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I agree with Lejla Ademovic's point about how its safe to assume that there will not be a divorce in Daisy's and Tom's relationship because of the time period.

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Responding to the question "How does the year The Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?"

Tom is ignorant, willfully ignorant just like his peers in that time period. This type of behavior was commonplace and was definitely enabled and even encouraged by white people. Especially higher class white people who weren't around POC.

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Responding to the question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?"
I think they are trapped in a vicious cycle that keeps them coming back to each other because they help each other but they also are aware that it's basically a ticking time bomb

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What do you think the green glow represents at the end of chapter 1?

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Responding to: "Do you think Nick is in love with Tom?"

No, I believe at the most Nick is jealous, or perhaps in love with the idea of Toms life, but not Tom himself.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Daisy is aware that the best path for daughter in the 1920s would be to grow up pretty, marry wealthy, and not contest her husband by being foolish. This shows Daisy is intelligent enough to be aware of women's position in society and how to best take advantage of it.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

Taking place in the 1920s certain attitudes that we consider racist now would have been normal and acceptable at the time. Throughout the early 1900s the idea of eugenics was popularized as proving a dominant race through facts in science led to racism being even more accepted.

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Responding to "Do you think Nick is in love with Tom?"

No, I think that Nick is friends with him but sees him in a bad light because of his actions.

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Responding to Question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?"

Yes, I think the relationship will end because of how Tom doesn't care about people knowing what he's doing.

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Responding to Question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?"

I believe that tom and Daisy will always have a toxic relationship; I believe this was because of the common stigma at the time. Women were trapped in a sense, and the man usually had all the control. unless Tom was completely done with Daisy she will be trapped in a toxic relation ship forever or until something happens to Tom

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Responding to "Q: Why do you think Nick portrays Tom as this wealthy but arrogant man? Do you think it's because he is jealous of him, or do you think there is another reason behind it?"
A: I believe the reason Tom acts arrogant is because he has not had any trouble in his life or issues; I believe that Toms arrogance has to do more to ignorance that jealousy, Tom is so rich had does not need to be jealous of others.

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Why do you think the author noted a few distinct differences between the West Egg and the East Egg?

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How does Fitzgerald mold the setting to enhance the feeling of 1920s nostalgia?

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Responding to the question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?"
I don't think that these two will ever leave each other, only because divorce was not something that couple even thought of as an option. This was something that would have lowered your social standing, and we know that both of these people are high in the social standings. They would rather be upset and together then divorced and frowned upon in society.

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How does the era the Great Gatsby take place in impact how Tom talks about other races?
During the 20th century there was a lot of racism and people normalized it back then so Tom went along with it just like everyone else did.

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"Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?"
I think that they will not get away from their toxic relationship because back then women were honestly used to this and women never really left their significant other back then.

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Responding to the question "How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?"
The time period in which the Great Gatsby was set in was a time of public racism it was not really seen as an issue and to be racist was normal so I definitely think his environment affected his views and how he talked about other races.

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Responding to the question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship".
I believe that they wont get away from each other because they're both toxic so they kind of keep each other trapped it isn't one sided.

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Q: Do you think Nick is in love with Tom?

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Q: Why do you think Nick portrays Tom as this wealthy but arrogant man? Do you think it's because he is jealous of him, or do you think there is another reason behind it?
A: I think Nick is in love Tom and is jealous of Daisy because she has Tom. Nick talks about how Tom is and likes how toxic he is.

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Responding to the question "How does Daisy's word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?"
Daisy's word choice on her daughter suggests that she wants her to be dumb and beautiful. This gives us a perception of Daisy as a woman who bases people (women specifically) on their looks. It also seems as though she doesn't believe women should think for themselves, rather focus on beauty and wealth

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Responding to the question "Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?
I do not think Tom and Daisy will get away from their toxic relationship. Compared to the time frame of the book, most women do not file for divorce or leave their husbands. I think Daisy likes her status in society from her marriage with Tom and will remain in the relationship.

