The Great Gatsby Chapter 2 | Audiobook

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @emilyblair9942
    @emilyblair9942 2 года назад +178

    You’re a lifesaver I have to read this for summer reading but I have adhd and cannot focus easily

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  2 года назад +16

      I am so glad that I can help you :)

    • @ajoshuan7207
      @ajoshuan7207 2 года назад +5

      Same!

    • @MichaelTurner856
      @MichaelTurner856 Год назад +3

      I have ADHD to and I'm on stimulants. Ussaly I like this stuff but I have to read it for an experiment instead of recreation and I have to do it all in one night and my meds have worn off by now so the symptom boost is in full swing 😂

    • @mphakisetsengmoumakwe9324
      @mphakisetsengmoumakwe9324 Год назад +3

      Dude same

    • @JaysWorld-bf7fk
      @JaysWorld-bf7fk 2 месяца назад +1

      Love how we all relate to this

  • @drenquire553
    @drenquire553 2 месяца назад +16

    Thank you SOOO much!!! I am a procrastinator, and I listened to this on 2X speed in the shower. You are amazing

  • @davidnguyen8792
    @davidnguyen8792 Год назад +65

    it must be fun to see new comments flood in each year when teachers assign the same books again !

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +12

      It’s really nice!! It’s such a great way to wake up

    • @JaysWorld-bf7fk
      @JaysWorld-bf7fk 2 месяца назад

      That’s why I’m here!

    • @Tonumvc
      @Tonumvc 2 месяца назад +1

      @@TheEssentialReadslife saver

  • @lukelewis1537
    @lukelewis1537 Год назад +38

    Vocabulary notes for Chapter 2:
    -Obscure: dark, dim; unclear and not readily seen
    -Oculist: eye doctor
    -Contiguous: touching along a boundary or at a point
    -Sumptuous: extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or extravagant
    -Sensuously: in a way that is pleasing to the senses
    -Vitality: the quality of being lively, strong, and full of energy
    -Interpose: to place between haughtily
    -Countenance: appearance; facial expression
    -Proprietary: owning property
    -Hauteur: arrogance
    -Disdain: the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of respect
    -Strident: loud and harsh
    -Repelled: disgusted
    -Inexhaustible: unable to be used up
    -Deft: skillful and quick in movement

  • @starkqx
    @starkqx Год назад +38

    Over 2 years later and you're still replying to comments, amazing!
    Also, you have an amazing voice for reading, it'll make getting through this book for class a lot easier! I just subscribed.

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +12

      Yeah, why not. I get maybe 5-8 comments a day, that's super easy to do. If I were getting a couple hundred than that would be really hard, but now its easy, and helps me build connections with viewers

    • @starkqx
      @starkqx Год назад +4

      @@TheEssentialReads I respect that a lot! I feel most people wouldn't go to that effort, but the fact that you are is amazing.

  • @poefn2385
    @poefn2385 Год назад +22

    got assigned this book for summer reading. you're helping me defeat procrastination. much love

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад

      Glad I can help :)
      Feel free to share it with your class mates ;)

  • @sable1851
    @sable1851 8 месяцев назад +10

    This man is a gift to students everywhere

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  8 месяцев назад +2

      you guys are a gift to me
      you all help me pay my rent

  • @sirbuddy521
    @sirbuddy521 6 месяцев назад +6

    Thanks for reading this I just got assigned this book and I couldn’t pay attention to it at all so I walked on a treadmill and listened to this the entire time I walked
    (I walked for 25:14 at 2.6 mph and I burned 6 calories, for those who were wondering)

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  6 месяцев назад

      nice! really glad I have help you get through the book

  • @frqmes2fan78
    @frqmes2fan78 Год назад +38

    Note 2
    - Tom and Nick adventureeee
    - Tom and Nick meet Nick’s mistress, Murtle/ Ms.Wilson (I think that was her name)
    - Mr. Wilson is blonde
    - Mrs. Wilson was described in such a way that my body paused mid doodling ( why’d he describe her body like that eeeeughh)
    - Tom and Nick and Murtle adventureee
    - Murtle gets a baby dog
    - They all go to Murtle’s house, it’s furnished to the brim
    - Cathrine, Murtle’s sister, and some other people ( I think their names were Mrs.Mcree and Mr.Mcree. The Mr. Is a photographer ) arrive there too
    - Wine time
    - Cathrine tells Nick that Tom and Murtle both dislike their spouses, but Mr.Wilson is catholic so divorce is kinda off the table
    - Something about Murtle’s dress being pretty
    - Tom and Murtle Met on the train, Murtle eyeing him up but only actually meeting when off the train.
    - Cathrine met Mr.Gatsby before, telling nick that he’s the nephew or cousin of some rich guy ( Dr.Ebobovov or whatever, I think.)
    - Cathrine is kinda scared of him
    - You driftend off a bit here, but Murtle started saying Daisy’s name over and over until Tom sucker punched her, resulting in a broken nose
    - the two other woman started to auf the bloody mess while scolding Tom
    - what the hell
    - Mans fr throwing hands at his other woman TOM CALM DOWN JESUS
    - I’m a Tom hater rn
    - THEY JUST WLAJED OUTvv??
    - Nick and Mr.Mcree fr just left and went to look at Mr.Mcree’s profoliosos HWAT.
    - 😟
    -
    - what
    - also I didn’t expect the person who made these videos would see my notes, but hi, thank you for making these videos and giving me the extra details
    -
    - where is Gatsby.

