Chapter 9 question

Gatsby's father shows Nick a picture of the house that Gatsby had sent him.

"It was a photograph of the house, cracked in the corners and dirty with many hands. He pointed out every detail to me eagerly. “Look there!” and then sought admiration from my eyes. He had shown it so often that I think it was more real to him now than the house itself."

I believe this just might be the personal item Gatsby's father shows Nick. The item cited above belongs to Gatsby's father, this item actually belonged to Gatsby himself.

“Look here, this is a book he had when he was a boy. It just shows you.”

He opened it at the back cover and turned it around for me to see. On the last fly-leaf was printed the word Schedule, and the date September 12, 1906, and underneath:

Rise from bed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 a.m.

Dumbbell exercise and wall-scaling. . . . .. 6.15-6.30 ”

Study electricity, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15-8.15 ”

Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30-4.30 p.m.

Baseball and sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30-5.00 ”

Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00 ”

Study needed inventions. . . . . . . . . . . 7.00-9.00 ”

General Resolves No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable] No more smokeing or chewing Bath every other day Read one improving book or magazine per week Save $5.00 {crossed out} $3.00 per week Be better to parents

“I come across this book by accident,” said the old man. “It just shows you, don’t it?”

“It just shows you.”

“Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what he’s got about improving his mind? He was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once, and I beat him for it.”