The fated reunion

In chapters three and four, Gatsby is a character that is a bit off. He isn't very straightforward and open with Nick about what he wants. Gatsby spends chapters three and four trying to impress Nick, and become friends with him. In the end, Nick ends up hearing about Gatsby and Daisy at the end of chapter four from Jordan. " Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay... He wants to know.. if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over"(Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby went through Jordan to get to Nick. Gatsby was still trying be be friends and impress Nick, and not get on his bad side.

In chapters five and six, Gatsby is really opening up. In the beginning of chapter five, Gatsby offers Nick a job to help him with his bootlegging. Even though he doesn't directly state anything about bootlegging Gatsby is starting to take more risks. In chapter six we really find out who Jay Gatsby is and the whole facade tht he built up begins to fall. Gatsby also, starts his affair with Daisy , which puts both of them at risk. Throughout chapters three throught six Gatsby has continually done more and more risky things.

It's a circle... not a square

Slaughterhouse-five may be said to be written in a circular pattern because Billy keeps jumping around and never stopping. Billy keeps going back to past events and repeating them, like a loop or a circle. "(Billy) fell asleep, and he travveled in time to 1967 again-to the night he was kidnapped by a flying saucer from Tralfamadore"(Vonnegut 90). It states in the quote that Billy traveled back in time. This shows the loop of the story, and the loop of Billy's life. It even states on the next page, when the new chapter starts, "Billy Pilgrim could not sleep on his daughter's wedding night. He was forty-four"(Vonnegut 91). The dates and ages that Vonnegut adds shows exactly where Billy is jumping to. His life is going in circles and we as the audience are just following him.

Preface... like before the face

I feel that Vonnegut chose to make the first chapter the way he did because it is introducing us to a character and the events that may have shaped this character. A preface is defined as "An introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims. This chapter doesn't really tell you any of that. This chapter is giving, in my opinion, needed background to better understand the story.

Another reason I believe that Vonnegut made chapter one not a preface is because there is a short quote before the chapter stating "The cattle are lowing,-The baby awakes.-But the little Lord Jesus-No crying He makes." I believe that that is the true preface. A lot of authors may put a short quote or poem as a preface. That is why I believe that Vonnegut made the first chapter the way he did.

Blog post 6: Do you believe in magic?

In Chapter 5, Pilot does seem to be involved in a "magic" of sorts. In my opinion, the magic that Pilot is associated with seems to be more of a voodoo style."Years later Ruth learned Pilate put a small dot in Macon's chair in his office. A male dog with a small painted chicken bone stuck between its belly"(Morrison 132). Using things like chicken bones is sometimes associated with voodoo, much like in The Crucible when Tituba was in the woods with the girls. Pilot also uses a voodoo doll against Macon. This insists that she does work with the black arts, with which voodoo is usually associated.