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +7

      didn't expect me to see these haha
      I see all of the comments! These are really good notes btw

    • @STREETRAPPA
      @STREETRAPPA Год назад +1

      Did u make notes on all chapters ?

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +1

      @@STREETRAPPA they haven’t, no

    • @TheHotpotato-bp7mm
      @TheHotpotato-bp7mm 2 месяца назад

      these notes helped me understand, thanks!

    • @mhello276
      @mhello276 16 дней назад

      your notes make me feel less crazy cause obv i am a tom hater, but nick makes him seem so normal its basically gaslighting the reader

  • @condensedmilk4288
    @condensedmilk4288 3 месяца назад +5

    Wow, nice to see the Book of Bill already has some audiobooks!

    • @condensedmilk4288
      @condensedmilk4288 3 месяца назад +2

      For context, there is a book about a character from a show called Gravity Falls (it's a truly steller show, and i would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat) that just came out, and in the book, Bill Cipher interrupts the book by replacing it with chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  3 месяца назад +1

      I haven't seen the show but have only heard good things.
      That however is a 10/10 joke! F****** Hilarious!

    • @drenquire553
      @drenquire553 2 месяца назад +1

      Lol 🤣

  • @victorpro1237
    @victorpro1237 Месяц назад +1

    Dude this is so helpful for someone who cant sit down and read for this long, tysm

  • @Sarah-hc4dc
    @Sarah-hc4dc 11 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you so much for making these. Your audiobooks have been helping me so much this year. Keep up the great work!! :)

  • @masonlamb7886
    @masonlamb7886 Год назад +29

    Looks like I’m gonna be with you for the next 2 weeks lmao. Don’t y’all love ela?

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +4

      What's ELA? gonna have loving you around for 2 weeks :)

    • @felixhekster
      @felixhekster Год назад +5

      English Language Arts, for me that was just middle school English.

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +3

      @@felixhekster what is ELA
      What is the difference between ELA and normal English class?

    • @joshlynpricee
      @joshlynpricee Год назад +2

      it’s me being here for aplac 😭

    • @5ilovedog701
      @5ilovedog701 Год назад +2

      @@TheEssentialReads Bascially ELA is for people who doesn't have english as their first language and starting to learn more english.

  • @mhm6325
    @mhm6325 10 месяцев назад +2

    Just started reading this for English class your a life saver!!!

  • @dopid0899
    @dopid0899 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you so much, I would truly fail English class without this, now I just have to do an essay! Yay/sar

  • @XbotulinumX
    @XbotulinumX 15 дней назад +2

    Thank you so much, youre a great reader and make this otherwise boring, torturous book much easier

  • @nixalin5525
    @nixalin5525 Год назад +1

    This man deserves more subscribers.

  • @randoapplebigcheese6169
    @randoapplebigcheese6169 Год назад +8

    oh thank god I dont have to actually read the book I can just listen to it and the teacher will be none the wiser

  • @Juicedupcaterpillar
    @Juicedupcaterpillar 12 дней назад

    Bro thanks for this. I have to read this for English class and I really hate reading but you reading while i follow along is really helpful

  • @loganoliver2305
    @loganoliver2305 21 день назад +2

    I wish my english teacher wasn't so against audiobooks, he had us read this chapter in class and only gave us a set time frame to read it then we had to do a quiz on it. Without question I definitely failed it

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  18 дней назад

      Tell your teacher that I think they’re bad at their job 👍
      Sorry that happened to you

  • @Jaydaloves
    @Jaydaloves 4 месяца назад +2

    Omgsh thank you so much i have to read this over the summer for my English class 🫶🏽

  • @alright996
    @alright996 Месяц назад +1

    i have a test for chapter 1-4 and 20 vocabulary words by the end of the day. this saved my grade

  • @mrljgames9072
    @mrljgames9072 11 месяцев назад +3

    This helps my adhd so much

  • @emmaanderson6774
    @emmaanderson6774 16 дней назад +1

    AHHH thank you so much, this is amazing🎉

  • @AlexMoreno-s5h
    @AlexMoreno-s5h 21 день назад +1

    Thank you I have to read this in my English class

  • @plaxi6848
    @plaxi6848 Год назад +4

    Thanks saved me a lot of time

  • @slimgrim3607
    @slimgrim3607 3 месяца назад +4

    Bill cipher sent me here...
    i am not kidding...

  • @generic25
    @generic25 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you essential reads we all say in unison

  • @toluo4518
    @toluo4518 Год назад +7

    Thank you so much!

