Read and annotate chapters III and IV of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (to p. 80) and answer one of the following questions:
1. Look at the conversation between Gatsby and Nick on pp. 65-67, and explain Gatsby's rhetoric of self-description, and Nick's reaction to it. How does Gatsby construct his narrative about himself (e.g., what kinds of details does he include, how does he arrange those details, what does he emphasize about himself, etc.)? What does Nick respond to in Gatsby's details, language, and manner of expressing himself?
2. You are F. Scott Fitzgerald. Chapter IV includes two stories that involve Gatsby, one related by Gatsby, and one by Jordan Baker. Explain how you approached writing Gatsby's story about himself (pp. 65-67) and Jordan Baker's story about him (pp. 74-77). You may want to reflect on the purpose of each story within the narrative, characterization, dialogue, flashback, internal narration, detail, punctuation, Nick's involvement in each story, and so on.
