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 * //The Great Gatsby//** F. Scott Fitzgerald
 * Chapter 1-2**: //If these chapters were short stories, what would be their theme? (What insight do they give to human life? What do they tell us about how people act?) Have you noticed any symbols? What do you think they represent? What are you thinking about the characters we've been introduced to so far?//

Im really not shure what the theme would be for these first two chapters at this moment but im shure i will find out soon. In the book i learn not to judge other people. **I can see why you say this, but can you back this up? What part of the text offers this as a lesson?** I really didnt notice any symbols in the chapters besides the billboard with the glass and the eyes because Mrs lang pointed it out and a bunch of colors.

I have no idea what any of the symbols mean. I think that Tom is a racist against all other kinds **What makes you think so?** and i feel that Mrs bucannon is a gold digger because she doesnt like him but she always wants him to buy expensive stuff. **Can you go deeper in your analysis of Daisy? What do you think about their marriage? What strikes you about Tom and Daisy regarding the infidelity and comments about their past travels? There is also the question of whether their current residence will be permanent. What do you make of this?** Nick to me is considered a good guy that does the right things but just is around the wrong people that do illegal stuff.

The protagonist is nick and the antagonist be the Bucannons and Nick seems like a flat character to me so far because he realy doesnt do much and Tom seems lik a round character because he acts so many different ways. **Yes, Nick doesn't seem to do much, but do you see anything about the way he observes others that give clues about his own character? Maybe he isn't as flat as you think...**

Chapters 1-3
//Well, so far we've seen three crazy parties that Nick has shared with us. What stuck out to you about each of them? What do each of them tell us about the characters we've met and how they relate to each other? Jordan is talking to Nick when she says, “And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy” (Fitzgerald 52). How does this quote reflect each of the gatherings in the first three chapters?//

At gatsbys party i just really like the fact that his house is super huemungo (huge) and that anyone can come and go as they please and at the other parties i felt they was just a little worse than gatsbys because of the size of the houses. Most of the people they hang around are a bunch of party animals. **That's true and there are a lot of people acting nuts. What do you think about the social status of the rich people behaving like that? What does it say about society?** Some are rich and some just tag along and all of them are alcoholics besides Nick and Gatsby. It shows that all the parties were at big houses and when your at big houses you can walk away from the party and not be noticed but at a little party everyone is close and everything sticks out. **Right, just like at the get-together with Tom's girlfriend. Can you see the relationship between this and Jordan's quote above?**

//The point-of-view that a novel is told in frames the entire story. How would// The Great Gatsby //change if if it were told in another character's perspective (like Jay Gatsby's point-of-view?) Why do you think Fitzgerald chose Nick to be the narrator?//
 * Chapters 1-4**

// It would have bigger words that I probrably wouldn’t understand if the story was told by Jay gatsby. //**What makes you think so? Is there a place in the text where Jay speaks with bigger words than Nick?** // He may hav chose Nick becuz he has the different life style and its much slower paced then everyone else’s. **Yes, so why is this important to the story?** //

Apply Marxist Criticism to the first four chapters of The Great Gatsby//. How is wealth portrayed in this book? How does the characters' wealth affect their lives and their choices? PLEASE, USE EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.// In the book its basically like the rich and wealthy people get whatever they want and are treated better. Money is power. The rich characters hav fast paced life styles and just do whatever they please and they make many dumb or random choices because they hav nothing else to do. **What, specifically, are the dumb or random choices you see being made in the text?** Ex. Gatsby throws parties and lets everybody come and get drunk day after day after day and doesn’t care what they do. **Yes, and does the text hint at any consequences to his decision to let people do this?**

//Fitzgerald makes use of timepieces in several parts of chapter 5. What do these clocks and watches represent? Explain why these symbols are especially important in this chapter. Find one to three quotes that would serve as an example of a timepiece being a symbol, and explain what they represent.
 * Chapters 1-5**

The American Dream shows up as theme in many writings and discussions over// The Great Gatsby//. How do you define the American Dream? Does it have any influence in your life? Is the American Dream attainable to everyone in the United States? Find one to three quotes from the text that you believe makes a connection to the American Dream and explain why.//

//1. ////1. The clocks may represent the time he spent alone and by himself. 2. In this chapter Gatsby gets acquainted with Daisy and he’s not alone no more. ////**Can you find a quote from the text that shows why you think so?** ////3. To me the American dream is having a lot of cash, like too much cash that I don’t even need but just keep it anyway to spend on crap I most likely won’t use and having a nice family and a dog named Rover. **Ha ha! You're funny, Wesley. I notice you mention a nice family, but only after talking about money. Do you think the American Dream is mostly about money**? 4. Yes, that makes me want to be successful. 5. I believe anyone can have the American dream but you got to know how to get there like me! //**Keep it up!**

**Chapter 1-6 ** //There is sometimes a question about who exactly the protagonist is in The Great Gatsby. Is it Nick or Gatsby? Who then would be the antagonist? Explain your answer using at least three events from the story to defend your thinking.//

//What theme(s) are becoming apparent in The Great Gatsby by this point in the book? Support your answer with at least three examples in the text up until this point//

i think that gatsby is the protagonist because the action and high points of the story follow him more than nick. and also the book is named after him so he must be pretty important. i have no idea who the antagonist is but if i was to guess i would say it is tom, because he seems to cause some problems for gatsby and daisy. **Do you think Tom is the only one causing trouble? Can there be more than one antagonist? Do you see the antagonist changing from one person to another?** Money is Power. **Yes, good job picking out the theme.** Gatsby has plenty of money and just about everyone respectful to him and treats him nice and kind. He can get whatever he wants and get away with whatever he wants. **Can you find examples to back up your claims about money in parts of the text where Gatsby is not involved?**

//Who is the most dynamic character in this book? How (and how much) do they change? Would he/she be considered round or flat? Support your thinking with examples from the text.
 * Chapter 1-7**

Who would be considered a foil in The Great Gatsby? Why would the author use these characters to show differences? By applying structuralism and looking for binary opposition, what values are considered important in this book?//

I feel that Gatsby is the most dynamic character because there is soo much about him that we stil dont no. he has many sides to him and changes...i consider Gatsby to be very round because he can be the nicest guy but can also be mean and tell you off like when he was getting agry with Tom when he disrespected Daisy...I think that Daisy could be the foil because she brings out the other sides of gatsby and tom **Great noticing and use of an example from the text!** ...money power respect and daisy are important to gatsby. **Do you think what is important to Gatsby and what is important in the book are the same thing? Do you see any binary opposition to back up this idea?**

//Choose one of the following symbols and explain what they represent. Then find three quotes in the text where this symbol appears – use MLA formats to avoid plagiarism. • Ashes and Dust • Cars and Drivers • Colors • Houses and Owners • Photography and Lenses • Flowers
 * Chapters 1-9**

Answer definitively what the theme of The Great Gatsby is. Find three quotes in the text to support your thinking.//