Chapter 3 &4

CHAPTER 3

pg. 42

"The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the dun, and the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music..."

With all the lights Gatsby is trying to reach Daisy and recreate the past. And again YELLOW occurs, one of the colors always reoccurring in the book.

pg. 46

"...assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the countryside- East Egg condescending West Egg .." 

West egg vs East egg - gatsby has his house in the way facing Daisy and therefore trying to show his nobility

pg. 49

"I thought you knew, old sport. I'm afraid I'm not a very good host." 

Gatsby doesn't care about his guests and who attends, except one - Daisy. Everyone is irrelevant and just there to spread his big, great parties.

pg. 56

"...host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell."

Gatsby reaching out again for the green light at the dock symbolizing , all he wants is to recreaet the past with daisy.

pg.59

"...I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."

Nick admitting that he judges people, and therefore is very honest, which makes his unreliable. 

CHAPTER 4

pg. 64

"...trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago." 

Gatsby foreshadowing to Nick about his past with Daisy and how much he wants it back.

pg.66

"You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me." 

Again Gatsby is telling Nick more about his past and what his parties are for. Yet he is telling him that is trying to forget the past when he actually wants to recreate it.

pg 72

"I turned toward Mr Gatsby, but he was no longer there." 

This shows that Gatsby wants to be unnoticed toward Daisy and Tom, and that Daisy should notice herself about Gatsby's parties and all. 

pg.74

""Daisy's change' her mine!""

Daisy was drunk and read a letter before he marriage and was about to cancel her marriage. The letter was probably from gatsby, which shows she did care about him, but then she retook the pearl necklace, which indicated that she's more for the money.

pg.77

"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired." 

Nick again judging people and putting them into categories. But also referring to Gatsby's effort to make Daisy realize his nobility. 

Chapter 2- Quotes

pg. 27
'"We're getting off,' he insisted. 'I want you to meet my girl.'"
What will we do with ourselves this afternoon?
Tom has a plan to meet up with Myrtle and Nick, but not sure yet what next..

Pg.28
'I want to see you,' said Tom intently. 'Get on the next rain.'
I do not want what i already have :
Tom got Daisy but wants more - therefore has his mistress Myrtle

pg. 31
' Meanwhile Tom brought out a bottle of whisky from a locked bureau door.'
What will we do with ourselves this afternoon?
Tom gets the whisky to loosen everything up and get drunk, and let the afternoon pass by.

pg. 33
'With the influence of the dress her personality had also undergone a change.'
Haves vs Havenots
Even though Myrtle doesn't have the personality she wants , she tries to change is with emphasising it though her dress

pg. 35
'...,but Mr McKee only nodded in a bored way, and turned his attention to Tom.'
I do not want what I already have
Mr McKee already had his photography model, his wife, so why would he bother to take picture and focus on Myrtle when there are better conversations going on

pg.35
'Neither of them can stand the person they are married to.'
I do not want what I already have
Both Tom and Myrtle both have affairs because they cant stand the person they are married too, and therefore dont want what they already have

pg. 36
'Said was not a Catholic, and I was a little shocked at the elaborateness of the lie.'
Haves and Havenots
Daisy lies to be Catholic so Tom wouldn't divorce her and she'd lose him, because she wants to have Tom but at the same time Gatsby falling for her

pg. 37
'Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have been contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets.. '
Can't live in the past? ... Of course you can!
Gatsby having his parties, to return back into the paaast- Reestablishing everything how it was with Daisy

pg. 38
'You can't live forever; you can't live forever.'
What do we do with ourselves this afternoon? Tomorrow ? and the next 30 years?
Myrtle talking about how she met Tom, and couldn't resist, especially because you only live once and not forever

pg. 39
'Daisy, Daisy! Daisy!..'
Haves and Havenots
Myrtle can't have Daisy's name in her mouth in Tom's opinion, since it would remind Tom that he still had his wife he is cheating on and actually loves

pg.39
'"Beauty and the Beast...Loneliness...Old Grocery Horse...Brook'n Bridge..."'

Hero's Journey

Confession of a Shopaholic

ACT 1:

Main character (the shopaholic-Rebecca Bloomwood) had her normal world, shopping all day but having no money, before interview at he dream company- wants to buy scarf, yet credit card declined, at a hot dog stand tries to pay with a check to get cash, using a lie – it’s for her sick grandmother: someone offers her $20,  Position at Alette taken- “Successful saving”-daughter company

Call to adventure: enter Successful Saving

 Meeting the mentor: boss- who gave her $20

Refusal of the call: hides scarf- assistant comes and gives it to her- Rebecca leaves

Plot point #1:

Sending mails to Alette and Successful Saving but each to wrong magazine

ACT 2:

Crossing the first threshold: Boss of Successful likes it: hires Rebecca

Enemies: bank guy –wants Rebecca to pay bills

Pinch

-       Shopaholics Anonymous: Rebecca is forced to donate all her clothes she just bought, including her bridesmaid dress of her best friend- can’t afford to buy back both

Act 3:

-       Approaching the inner most cave: buys back new dress for interview

-       Ordeal: Rebecca loses her job for being accused not paying back her bills + best friend angry for loosing bridesmaids dress

Plot point # 2:

-       Seizing the sword: sells all her clothes- including gen scarf (most favorite)

A

    Act 4:  

Journey home: making money

-       Resurrection:  boss, who she fell in love with- returns with green scarf to Rebecca+ open up company

4 act structure applied to film

Confession of a shopaholic

ACT 1:

-       Introduction of the main character

-       Her relationships to her friends

-       How she lives together with them in an apartment

à her ordinary world

ACT 2:

-       Introducing her problem of having no money

-       Getting pay remembrances

-       Conflicts with her best friend

-       Gets a job-falls in love with boss

ACT 3:

-       Rebecca ( main character) trying to solve her problem

-       Making up excuses by the bank for not paying her bills

-       Loses best friend-for giving away bridesmaids dress

-       Loses job- getting accused for not paying her bills

-       And she keeps on shopping

ACT 4:

-       comes to a resolution – SELLING EVERYTHING through an auction

-       sells her favorite thing –the green scarf

-       gets sold – lost everything and her love

-       final: her boss/love comes with the green scarf –everything is fine

Four act structure

ACT I – The Loner
Sequence #1 ( 01-10) Setup: Protagonist In The Ordinary World
Sequence #2 ( 11-20) Call to Adventure / Predicament / Inciting Incident
Sequence #3 (21-30) Turing Point: Change Of Plans / New Lower Obstacles

ACT II – The Wanderer
Sequence #4 ( 31-40) Elaborating on the Dilemma and The World of Story
Sequence #5 ( 41-50) Hero encounters TESTS, ALLIES, and ENEMIES.
Sequence #6 (51-60) Point Of No Return / Discovery Of False Goal

ACT III – Towards The True Goal: The Warrior Phase
Sequence #7 ( 61-70) Complications, Higher Stakes, And Subplots
Sequence #8 ( 71-80) Culmination Toward The Main Plot
Sequence #9 (81-90 ) All Hope Is Lost

ACT IV – Result Of The Action: The Martyr
Sequence #10 ( 91-95 ) Final Push Toward The Main Plot
Sequence #11 ( 96-100) False Resolution (The Twist)
Sequence #12 (101-105) Final Test of Character and True Resolution
Sequence #13 (106-110) Final Confrontation
Sequence #14 (111-115) Climax

http://mscherer.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/the-four-act-structure/