Creating Tension by Brinsley Rushe https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30 Gatsby Ch 5 en-us 2020-03-27 14:04:16 UTC 2020-03-27 22:23:13 UTC hello@padlet.com 92 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478479986 "I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragi- cally into my eyes."]]> 2020-03-27 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478479986 92 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478483464 "For half a minute there wasn’t a sound. Then from the living room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy’s voice on a clear artificial note."]]> 2020-03-27 14:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478483464 92 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478501157 I certainly am awfully glad to see you again.’
A pause; it endured horribly. I had nothing to do in the hall so I went into the room."
]]> 2020-03-27 14:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478501157 93 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478502710 "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place. Then he sat down, rigidly, his elbow on the arm of the sofa and his chin in his hand."]]> 2020-03-27 14:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478502710 93 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478507717 "‘We haven’t met for many years,’ said Daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be.
‘Five years next November.’
The automatic quality of Gatsby’s answer set us all back at least another minute. "
]]> 2020-03-27 14:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478507717 93 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478512643 "I had them both on their feet with the desperate suggestion that they help me make tea in the kitchen"]]> 2020-03-27 14:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478512643 93 rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478515513 "Daisy and I talked looked consci- entiously from one to the other of us with tense unhappy eyes."]]> 2020-03-27 14:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478515513 94- Release rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478522179 "‘You’re acting like a little boy,’ I broke out impatiently.
‘Not only that but you’re rude. Daisy’s sitting in there all alone.’
He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach and opening the door cautiously went back into the other room."
]]> 2020-03-27 14:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478522179 Elements of tension rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478523739 * Imagery= yellow
* Dialogue= green
* Physical description, body language, mannerisms= blue

]]> 2020-03-27 14:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478523739 What this adds to the scene: rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478634631 The readers can see how nervous Gatsby is, which is very unlike his character. The tension is extreme because Gatsby is standing at the front door asked head to toe from the rain because he is so scared. Tom can see this when Fitzgerald emphasizes the tragic glare into his eyes.]]> 2020-03-27 15:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478634631 What this adds to the scene: rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478670413 When Gatsby and daisy see each other it is clearly awkward and the silence and "sort of choking murmur" emphasizes the tension that is in the room. Gatsby knocks over the clock because of how nervous he is and when he sits back up he described in a uncomfortable way. These physical descriptions and the body language between the two of them shows how awkward everything Is between the two of them, and it even makes the readers uncomfortable. ]]> 2020-03-27 15:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478670413 What this adds to the scene: rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478802649 The conversation between the two of them shows the distance and how they both do not know how to act. Fitzgerald specifically adds in how Gatsby knows the exact date of when they last saw each other. This shows how long Gatsby has waited for this and now it is finally happening, but he does not know what to do.]]> 2020-03-27 16:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478802649 What this adds to the scene: rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478806592 Everything is so awkward and uncomfortable, so they use Nick as a buffer. They look to him for help in order to ease the tension, and wanting to do whatever they can to occupy themselves during tea.]]> 2020-03-27 16:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478806592 Why is this a release? rusheb https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478808710 Gatsby has always been very calm, cool and collected but in this scene we see an awkward and uncomfortable tension between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby is not able to be his usual self until Tom snaps his out of this. Gatsby specifically readjusts himself and heads back in with his normal self ready to talk to Daisy. Someone needed to say this to Gatsby because the weird positions and silence was hard to read, and this ultimately makes the reader feel relived when Nick addresses this. ]]> 2020-03-27 16:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rusheb/oac9gtwgxd30/wish/478808710