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Responding to the question "How does Daisy's word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy" I think it's clear that Dasiy isn't happy about where her life is going. Daisy says that she wishes her child was a boy could lead to the fact that she knows that if you are a man you have more opportunity. I think that Daisy is smart and she's aware of how smart she is, Daisy also thinks that if her daughter was a fool then she wouldn't be as sad as she is in her marriage because ignorance is bliss.

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Responding to the question "How does Daisy's word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy". It seems that she does not seem content about how her life is, because she talks about how she doesn't want her daughter to live a life like hers. She uses the word "fool" because that's the only way she will be good to a man. She doesn't want her daughter to want more in life than she can have, because in the end she will just end up being disappointed.

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Responding to the question "Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship". As the reader, that is certainly what I hope for, for Daisy to find happiness with a man she truly loves. But based on the era this novel is timed in I have to say that I believe this will not happen, as it is very hard for a woman to divorce a man in that day and age.

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How does the era the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?
During this time period, it was common for most people to be close-minded and ignorant. We know this because of Tom's remarks about race in a developing America in Chapter One. Tom is most likely threatened by the increased change in 1920's America- which most likely would influence his perspective.

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Do you think that Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship? - I don't believe that Tom and Daisy will leave each other. I believe this because during this era divorce is frowned upon. We know that Tom and Daisy are rich and well-connected which could negatively effect their status in that society. This is a toxic attribute of this era, but a common one. So, I think that their relationship will be unhappy but unbroken because of societal pressures.

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Responding to Alayna Ruck's response on How does the year The Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races? I agree that in the 1920s when this book is set that it was normal for Tom to talk negatively and flat put racist. But also they lived in a more accepting region of USA so it still shows how Tom is janky with his actions as the North was more accepting of race.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship? Does this toxic dynamic that presents on the surface level as pleasant show anything about the time period the book takes place in.
Well I dont think Tom and Daisy will get away from this relationship because of the social status but also society and how divorce was just not common to occur, They rather stay miserable and powerful than divorce and be of shame. This time period is toxic.

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Responding to this unknown person question:
"What language does Nick use to describe Tom? Why do you think he makes the choices he does?"

Nick describes Tom Buchanan as someone who has a hard mouth, jock who is rich, racist,  and supercilious.  He describes Tom as an arrogant person because he cheats on his wife. Also describes him as being very wealthy but spends his money on his mistress rather than his wife. I think he makes the choice to describe Tom the way he did is he wants to reveal his own feeling towards him and how his values don't match Tom's actions.

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When Nick leaves the Buchanan’s house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” Why do you think he feels that way?  What does this suggest about his
values? (page 20)

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

During the 1920's, racism was considered a normal standard. No body would get "attacked" or "judged" by being racist towards someone back then unfortunately. So Tom and others just viewed it as normal.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?

This novel is taken place during the 1920's. This time is common for toxic relationships to take place (in all honesty it is still common today). It's typical for a woman to stay in the relationship because she feels inferior to her spouse or "loves" him too much to leave. It is expected that Daisy and Tom will stay together, I believe that Tom craves power and that Daisy craves stability. Being together, they provide this to each other - even though it is in a toxic way.

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How does the year The Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

This book takes place in the 1920s, which was a time in which racism was freely expressed everywhere in America. Therefore, the way Tom spoke about other races was considered normal. This type of behavior was unfortunately common in this time period, and it's disappointing that so many people like Tom adhered to those social norms.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?

I hope they separate eventually, but it seems a bit unlikely at this point. It appears as though Daisy and Tom are relatively comfortable with the current state of their relationship. However, I think Daisy might be putting on a facade; due to the fact that women in this time period had little power in their relationships, Daisy might feel afraid to stand up to Tom.

