The Journey of Life of Gatsby, Nick, and
Buchanan’s Family in The Great Gatsby
1.
The Theory of Plot
In the stories, the
author commonly adding many unsure that advocate it, such as plot, theme, and
setting. All of them have the different function, but have a same direction to
understanding all of the stories for the readers.
Plot is a way/chronological from the
stories, beginning from the first stories until
the end. According to Stanton (1965:14) the plot is story that contains the
sequences of events, but each incident is only connected in cause and effect,
an event which caused or led to the occurrence of other events. A incident of
cause effect can be showed from the action or oral. Plot have a direction to
understanding the stories well.
Plot has many stage in
the stories. Gustav Freytag’s said that it has five parts, such as exposition
or beginning, rising action or beginning the conflict, climax or the rise of
conflict, falling action or the descrease the conflict, and resolution or the
ending of the stories.
a.
Exposition
The first part of a plot is the
exposition. Every story must have a
beginning. The start, or exposition, is
where the characters and setting are
established. commonly,
the story have imagine about the setting and introduce the character
b.
Rising Action
Rising
action is an early indication or early causes about the problem that will be
face on this story. Start from the mistake in action or something like that.
c.
Climax
The
Phase is about the main of the rising
problems, beginning from the fighting, the murdering, or anything else
that can be this problem rising.
d.
Falling Action
This
phase that conflict has been decreased. Commonly, the characters have
controlled the problem.
e.
Resolution
This
is the last phase in the story. The characters has been finished or let the
problem lose without the solution to finish it.
2.
The Analysis of Plot in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is one of a good novel
by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is the well-known book from fitzgerald in 19th
century. This novel has ever filmed on 2003 with the same title. The character
of the story is Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Jordan
Baker, George Wilson, Myrtle Wilson, and so on.
This beginning of the story is from the
narrator, Nick Carraway who introduced himself, meet with Tom, daisy, and
Gatsby, and etc. the chronological of the story will be explain in below.
a.
Exposition
This phase explained about the beginning of the
story. From Nick Carraway’s story such as his family as a honorable family,
then he moved away to East in 1922. But, it was not long time, he moved again
into the small Island , far from North America.
Then, He came to Tom Buchanan’s house that placed in
across Nick’s Island. Firstly, He only just came for meet his cousin, Daisy
Buchanan, Tom’s Wife and Tom too, because he is his senior. In This Story, we
can imagine how big, large, and luxury of Tom’s house.
Then, he meet with unknown woman beside Daisy, it’s
Jordan Baker. After Nick have done with his visiting in Tom’s house. He met
slightly with Gatsby.
The Second chapter, the story began with Nick
followed Tom to meet someone in another city. The City has reverse condition in
his city, the slavery or the worker that work hard. Then, after that, They met
with George Wilson and Myrtle. He Told about his old car that want to buy by
Tom and invited Nick to the party.
b.
Rising action
This Phase has beginning from Nick that invited from
Gatsby. He was be shocked and came to the party. After he was arrived, he
looked for Gatsby but he couldn’t find him. then, he met with Jordan and
finally he found Gatsby that never he know before. His first assumption is
Gatsby is a fat man, but out of expectation, he is still young and his smile is
charming.
Then, Nick was be anxious with the conversation
between Gatsby and Jordan. Jordan had talked with Nick that he ask to invite
Daisy in Nick’s house.
He agreed.
The next day, Gatsby and daisy met up in his house. Gatsby looked nervous and
talked that Daisy and He ever met in somewhere place, 5 years ago. And after
that he and Daisy met. They have an affair relationship. They love each other
like they past memories.
c.
Climax
This
climax is from Tom Buchanan inivited Gatsby and Nick to Tom’s house for lunch
together. Then, Tom met again with Gatsby (They had ever met in Wolfshire’s
place). Before that, Tom has acted as commonly but after Daisy talked that
Gatsby and her ever met and made a special relationship, he got mad on him.
Gatsby
got mad on him too, and talked that Daisy doesn’t love you. But it’s just his
assumption, not a real fact. Nick,Jordan,and Daisy as the main object looked
pale and shocked. Then, Tom said that Gatsby has smuggle in Wine (The wine was
not be permit in America) and put in behind his dispensaries.
After
that, Tom walked around with them, but it was not a good solution, They were debate again and drive out Tom’s car. Then,
Daisy and Gatsby went out with his car. In the middle of their way to go home,
they banged Myrtle’s body up.
d.
Falling Action
Finally, Gatsby told about his life with his friend,
Dan Cody. But he changed his discussion’s material with Daisy in his past.
About his different status with her and he leaved her for did the war.
George Wilson as Myrtle’s husband was so
disappointed with someone who banged Myrtle up. He thought hard how he could
found him. and after that, he have a solution that he searched it. first, he
came to Buchanan’s house while he hold the gun. After he arrived, he want to
kill him but Tom said that Gatsby killed his wife. After he knew it, he went to
Gatsby’s house.
He looked at him when Gatsby was swam in his pool,
but after the phone has rang, he wanted to up from the pool, he shot him and
Gatsby were sink in his swimming pool. While he shot him, Nick has heard that
and shocked after a while.
e.
Resolution
After
Gatsby died, this story was not make clear the situation after the incident.
And then Tom and Daisy Buchanan moved from that place into a new place.
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