  • @vinceescobar8264
    @vinceescobar8264 6 месяцев назад +3

    thanks so much hehe

  • @emigyn.rose2330
    @emigyn.rose2330 Месяц назад +1

    THANK YOU

  • @AndrewCarrillo-xs3nb
    @AndrewCarrillo-xs3nb Месяц назад +1

    Keep up the good work

  • @Ryan-ul3bv
    @Ryan-ul3bv 2 года назад +6

    thanks man

  • @sand5570
    @sand5570 Месяц назад +1

    CLUTCHING UP FOR ME

  • @aeiklyabelrt
    @aeiklyabelrt Месяц назад +2

    not even two minutes in and there’s another two ads 1:26

  • @sleepyardvarck1047
    @sleepyardvarck1047 2 года назад +7

    Bagel

  • @lsnake3105
    @lsnake3105 Месяц назад +1

    W mans for this

  • @Deechmedia
    @Deechmedia Месяц назад +1

    Thanks 😅

  • @LegendGamingsubnow
    @LegendGamingsubnow 9 дней назад +1

    just started this a couple of day ago for ap lit

  • @notjc8056
    @notjc8056 7 месяцев назад +1

    Can someone summarize exactly what happens I really don’t understand this book

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  7 месяцев назад

      Oooo Idk why more people don’t know about SparkNotes, but this website is amazing
      www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/summary/

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  7 месяцев назад

      There are chapter summaries on sparknotes too

  • @akumanoko1158
    @akumanoko1158 Год назад +2

    Bless you :’)

  • @tyq6542
    @tyq6542 12 дней назад

    People be reading the Great Gatsby but I be wonderin where the Great Gyats be

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  12 дней назад

      I’m sure this would be funny if I knew what a gyats was

  • @m3lng3
    @m3lng3 9 месяцев назад +5

    Is nick Gay?.

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  9 месяцев назад +3

      Probably not how he was written, but if that is how you want to see the story and it makes it more fun for you, then Nick's gay.

  • @CalebRagans-jv2hm
    @CalebRagans-jv2hm 14 дней назад +1

    Here for English class 11th 😢

  • @kylihigginbotham
    @kylihigginbotham Год назад +1

    13:47 pg 41

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад

      Is that to sync up with your actual book

    • @crabman3920
      @crabman3920 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@TheEssentialReadsI think people are taking notes for class in the comments lol

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  11 месяцев назад

      @@crabman3920 yeah! It’s awesome hahah

  • @MichaelTurner856
    @MichaelTurner856 Год назад +2

    You seem really cool I'm going to subscribe!

  • @SpookyClirixy
    @SpookyClirixy 2 месяца назад +1

    10:03

  • @bigboof7061
    @bigboof7061 Год назад +3

    5;49

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +1

      nice book mark

    • @adrianboyer4310
      @adrianboyer4310 Год назад

      ​@@TheEssentialReads what is the point of this bookmark?

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +2

      @@adrianboyer4310 sometimes RUclips doesn’t remember where you left off. So some viewers add a bookmark to come back to where they stopped listening :)

    • @adrianboyer4310
      @adrianboyer4310 Год назад +1

      @@TheEssentialReads oh nice!

  • @strawbikitten
    @strawbikitten 29 дней назад +1

    what even is this book bro i cant do this 😭

  • @zaquriesarrangotto8320
    @zaquriesarrangotto8320 Месяц назад +1

    Is anyone else here because of The Book of Bill😂

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Месяц назад +1

      What’s book of bill?

    • @Bman629
      @Bman629 15 дней назад

      @@TheEssentialReadsit is a book about the lore of a kids show called “gravity falls”

  • @zackzajac2297
    @zackzajac2297 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow, this book is extremely boring so far.. Thanks for this video though, it really helps

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  3 месяца назад +1

      It only picks up a bit. Sorry. There is a strange scene where it seems like Nick gets drunk and sleeps with a guy which is fun though

  • @braylenbruns4515
    @braylenbruns4515 10 месяцев назад +8

    This book is awful

  • @mhello276
    @mhello276 16 дней назад +1

    I am nothing more than a Tom hater

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  15 дней назад

      Oh just you wait
      You’re going to hate him so much more
      Everyone in the book is a terrible person Imo but

  • @SY_9001
    @SY_9001 Год назад +5

    This book is garbage but I gotta read it for school

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +13

      haha, it isn't the worst book in the world, but it is a bit weird to have a book where all of the characters are awful people

    • @ianisimo
      @ianisimo Год назад +2

      i actually really like this novel i think its because im cynical and angry i feel like nick in a way of watching myself interact with fake bastards realising that im essentially one granted i think i could argue im a better person than anyone in this book

    • @RandomJayne
      @RandomJayne Год назад +2

      @@TheEssentialReads The predecessor of shows like Seinfeld and Always Sunny.

    • @TheEssentialReads
      @TheEssentialReads  Год назад +2

      @@RandomJayne I haven’t seen either of the shows. Are all the characters awful people too?

    • @MichaelTurner856
      @MichaelTurner856 Год назад +2

      ​@@TheEssentialReads Not as much in Seinfeld but I haven't seen always sunny