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In response to Ellie Spangler's post, I agree with your understanding of the 1920s. I also think it is important to emphasize that this is after emancipation. I think Tom's attitude perfectly portrays the failure of the reconstruction period. I wonder how life would be different if we confronted white supremacy and racism after the civil war.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

In the 1920s it was not atypical to fall into close-minded beliefs of supremacy, and knowing that this is the jazz era, I imagine the music shift could only perpetuate the jealousy and therefore discrimination towards this newer genre of music.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Daisy's choice of language when referring to her daughter projects what she thinks about herself and her own actions in a sarcastic tone and doesn't truly want her daughter to make the same or similar mistakes.

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How does Daisy's word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Sadly, she hopes her daughter will be a pretty fool. This probably means that Daisy knows how Tom takes advantage of her. She knows that in the 1920s a woman has no significance. She wanted a son so he wouldn't have to experience the same oppression she does. Being pretty was the only way to get what you want. I am wondering if her baby isn't pretty and that's why she doesn't even mention her by name.

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What does the green light symbolize and how does Fitzgerald indicate symbolism?

I think that the green light symbolizes wealth or a hope for success for Gatsby. So far, all we really know is that Gatsby is a wealthy man. This does not necessarily mean that he is a personally successful man, as his wealth could have come from other places such as family. The term "green-light" can mean go ahead or begin.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?

Responding to Sammy's question, I don't think that Tom and Daisy will ever formally split up, but I do believe that Tom will continue to cheat and use Daisy. I think that this is just of the time period and Daisy feels like she has no power over Tom, and therefore, cannot stop him from pursuing other women. If she were to leave the relationship, she may be seen as uptight and unable to settle down with a man. This will make it harder to find a new relationship away from Tom.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

The Great Gatsby takes place amidst the Segregation Era and the Great Migration. Tom's beliefs regarding racial integration would be widely supported by men of his demographic. Tom's belief in his own superiority is threatened by racial integration. He is motivated by his need to maintain a stark divide between social classes.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Daisy's wish for her daughter to be a "beautiful little fool" indicates several things about Daisy's character. It acknowledges that Daisy is the product of the values of the class she is a part of. Daisy is not a fool, but her intelligence will never be valued as much as her wealth. Daisy seems to believe that for a woman of her social standing, it is much easier to be beautiful, but simple. This would allow her daughter to enjoy her privileged lifestyle and accept the limitations of her role.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?

I don't think they will get away from the toxicity of their relationship because they both seem contempt with where they are. If they ever did, These toxic relationships seem to be pretty normal for that time period.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

The Great Gatsby takes during the 1920s in between the two World Wars. How Tom talks about the other races similar to the language of that certain time period. At this time, racism surrounded America, and how Tom talks about other races is exactly this, which was normal behavior at the time.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

This novel was written during the first half of the 20th century, meaning this was written during an era when extreme racism was normal. Tom is merely participating in what would please the masses, that being racism.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?

I truly don't think they will. They both seem fairly comfortable with the state of their relationship, and even so, I don't think Daisy would ever stand up to Tom out of fear. Considering the time period, this could have been quite normal.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?

I don't think Tom and Daisy will ever separate from their toxic relationship. They both seem to be almost comfortable with the state that their relationship is in. In that time, toxic relationships like this seemed to be quite normal. Unless Daisy realizes that Tom is taking advantage of her and works up the courage to stand up for herself I don't think they will ever separate,

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920's, between the two world wars. The way Tom talks about other races is quite similar to the time period. Racism and segregation were found throughout America during this time, and the way Tom talks was unfortunately pretty normal in that time.

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Responding to Bellas post:
I agree that Daisy probably should leave the relationship to help herself, but because of the time period it wouldn't be easy or necessarily smart or her to do that.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever get away from their toxic relationship?

