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“I noticed…”

“I wonder…”

“I was reminded of …”

“I think…”

“I’m surprised that…”

“I’d like to know…”

“I realized…”

“If I were…”

“The central issue(s) is(are)…”

“One consequence of ______________ could be…”

“If _____________, then….”

“I’m not sure…”

“Although it seems…”

“I felt ______ when…”

“I like the way the author…”

“This story teaches…”

“I don’t understand…”

“This character reminds me of…”

“This part seems important because…”

“_____ seems unrealistic to me because….”

“I think the relationship between _____ and ____ is interesting because…”

“I like/dislike _________(character) because…”

“The character I most admire is _______ because…”

“If I were (name of character) at this point, I would…”

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Tuesday, April 25th - Read Chapter 1
Wednesday, April 26th - Read Chapter 2
Thursday, April 27th - Read Chapter 3
Friday, April 28th - Read Chapter 4
Monday, May 1st - Read Chapter 5
Tuesday, May 2nd - Read Chapter 6
Wednesday, May 3rd - Read Chapter 7 part 1
Thursday, May 4th - Read Chapter 7 part 2
Friday, May 5th - Read Chapter 8
Monday, May 8th - Read Chapter 9

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Chapter 1:

I’d like to know more about Gatsby and why he lives a huge mansion by himself. He seems very lonely and acts like he is looking for someone that he can connect with and have a conversation with.

I wonder why Daisy lets Tom have a “woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 15). How does she really feel about this situation and why does she stay with him?

Chapter 2:

I’m not sure why the McKee’s came over in the first place? I understand that they are friends of Tom and Myrtle but what was their purpose? I wonder if they will have important roles in the future?

I felt surprised when Tom hit Mrs. Wilson in the face after she mentioned Daisy’s name. This reveals Tom’s true character of being violent and abusive. He could possibly be very violent to Daisy as well. Does he love Daisy more?

Chapter 3:

I’d like to know what Gatsby and Jordan Baker were doing or talking about while they were in the room alone together. Are they in a relationship?

I like Gatsby so far because he seems like he wants to make everyone happy and keep everyone entertained. He seems like a nice guy and we found out that he actually knew Nick from the war.

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Chapter 1
I wonder who is this Gatsby and why he live alone in such a big a house. What did he do in order to be in the situation

I am confused on why Daisy knows that her husband is seeing another woman and not taking action on what he is doing.

Chapter 2
I'm not so sure on why Nick would hang out with Daisy's husband knowing that he is cheating on her. Nick and Daisy are cousin even though they aren't close he should have the desires not to be with him.

Chapter 3
It is very mysterious that Jordan and Gatsby had a talk with out having Nick in the conversation. What if Jordan is luring about what was said maybe there is more added on to the story what will happen next.

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Chapter 1: I noticed that Nick seems to be a follower and he also doesn't get in much trouble.
Chapter 2: I'm surprised that Nick would hang out with Tom while he is cheating on Daisy, because Daisy is his cousin.
Chapter 3: I do not understand why Gatsby throws those huge parties for strangers.
Chapter 4: I noticed that Nick said he was the only honest person he knew but cheated on his girlfriend at the end of the book.
Chapter 5: I noticed that Gatsby glows more when he is around Daisy.

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Chapter 1 -

The central issue between Daisy and Tom revolves around their marriage.  I’m not sure if Daisy knows that Tom is cheating on her, but she also see’s that he isn’t good for her.  Tom seems to be a demanding and controlling character, even without being aware of it, and for Daisy and the child, that might not be a good thing.

I noticed that the terms “East and West Egg” are symbols for Nick when he comes to New York.  He is essentially starting a new life; he is hatching from an egg.  The east and west also symbolize the different ways or “sides” he could grow up on.  Following either Gatsby or Tom.

Chapter 2 -

I realized that the author’s word choice has a major impact on the characters and can lead the reader to understand the tone in different ways.  For example, the quote “This absorbing information about my neighbor” can lead us to assume the Nick is quite curious about Gatsby and would potentially like to get to know him (Fitzgerald 33).  (My edition of the book is different than the one most others have)

I don’t understand why Catherine would lie about why Tom and Myrtle aren’t married yet.  She said that Daisy was catholic and she couldn’t get divorced, but Nick saw through this because he knows Daisy (Fitzgerald 33).  My only thought would be that she is protecting Myrtle for some reason.  This is also supported by Myrtle’s defiant and aggressive response to the question of why they aren’t married.

Edit - Maybe Myrtle doesn’t want to get married so she somehow convinced Tom that he couldn’t get a divorce.

Chapter 3 -

I like the way the author takes a break from the story to help explain more personal events of Nick’s life.  After describing the party, Fitzgerald talks about the rest Nick’s summer, his job, and his relationship with Jordan to help clear things up and allow the reader to understand his character better.

Although it seems that the part of chapter describing Nick and Jordan’s interaction with the drunk man in library was pointless, the character comes back up again at the end of the chapter when everyone’s leaving.  He got in an accident and this helped show the life of the 1920’s and the effects Gatsby’s parties.

Chapter 4 -

I dislike Tom because of how he is cheating on Daisy, but still allows Daisy to love him which in turn prevents Gatsby and Daisy getting together.  The quote “who couldn’t get into the army at all” helps show that Tom isn’t a “real” man because he couldn’t get accepted into the army if he did try to serve.  This shows how Tom can be worse than Gatsby because Gatsby did serve.

I noticed that Gatsby is reluctant to reveal his true self and intentions to people.  Jordan was the first to really understand and know him but he seems reluctant with others.

Chapter 5 -

I felt that Gatsby was an actual person/human being when he shows up to Nick’s door with “sleepless” eyes.  Before his talking about Daisy, Gatsby has just seemed different than most characters from most books just because of how he holds himself.  But once you reach the “real” Gatsby, you see that he isn’t much different from everyone else.

When Daisy sees the shirts, she bursts out into tears and says that she has never seen shirts this good before (Fitzgerald 92).  I think this alludes to how she has never seen Gatsby this way before, or at least in a long time.

Chapter 7 -

I find it funny how everyone is calling Tom out about cheating, but Daisy is doing the same thing.  I think it’s more understandable for Daisy to do it but it still prevents a sense of hypocrital-ness.