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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?//

well i thought that so far in the book that it is very weired **[How is the book weird? It's definitely okay to make this comment, but I'd like to know why you think it! :) ]** and i like tom because he is a very secretive **[How is he secretive?]** and he a very big and strong football player and i dont really understand the book so far but my man tom is the truth and he is a de in football and so am i **[Good personal connection to Tom.]** buh i have never cheated on my wife or have i ever been married **[Does this change your opinion of Tom? Do you still like him?]** hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha but let me get down to business but i have no clue and i beleive that the color red has to deal with tom because he is a big strong man **[Interesting. So red symbolizes strength? Is there anything else it could symbolize?]** on the outside but on the inside he is the color white because he is quiet and secretive **[What else could white symbolize? How else is it used in the book?]** to his wife and that is what i really think about the book so far and my favroite character tom.

oh yeah the colors red and white and thos e came from the pages about diffrenet colors that tied to diffrent thaings like what they saw or what they were wering so that is what i though about and john is a round character to me to. **[Which character in the text are you referring to? Do you mean Tom?]** oh yeah and he lived in the west egg buh the east was better than the west egg. **[What in the text leads you to believe this?]**

//Great job making a personal connection to Tom. I think you understand the book a bit more than you say. You seem to know quite a bit about Tom, which is great. You mention John in the second paragraph. I'd like to know more about him. Who is this character in the text? What's so important about him that he is a round character? If you have any questions about the book, feel free to post them here. Hopefully I can help!//

//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?//
 * Chapters 1-3**

//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**

Because, Nick was the one who basicly was around every thing that happened **[Good point. People who weren't there to witness everything that happened probably wouldn't be very good narrators, so I agree that Nick was the best choice!]** like when he was in the car with gatsby and got pulled over and or when he was at the party and saw that girl go into gatsby room **[ What part of the book is this in? What is its significance?]** so i think that he would not of changed it because nick was the main one to be there for every thing that happened so far. also the wealth portrayed in this book is a big thing because of all the bootleggers and others who smugglel beer and other things **[What's the significance of this? Does this represent their wealth?]**

//Interesting thoughts on why Nick is the narrator. You make a good point that he was around for most of what happened. I'm happy to see that you used some examples from the book, but I'd like to see an explanation of their significance. While I can guess what their significance is, I'd like to make sure that I'm understanding your point correctly. Good work!//

//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.//

//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.//

**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.//

i believe gatsby is th protagonist because he is the main one in the story and why he is the protagonist is because he has something or someone to deal with **[What does Gatsby have to "deal with?" How does this make him the protagonist?]** and nick is the antagonist because he is telling the story and he has no drama fowlling him what so ever **[Does this mean that he is the antagonist? Is he the reason for Gatsby's issues?]** and that is what i think for this question. Also i think another antagonist is MONEY because it is the root of evil **[Wow. Good reading of the antagonist. I'd like to hear more about this.]** and it pulls everbody down in this book like the gold diggers such as dasiy and that is what i think.

//I think you're right about Gatsby being the protagonist, but I'd like to hear more reasons as to why he's the protagonist. Your point that Nick is an antagonist is interesting, but I'd like to see some examples from the book. You have a fantastic point for money being the antagonist, and I would LOVE to hear more about this. Money/wealth is a pretty big theme in this book//, //so I'm glad that you pointed it out. Be sure to bring in examples and explanations in your responses.//

//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.//

"people tend put money as their 1st priority" **[Good example. This relates to your last post about money being the root of all evil.]** like for an example in the book when the cop pulled him over money is the 1st prority to them also when he bought that random girl that dress money was his 1st prority so that is bassicly what this theam is all about.

//I agree that money is a theme in the book. In// The Great Gatsby//, that's all people seem to care about and you did a good job of using examples from the text to support your argument. I'd like to see an explanation of the significance of money, and I think you can definitely bring in parts from your last post. Is money a foil to some characters?//

//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**

I think that Myrtle is a dynamic character because the way she acts toward Mr. Wilson which is her husband and she treats him like dirt or even less than that **[I'd like to see an example of this from the text, but I think you're right.]** and when she is out or when she was able to go out hahaha but she would act like she didn’t have a care in the world she would act like everybody around her meant something to her but not around Mr. Wilson. **[Why do you think this is? Why does she act like she cares about other people, but not about Mr. Wilson?]** She changes all the time like when she saw tom, Jordan and nick in the car at Mr. Wilson’s shop she banged on that window as hard as she could and then started going crazy after they left. **[What do you mean she "started going crazy?" Is there an example of this?]** Also she is a round character. **[How is Myrtle a round character? Be sure to explain this! Don't just leave your reader hanging.]**

//Good example of a dynamic character. Once again, I somewhat agree with you, but you'd have me further convinced if you explained your examples in a little more detail. Also, you say that Myrtle is a round character, but you just leave it at that. Your reader (me) needs to have an explanation of this. What about Myrtle makes her a round character?//

//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?//

//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.
 * Chapters 1-9**

Well im going to chose cars and drivers because torwards the end of the book there were a lot of accedients. For my frist quote i chose..."you dont have to tell me what kind of car i was! I know what kind of car it was!" (pg. 147) (Tom).

• Ashes and Dust • Cars and Drivers • Colors • Houses and Owners • Photography and Lenses • Flowers

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