I think it would be for the best to get out of the toxic relationship, however I don't think they will. Even though the relationship is clearly very toxic, it is also clear that she loved him or was attracted to him at some point in time. It is incredibly difficult for people to get out of toxic relationships now, just imagine how difficult it must have been during this time period. Especially being a woman in this type of relationship, if she tries to leave, it might be hard to find a new relationship because people will see her as not worthy of a relationship if she couldn't stay in her last one. I think even if Daisy wholeheartedly wants to leave the relationship, she won't do it because she can't see herself living without him.

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In response to Katie Klencs post, I agree that this relationship could have been considered normal. This is so sad because Tom has to know that the way he is treating Daisy is bad but he does not seem to care.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from their toxic relationship?

I don't think that they will be able to get out of this toxic relationship. Even though the relationship is really toxic, she obviously loved or was attracted to him at some point. It is so hard for people to get out of toxic relationships now, I can not imagine how difficult it must have been during this time period. Especially being the woman, if she tries to leave the relationship who knows if she will ever be considered good enough to be in another relationship because she will be "used". I think that even if Daisy truly wants to leave the relationship, she won't because it will be so hard for her to live a life without him.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?
Racism and segregation ran rampant during the first half of the 20th century. It was the norm, and would not have been looked down upon if participated in. This makes Tom's words nothing more than normal conversation to the others in the story.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?
No, I don't think they will separate. Even though many think they should, toxic relationships like the one presented between Daisy and Tom were normalized more then than they are now. It's obvious that Tom makes no effort to hide his endeavors. Because of this, and the fact that Jordan knows what he's up to, we can assume that Daisy knows very well what is going on as well. It's clear that she's not content, but the main idea then was that a woman was supposed to "settle," and she is doing just that. Additionally, divorce was condemned, which would make it even more difficult for her to leave Tom. She is also likely doing what she thinks is best for her and her daughter. She is a new parent, which would make leaving Tom that much more dangerous and difficult. Since Tom is well-off, she also knows that if she stays with him, she can ensure security for herself and her daughter.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship?
I don't think their relationship will end because Daisy is probably too scared to leave especially since back then their relationship was probably considered normal.

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1922 is when the Great Gatsby took place so when Tom was sharing his racists thoughts and opinions it was a normal thing for that time period. Saying those things now would be frowned upon but in the 1900s no one knew better.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship? Does this toxic dynamic that presents on the surface level as pleasant show anything about the time period the book takes place in?

I do not think that Tom and Daisy will get out of this toxic relationship. In that time period, I think divorce was much harder to go through, especially as a woman. Daisy just had a baby which means she would be a single mother during a time that women are extremely reliant on men. I think that she will stay for him for the sole reason that she needs him to live an okay life for her daughter.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Daisy's word choice about her daughter show how her feelings about herself and other women have been changed through her life. Although Daisy seems like the perfect girl for any man, she is not able to become anything more than a fool simply because she is a woman. She wanted her child to be a boy so that he could have the opportunities any person deserves while living in that time period.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship? Does this toxic dynamic that presents on the surface level as pleasant show anything about the time period the book takes place in?

As much as I want Tom and Daisy to fall apart and not be in a toxic relationship, I don't think it will happen. I think that the way the relationship was shown as pleasant was rather normal during the 20's. It was not a thing that many people talked about or something that was seen as unjust.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

I think that since the Great Gatsby was taken place during the 1920's, it was not out of the ordinary to believe the racial white supremacy ideas that Tom believed. Although I absolutely believe that it is wrong and you should never talk that way, it was something that was sadly believed was okay in the early 1900's. We today are still experiencing racism, and are trying to fight against it, but it was a more common thing that more people believed was right in the 1920's.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship? Does this toxic dynamic that presents on the surface level as pleasant show anything about the time period the book takes place in?

