Ch. 3 Gatsby Smile PDF

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“He smiled understandingly – much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced – or seemed to face – the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an i...

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Ch. 3 The Great Gatsby 9/23/20 “He smiled understandingly – much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced – or seemed to face – the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just so far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey” (48).

Prompt: What does Nick’s account of Gatsby’s smile reveal about Gatsby? Topic Sentence: Nick’s recollection of Gatsby’s smile expresses Gatsby’s ability to be biased and superficial. Blended Sentence: When Nick meets Gatsby at his party, he recalls his smile as “irresistible[ly] prejudice in your favor” which reveals that Gatsby sees people for who they claim to be (48).

A: explain the quote & associations A: connect to the overall argument

Analytical Talking Points: Breakdown what it means to be prejudice/breakdown what it means to see people for who they WANT to be seen as Nick’s view Connect prejudice to being biased...