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    The document summarizes key passages from Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby. It describes how Nick sees the dark side of Gatsby's soul reflected in his deteriorating house. After Myrtle's death, the story takes on a somber tone in depicting Gatsby and Daisy's pathological obsession with each other, characteristic of the Lost Generation. Gatsby hides his pure love for Daisy behind a facade of lavish parties and wealth. Nick feels compelled to compliment Gatsby's incorruptible dream for Daisy when he sees Gatsby's true self.

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    The document summarizes key passages from Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby. It describes how Nick sees the dark side of Gatsby's soul reflected in his deteriorating house. After Myrtle's death, the story takes on a somber tone in depicting Gatsby and Daisy's pathological obsession with each other, characteristic of the Lost Generation. Gatsby hides his pure love for Daisy behind a facade of lavish parties and wealth. Nick feels compelled to compliment Gatsby's incorruptible dream for Daisy when he sees Gatsby's true self.

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    The document summarizes key passages from Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby. It describes how Nick sees the dark side of Gatsby's soul reflected in his deteriorating house. After Myrtle's death, the story takes on a somber tone in depicting Gatsby and Daisy's pathological obsession with each other, characteristic of the Lost Generation. Gatsby hides his pure love for Daisy behind a facade of lavish parties and wealth. Nick feels compelled to compliment Gatsby's incorruptible dream for Daisy when he sees Gatsby's true self.

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    43.

     The deterioration of Gatsby’s house is similar to how his relationship with daisy and his
    fantasy has deteriorated
     Nick sees the dark and depressing part of Gatsby’s soul, which is reflected in his house as his
    house is a metaphor for nick’s viewing of Gatsby’s personality throughout the story
     The story takes a somber turn after the death of Myrtle as it brings to reality the
    pathological psychotic infatuation that Gatsby and Daisy have with each other
     This is a trademark of the Lost Generation as it over exaggerates the love fantasies that were
    born as a result of the separation of couples due to the war
     It serves as a mockery, almost, of the actual disturbing aspects of the period

    44.
     Daisy is pure in the sense that because she hasn’t had any trauma upon her, which was what
    the “indiscernible barbed wire” line is referencing on page 158
     “Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth preserves” (160)
    He is caught in by her status and the fact that she’s so happy and jubilant at a time where
    most girls are not like that
     He values her more as she is attractive to other potential suitors as well
     Her wealth, status, happiness, and lack of trauma creates the perfect woman for Gatsby
     Her lifestyle is different than that of him, creating a mystery, which is what her house is a
    symbol of, much like how Gatsby’s house, throughout the story is a symbol of what the
    reader knows about Gatsby’s personality

    45.
     Daisy wants her life to be concrete in some way, to have some sort of structure that doesn’t
    allow her to be fully free
     She wants to continue her aristocratic lifestyle and Tom is a way of doing that
     This infers that Daisy is or was, material, however foreshadowing in earlier chapters
    showcase that she regrets that decision
     She realises that being with someone she truly loves is far better than being gifted a rich
    lifestyle
     Tom comes from old wealth
     Classic example of decadence in the story, both a major theme in The Great Gatsby, and also
    in the Lost Generation, and in literature during the 20s in general
     The struggle references Daisy’s internal struggle, both at the time of getting married, and
    now
     The relief was her happiness with Tom as a partner. Handsome, athletic, rich etc
     The usage of the word struggle indicates that Daisy was expecting something bad, so Tom
    was not as bad as she thought, yet it still undermines the utopian romantic fantasy that is
    Romeo and Juliet-esque, of Gatsby and Daisy

    46.
     Nick yells that he’s better then the lot, and that they’re rotten. He’s talking about the party
    guests that Gatsby surrounds himself with, yet could also be referencing his illegal partners
    and whatnot
     “The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his
    corruption—and he had stood on those steps, conceal- ing his incorruptible dream, as he
    waved them goodbye.” (Pg 165)
     Amazing symbolism of the romanticism and purity of Gatsby and Daisy’s love
     Nick feels compelled to give him a compliment because this is the first time he’s truly seen
    Gatsby’s self
     He hides his incorruptible dream behind fake visages of partying and decadence, and wealth,
    which was foreshadowed in the beginning of the book during one of his parties, where it
    seems like he doesn’t want to talk to his party guests directly, but rather just wants them
    around
     He has a positive, pitiful mindset about him.
     Emphasised by his worrying and constant help with Gatsby’s issues

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