In the second chapter, we meet Brenda and Tony. They are a married couple in an out of style English gothic house. They both don't like the fact that Beaver is staying with them so they try very hard to get him to never come back. Brenda is characterized a lot, I think, like the character Daisy in The Great Gatsby.
She's a social butterfly. However she acts like she adores you but on the side, she might hate you. Daisy's character in The Great Gatsby, is feeble and weak. Brenda is also like that in some ways. She listens to the orders of her husband but she is very bored with the lifestyle he has provided her with. Which is similar to why Daisy in The Great Gatsby to stray away from her husband to Gatsby's new and exotic lifestyle of parties. She states that she hates the house she lives in with Tony but she bears with it because she knows how much Tony adores the house which he has grew up in.
Now I'm on chapter 3.
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So, that's a nice summary, but since your reader hasn't made an apperance yet, I'll ask- have you actaully come across anything satirical. Actually, what made you want to read this book?
Actually I have! The entire time Beaver is at he house with Brenda and Tony, they seem very civil. They even take a liking to him but when they keep in mind of the rumors of Beaver, they instantly dislike him.
Also Brenda is constantly asking about Beaver in the chapter but she keeps telling people she's not interested. "What do you suppose is Mr. Beaver's sex-life?"..."I shouldn't know, Pretty dim i imagine...you do fancy him?" (50)
I left props for you on my blog. Read it and love it please. It's in the comment after yours-you gave me Inspiration.
And, more props for your connection to Daisy. If you're right, which it really sounds like you are, that gives you a major step up in understanding the satire of the book. It will also be interesting to see if there are allusions to G.Gatsby throughout the book, and thusly you'll have to answer why? to what means? You know, how does it affect the reader. I also love the idea of the conlict between how the characters act and what they actually think, you'll probally get a lot of awesome stuff out of that idea, that conflict. What does it create, how does it affect you as a reader. As the story goes along you should trace that pattern and see if it continues, increases, decreses, blah blah. And keep chugging along with your awesoms allusions ('cause you are offiaclly my new fav. person- sorry Jess Wong)have fun. and keep commenting on me, I love it.
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