True Happiness:

The Great
Gatsby
By: Maura Mckenzie

What is Being Content?

Dictionary Definition:
Satisfied with what one is or has; not
wanting more or anything else.
My Definition:
The in-between; Not being happy, not
being sad

What is Being Happy?

Dictionary Definition:
Delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a
particular thing
My Definition:
Being the opposite of sad; enjoying
everything

What is True Happiness?

Accepting the past
Living for the present
Unaffected by sadness

Before Meeting Dan Cody

I suppose hed had his name ready for a long time,
even then...faithful to the end .(104)
Key Phrases:
Shiftless and unsuccessful
vast, vulgar and meretricious beauty
Tone:
Condescending

With Daisy The First Time

On the last afternoon before he went abroad...as
though she were asleep.(157-158)
Key Phrases:
tranquil
deep memory
profoundly
as though she were asleep
Tone:
Sentimental

Trying to be perfect for Daisy

I wouldnt ask too much...what that thing was(116117)
Key Phrases:
incredulously
wildly
lurking
determinedly
confused and disordered
Tone:
Nostalgic

Finally Has Daisy Again

As I went over to say goodbye...that voice was a
deathless song.(101)
Key Phrases:
bewilderment
faint doubt
colossal vitality of his illusion
ghostly heart
over-dreamed
Tone:
Fanciful