FITZGERALD BEGINS CH. 3 BY DESCRIBING A
GATSBY PARTY
GATSBY PARTY
- AS YOU READ, CONSIDER..
- Fitzgerald's use of language to describe the parties
- specific word choices, phrasing, and integration of figurative language
- The specific details Fitzgeralds includes about the party
- What do these details reveal about Gatsby?
HIGHLIGHT THIS PASSAGE
CH. 3 / PAGE 32
CH. 3 / PAGE 32
Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York — every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves. There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
Gatsby's spends frivolously on his parties, ordering 5 crates of oranges and lemons.
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
- assume a crate has about 4 dozen
- In 2026, $2.52 = about $50!
APPROXIMATE TOTAL SPENT ON CITRUS:
$250
- this doens't even include the labor cost of a butler to juice the citrus!
- let's assume the butler is paid about $35 a month ($700 in 2026)
= approx. $275 JUST on citrus juice!
A "GATSBY PARTY"
A "GATSBY PARTY"
ANNOTATION
- After reading about the details of a Gatsby party (p. 32-33)
- Create ONE CASE annotations with your group mates
Ex.
HIGHLIGHT P. 32/33
- What does Nick receive that most guests don't?
- MAKE A PREDICTION
- next to this highlight, create a written annotation with a prediction to answer this question....WHY would Nick receive this when no one else does?
Ms. Flores must check your annotation before moving on!
NICK'S INVITATION
I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited — they went there.
WELCOME TO THE PARTY, OLD SPORT
WELCOME TO THE PARTY, OLD SPORT
WHO IS GATSBY
- Annotate
- Identify the rumors spread about Gatsby during the party (p. 35-36)
- Create at least 1 annotation about why these rumors are significant
HISTORY: UNCUT BOOKS
- For a long period of time, books were bought "uncut" with pages attached at the ends.
- pages would be cut as you read
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when tostop, too — didn’t cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?”
- Create an annotation here, exploring what the uncut books reveal about Gatsby's character.
Ms. Flores must check your annotation before moving on!
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FITZGERALD BEGINS CH. 3 BY DESCRIBING A
GATSBY PARTY
GATSBY PARTY
HIGHLIGHT THIS PASSAGE
CH. 3 / PAGE 32
CH. 3 / PAGE 32
Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York — every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves. There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
Gatsby's spends frivolously on his parties, ordering 5 crates of oranges and lemons.
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
FRIVOLOUS SPENDING
APPROXIMATE TOTAL SPENT ON CITRUS:
$250
= approx. $275 JUST on citrus juice!
A "GATSBY PARTY"
A "GATSBY PARTY"
ANNOTATION
Ex.
HIGHLIGHT P. 32/33
Ms. Flores must check your annotation before moving on!
NICK'S INVITATION
I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited — they went there.
WELCOME TO THE PARTY, OLD SPORT
WELCOME TO THE PARTY, OLD SPORT
WHO IS GATSBY
HISTORY: UNCUT BOOKS
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona-fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when tostop, too — didn’t cut the pages. But what do you want? What do you expect?”
Ms. Flores must check your annotation before moving on!