I hope the toxic relationship will fall apart. However, I don't think it will due to the fact that toxic relationships were(/are?) normalized. In this time period, women were supposed to be submissive and content with whatever they were granted in life. I think the toxic dynamic painted as pleasant shows more about humans in society in general rather than this time period specifically. This because even when people are in unhealthy relationships (romantic as well as friendships). we want it to work out. We show the world the dynamic we want as our reality because we are so full of hope that since this is what we are supposed to strive for, it will work out. Yes, Daisy is not content in her marriage, but having a husband is all she's "supposed" to want. The world didn't make it clear that her happiness with her life is valuable. No, it told her to find a husband and produce children and don't complain. I don't think this is very far off from how we, especially women, are expected to feel today. You've checked the boxes of a "good life?" Fantastic. Now you don't get to have feelings about that life even if it's bad for you because you've made it.

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(I'm not seeing how to directly respond to a post so I'll do it this way) Mya, I agree with the point you brought up about Daisy's word choice about her daughter. I think it shows how restrained Daisy has felt in her life due to having been born female. Saying she hopes her daughter is a "beautiful little fool" shows that these are the qualities Daisy thinks will allow a woman to be content in this world. Having the outward quality of looking good, being small, and being submissive are all qualities that women were "supposed" to have. I think it shows that Daisy is upset with the current state of society and hopes her daughter is able to find happiness even with a society that doesn't value women highly.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

Daisy's word choice about her daughter paints a picture of Daisy's own insecurities possibly throughout her life or in her relationship. For example, on page 17, Daisy began to cry when she gave birth to a baby girl. She stated, "'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, and beautiful little fool." The quote could refer to how Daisy feels on the inside, the fact that she has little Independence, and the fact that she needs approval from a man at all times. Daisy paints a picture of her life as a place where she is trapped and she basically lives her life in silence, being afraid of what might happen if she decides to speak her mind.

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Will Nick fall into a judgemental state if he is around Daisy and Tom's toxic environment? Or, will Nick find a way to side with both Daisy and Tom throughout their relationship? 

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

I agree with Mya's response. I believe that Daisy uses the birth of her daughter as a reflection of her life. Daisy is not satisfied with where she currently is in life. She does not want her daughter to live how she is. Daisy hopes that her daughter will be a fool because it will keep her from going down the same path Daisy went.

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Do you think Tom and Daisy will ever fall apart and get away from this toxic relationship? Does this toxic dynamic that presents on the surface level as pleasant show anything about the time period the book takes place in?

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I think the green light symbolizes something Gatsby is after, he clearly feels restless about it as he is trembling when he reaches out to it. I don't think it represents wealth because since Nick is wealthy and Gatsby is his neighbor so we can assume he has similar wealth and talked about in a manner which implies he's very popular. Perhaps the green light indicates stop, particularly the problems in his life because in the 20's though everything seemed very happy and everyone was partying, lots of people were very depressed. Fitzgerald shows this symbolism in a pretty obvious way, as this is our first glimpse of Gatsby and he is reaching out towards it, Fitzgerald tells us this is very important.

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How does Daisy’s word choice about her daughter produce a perception of Daisy?

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What language does Nick use to describe Tom? Why do you think he makes the choices he does?

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Why do you think Nick portrays Tom as this wealthy but arrogant man? Do you think it's because he is jealous of him, or do you think there is another reason behind it?

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What was the significance of Fitzgerald including the part of Miss Baker balancing something on her head on page 9?

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Nick describes Tom as someone who has always been successful and had money. He even goes as far to say that, "It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that," (Page 6). This shows that Tom was able to spend his money with no care where as Nick lived a much cheaper life. Nick later goes on to describe Tom's "cruel body" on page 7. This also shows that Tom was nota simple man, but an extremely powerful one.

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What does the green light symbolize and how does Fitzgerald indicate symbolism?

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?

The Great Gatsby is taking place in the 1920's, a few years after World War I. During this time, segregation and racism was found everywhere in the United States.  It would not be uncommon to hear racist remarks. Unfortunately, it would make sense that Tom would be talking foul about other races because of the time period.

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How does the year the Great Gatsby takes place in impact how Tom talks about other races?