Great+Gatsby+Chapter+One


 * Meaning Study Chapter One**: "I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew."

1. After reading the selected quotation, discuss it within your group. 2. Define allusion as a literary term. 3. Using the internet, look up Midas, Morgan, and Maecenas. 4. Construct a response that addresses allusion and explains three allusions AND explains how it all applies to Nick and his situation.

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T ravis, Jayden, Kortney An allusion is an indirect reference to somebody or something. It is also referred to as the act of making an indirect reference to somebody or something.

Midas was a king who turned everything into gold. He wished that everything he touched turned to gold. Eventually, he turned everything to gold, then felt sorry for his actions and asked the God to take it back, which lead him back to his old life: a poor life, but in a way he felt richer, in the things that really count. Morgan was born in 1837, and died 1913. He was an American financer, banker, and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation. He was a very wealthy man. He preferred to be known as Pierpont and had a varied education due in part to interference by his father, Junius. He attended Hartford Public School in 1848. Maecenas’ name is the symbol of the wealthy, generous patron of the arts. He was a political advisor to the emperor of Rome. He had great wealth because of heredity and his position with the emperor. He was employed as a personal representative for various political missions. After he retired he devoted all his time to his famous literary circle. All these people relate to the quote because they have something to do with money, and money plays an important role in their lives. These people all relate to wealth, along with Nick and Gatsby, who both have a lot of money, and talk a lot about money. When you think of these people you think of wealth, same with Nick and Gatsby.

 Jamie W., Ethan H., and Rachel K. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many allusions in his novel, //The Great Gatsby.// An allusion is a direct or indirect reference to another time, place, event, or literary work. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Nick refers to Midas, Morgan, and Maecenas after talking about books he has bought and how they will unlock the success of these three men. Midas, a Greek god, was very successful and rich. His riches were due to his unique talent to turn everything he touched into gold. Nick also mentions a Morgan. This reference is to J.P. Morgan, a king in finance and banking. J. P. Morgan saved the U.S. Treasury from bankruptcy in 1895 and made himself a national hero. Maecenas was a confidant and political advisor to Octavian, the first Emperor of Rome. Maecenas was also a very wealthy man and his name is used to refer to a wealthy, generous, and enlightened patron of the arts. These allusions apply to Nick because he wants to unlock the secrets of their success and become as successful as they were. Midas could turn everything he touched into gold and Nick is hoping that these books will be able to help him turn all of his endeavors into profitable experiences. Next, J. P. Morgan will always be remembered for his brilliant financial accomplishments; Nick wants to be remembered by future generations for these same reasons. Finally, Maecenas was a wealthy man who was trusted by all and was set in a substantial position. Nick’s desires to be like him; he wants to have wealth and status. Nick hopes that all of these books will unlock the successes of these three great men.

Nick Breanna Dakota 1. Midas was a king who turned everything he touched to gold, Morgan J. Pierpont was a famous financer from New York, and Maecenas was a wealthy Etruscan patron of the Roman poets Horace and Virgin. 2. An allusion is a direct or indirect reference to another time, place, event, or literary work. 3. The Midas who is referred to in this allusion is King Midas who turned everything he touched into gold. The Morgan allusion refers to John Pierpont Morgan who was an American financer, banker, and art collector who dominated corporate finance. 4. A wealthy Etruscan patron of the Roman poets Horace and Virgin is referred to in the Maecenas allusion. 5. All three of these people were extremely wealthy and fascinated with wealth itself. 6. This means that the books will let Nick in on the secrets on how to make him wealthy and how to become completely absorbed in wealth. 7. It also refers to the wealthy lifestyle that he might be able to achieve. 8. The fact that the books were like new money from the mint also helps to support that they will help him make money and a name for himself.

Joni and Mathew An allusion is defined a direct or indirect reference to another place, time, event, or literary work. Midas is a Greek mythological king of Phrygia. He was granted with the power of turning everything he touches into gold. J. P. Morgan is a really good accounted that worked for very wealthy people. He is a leading financial services firm with global scale and reach. Maecenas is a Roman statesman and patron of Horace and Virgil. These all talk about finances that was on his shelf. Everything on his shelf that has to do with finances is to do with these three people.

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