Full class Harkness Dec. 8

On Dec. 8th in class we had a full class Harkness discussion on chapters 1-5. For the majority of the period the class discussed Gatsby's wealth. Many questions were asked about Gatsby's wealth, such as how did he acquired such wealth, and how much wealth does Gatsby have? In the beginning of the discussion the classed discussed the Gatsby's obsession with Daisy. The class focused a large portion of the discussion on Gatsby's wealth. To add more evidence to this discussion I found some quotes about Jay Gatsbys wealth. "There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens, men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and he champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his motor-boats slid the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam." (Fitzgerald). The quote above shares Gatsby's incredible party which was supported through his enormous amount of wealth."On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. (3.1)" (Fitzerald). Both of the quotes shares insight into Gatsby's amount of wealth. The quote that I found in chapter three add evidence to the discussion on Friday. The period was shorter on Friday, so there wasn't a lot of material that we went over. The discussion was shorter and only had a couple key points, which were about Gatsby's wealth.