Literature Used in English Language Teaching

Group 1
Review of Novel and Song
“The Great Gatsby” and “The Beatles”

DITA SETYOWATI (201710100311054)

NANDA PRADITA (201710100311065)
RAHAYU (201710100311066)
IQBAL MAULANA (201710100311068)
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2020
 The Synopsis of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is the story of eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby as told by Nick
Carraway, a Midwesterner who lives on Long Island yet works in Manhattan. Gatsby's colossal house is
contiguous Carraway's unassuming home, and Carraway becomes curious about his neighbor after
being invited to one of his famous parties.. Scratch before long discovers that Gatsby is in love Daisy
Buchanan, Nick's cousin and the spouse of one Tom Buchanan, a colleague of Nick's from Yale.
Buchanan takes his old companion for a day in the city, where Nick discovers that Buchanan has a kept
lady, Myrtle, the spouse of a long island repairman.

Gatsby sends a message through he and Nick’s mutual friend, professional golfer Jordan
Baker, insisting that Nick plan a “chance" meeting for Gatsby and Daisy . Scratch discovers that
Gatsby, Jay Gatz at that point, and Daisy had once been infatuated, yet Daisy wedded Tom while Gatsby
was in Europe during the Great War. In the consequence of this, Jay Gatz surrendered his old personality,
turning out to be Jay Gatsby and gathering a fortune with the assistance of famous criminal Meyer
Wolfsheim. Gatsby picked the site of his home in Long Island since it was over the inlet from Daisy's
home, from which a green light could be seen around evening time.

Scratch figures out how to get Gatsby and Daisy together, and while the meeting is
awkward at first, Gatsby soon relaxes and invites Nick and Daisy back to his mansion. Gatsby
and Daisy start to see each other subtly with some recurrence. Scratch and Gatsby likewise
become close, as Nick is one of the main individuals who keeps on supporting Gatsby in spite of
the bunch bits of gossip that circle around the man. Buchanan inevitably stands up to Gatsby in
Manhattan about the issue, and the two contend finally about who it is that Daisy truly cherishes.
Daisy professes to cherish them two, however she chooses to come back to Long Island with
Gatsby, not her better half. Daisy drives Gatsby's vehicle, yet she coincidentally slaughters a lady
out and about, and afterward dashes off. For reasons unknown, this lady is Buchanan's better half
Myrtle—she had just headed out to see the vehicle since she thought it was Buchanan's.
Myrtle’s husband blames Buchanan for the death, but Buchanan informs him that it was
Gatsby’s car that killed the woman. The technician goes to Gatsby's home, where he shoots Gatsby
and afterward himself. Daisy will not admit to her wrongdoing, and just a couple of individuals, including
Gatsby's dad Henry, appear for Gatsby's

Culture Used on The Great Gatsby

1. The world Jay Gatsby is a version of the new social world feared by the tradition of
American moralists: It is a world of broken relationships and false relationship a world of
money and success rather than of social responsibility – a world in which individuals are all
too free to determine their moral destinies.
2. ” Gatsby’ house is a showcase of consumption. He is materialistic, because Americans
did not have many other alternatives. Material life offered one of the few recognized ways in
which the Americans could express their idea. In the other said “Gatsby” also hedonism man
(gandset in his life style).
3. The culture of the wealthy Americans represented in the novel was defined mainly by
consumerism and excessive material wealth. Wherever given the opportunity, Jay Gatsby is
inclined to ostentation as shown in his flamboyant dressing style, what Tom refers to as his
“circus wagon” car, and of course, his huge mansion where he throws lavish, drunken
parties.

Language Used on The Great Gatsby

1. The formal language (old style language)
2. The colloquial language (daily language)
 e.g old language :
“I love to see you at my table, Nick. You remind me of a rose, an absolute rose. Doesn’t
he?’ She turned to Miss Baker for confirmation. ‘An absolute rose?’
 -e.g qolloquial language :
“What you doing, Nick?
‘I’m a bond man.’
‘Who with?’
I told him.
‘Never heard of them, ’he remarked decisively.
This annoyed me.
‘You will,’ I answered shortly.’ You will if you stay in the East.’
 The Meaning of song The Beatles “Hey Jude “
Hey Jude was first released in 1968 as a single. It was released while the band was recording
the “White Album”. It was finally released on album in 1970 in the USA on a compilation album
called “Hey Jude” Or “The Beatles Again”. The Meaning of this song is: “This song was written
be Paul to Julian, John and Cynthia Lennon's son. John and Cynthia had just been divorced, and
Julian, being young, didn't understand what was happening between his parents, but did feel bad
about it. “

Culture Used on “Hey Jude” song

The culture used on the “Hey Jude” is about sadness. This was happened because Julian
must know that his parents had just been divorced. Every day and every time Julian always
feeling sad. Exactly this song it is not only focus on Julian, but also for fans or people in this
world that we should not feel sad. We should force to facing this world.

Language Used on “Hey Jude” Song

Type: Modern language
Lyric:
1. Remember to let her into your heart (Personification)
2. The minute you let her under your skin (Personification)
3. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders (Hyperbola)
4. By making his world a little colder (Metaphor)
5. The movement you need is on your shoulder (Personification)
a. Personification : Comparing about things and human.
b. Hyperbola : Expressing something with an excessive impression, and
comparing something in a way that doesn't make sense.
c. Metaphor : Using an object that is the same as the message being conveyed.
So, one object compared to other objects that are similar in nature, but not human.