The Great Gatsby Chapter Eight Discussion.

1. Reread the description of Gatsby's and Daisy's relationship from page 149.
"[Gatsby] might have despised himself, for he had certainly taken her under false pretenses. I don't mean that he had
traded on his phantom millions, but he had deliberately given Daisy a sense of security; he let her believe that he was
a person from much the same stratum as herself-that he was fully able to take care of her. As a matter of fact he had
no such facilities- he had no comfortable family standing behind him... He knew that Daisy was extraordinary, but
he didn't realize just how extraordinary a 'nice' girl could be. She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life,
leaving Gatsby-nothing. He felt married to her, that was all" (Fitzgerald 149).

• Circle loaded words. Write synonyms for them.

How do the "rules" of social status limit Gatsby's American dream?

What does Gatsby's inability to provide Daisy with "security" reveal about Daisy's dream?

How does Daisy's desire for wealth corrupt the American Dream?