller. “Bored – finally – with daytime Television…I began visiting libraries, searching for evidence of Keller’s earlier life.”
• Paul associates the city with enjoyable holiday activities such as ‘The Zoo’, ‘the Beach’ and ‘The Show’ (p.53).
• Adelaide also provides the opportunities to see how Paul’s relationship with Keller has developed.
• To Paul, Adelaide represents another time in his life, and a time that doesn’t belong to him anymore. It shows the different interpretations and ideas of a child and adolescence.
• Join the piano competition. …show more content…
His parents loss of hope of his ever having a career as a performer.
• Adelaide is presented as a rather safe and uninspired choice, suggesting the future blandness of his musical career.
• “Even then I couldn’t help seeing it in those terms: music to Shit By.” (p. 91) Through Paul’s experience in playing with the band, he finally understands who he is in terms of music.
• “But the artistic direction of the band had passed out of my hands somewhere between Darwin and Adelaide.” (p. 106)
• Keller remains Paul about his Ability “every fish has its depth.”(p.107)
• “Now I felt a Territorial’s contempt for Adelaide and its neat rows of suburbs.” (p.100).
• “It was only now that I realised he had not drunk at all in Adelaide.” (p. 111) Paul is able to have more insight about Darwin and have a deeper understanding of himself and those around him. Adelaide acts as the bridge between Darwin and the reality of the world.
• Paul doesn’t have enough ability to be a concert pianist “you are my best student, yes, One in a thousand, But a concert pianist is one in a million.”(p.113)
Vienna
• The pace that Keller grows up and have a family
• Paul goes back to Vienna to discover Keller’s terrible history about wife and