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I feel like the ideas in the text relate to my own life and experiences because of how Gatsby had goals for himself and he met those goals if not more than those goals. I feel this relates to me because I have a lot of goals in life and I’m still young trying to figure myself out and how I’m going to complete those goals. Gatsby also had life experiences where he had to learn to grow up fast and I feel like I’ve also had to mature and grow up faster than expected. But I still feel like I have a lot of maturing to do in my life. If anything that I’ve learned from this story it's that the mind is powerful and you can achieve anything you put your mind to. I personally know people who came from nothing and made it and achieved their American Dream and it all starts with you. Gatsby didn’t want his old life anymore so he told himself what he was going to do, that's the first part, and then he went and achieved those goals and I want to be like that. I've definitely have achieved goals in my short life but I know I can achieve more.

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The ideas in this text reading relate to the larger world past, present and future because throughout the story we deal with hearing about Gatsby's past, his present, and we see in the future ultimately what happens. I feel like this has to do with the world because for example the past, people in the world try to replace their past all the time, especially the rich I feel. They try to make things they did go away if it doesn’t match their brand or just mistakes they’ve made in the past in general. Just like how Gatsby used his money and kind of fame to make up stories about his past life even though we eventually found out the truth. Gatsby’s present takes place in the roaring 20s which was an actual time and I feel his present really represented the 1920’s. The rich would throw big parties and celebrate all the time and people would do things like rebel as well. As for Gatsby’s future he didn’t know what was coming to him and I feel like that's with everyone we don’t know what the future holds ahead of us. We just are along for the ride of life.

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Ideas in the text remind me of a movie and this movie is called Romeo and Juliet. I feel like it relates because Romeo and Juliet is all about forbidden love and it kind of reminds me of the forbidden love Gatsby and Daisy had throughout the story. Romeo and Juliet were forbidden to see each other because Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet and those two families had a feud against each other so they had to work around it. In The Great Gatsby Daisy and Gatsby had a long history together and at the time when they wanted to be together they couldn’t because they were part of two different social statuses and different groups, Gatsby was poor and Daisy was rich and that wouldn’t have been accepted by her family. But now that they met again they have another obstacle and that's Tom Buchanan. As we know The Great Gatsby signifies the American Dream and Gatsby’s ultimate American dream was to be with Daisy and I feel vice versa for Daisy and in Romeo and Juliet their ultimate dream was to be with each other as well but it was sadly forbidden. And they both ultimately ended in a sad tragedy of death.

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Even though Gatsby didn't really get his happy ending he longed for with Daisy. But at least he lived somewhat of the American Dream. I feel like he didn't deserve to die but it was a plot twist because I truly thought Gatsby and Daisy was going to get their happy ending, Daisy was going to leave Tom for Gatsby and that was going to be the end. To be honest I'm not that mad at the ending it was shocking but that's what made the book really good in my opinion.

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I think this novel shows a pretty good example of the American Dream through Gatsby. Because first off the American Dream means hope that coming to America you can become successful. Gatsby did just that he had hope and used it until he got where he wanted to be in life which was a rich businessman. "For over a year he had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a clam digger and a salmon-fisher or in any other capacity that brought him food and bed."  He had to work for what he had and had hoped he was going to be successful. As we know his name was originally James Gatz but "He had changed it at the age of seventeen and at the specific moment that witnessed the beginning of his career--when he saw Dan Cody's yacht drop anchor over the most insidious flat on Lake Superior." These quotes just talk about Gatsby's past and how it all started and if you want to live the American dream you always have to start somewhere.

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This chapter is so sad. We find out Gatsby dies he was found in his pool. The other sad part is he was waiting for Daisy's call meanwhile I don't think she was ever going to call because in the end, she had chosen Tom. After everything Gatsby did to be with her she did him so dirty.

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When you look at the book cover you see two eyes, lips, with a tear running down. This face that we see has a straight face yet it is crying. I feel like the cover conveys key aspects to the story by kind of shows the pain most characters like Gatsby, Daisy, even Tom went through this whole story and they keep a poker face even though they all are going through their own battles.

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Gatsby is kind of controlling I noticed. He wanted Daisy and he ended up getting her but she was still with Tom and needed time to leave that relationship but it's hard because its Tom she doesn't know how he will react. But he insists that they start their life together right away because he imagined them living together after finding each other and all that. Sometimes he needs to chill.

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Gatsby is clearly in love with Daisy and Daisy is in love with Gatsby. Tom claims he love Daisy but I mean you don't cheat on someone you love and treat them poorly. It doesn't seem that Nick loves anyone in this story. I feel like the idea of love isn't as glamourous as people know love as. This is kind of like toxic love because although Gatsby treats Daisy good and says he loves her he wants her to be a certain way sometimes and she's not the person he imagined in his head but he still wants that happy ending with her. Tom is the worst partner you can have so I feel this story shows you red flags in people like Tom. I feel like Fitzgerald is trying to say there's different ways people love but just know the difference when it is love and when it isn't.

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I feel like Gatsby has manifested everything he has become now like he spoke things out into existence like he made up a persona that we know now has Jay Gatsby. He really came from nothing and as far as we know did it all himself.

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(Teachers Choice)
This chapter was probably the juiciest one yet! We find out Gatsby's true origin story and where he really came from. Remember how he told Nick how he inherited all his money from his family because he grew up rich... HE LIED So pretty much he grew up with poor parents who were farmers. He didn't want to keep living that life he knew he was destined to be something more so he changed his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby a persona he came up with to get where he is now. We find out he started working for a man named Dan Cody. Dan Cody would party a lot and drink and when he died Gatsby promised himself to never drink. His actions as a young man show that he is a very determined person and when he wants something he will do everything in his power to do it.

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There was a bit of symbolism in this chapter and one that really stuck out to me was when Daisy was looking through Gatsby's shirts and she started crying. I feel like she was crying because she realizes she didn't have to leave Gatsby for Tom she could've been treated right AND been rich if she was more patient. She definitely regrets her decision.

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This was a super interesting and a bit funny chapter to read about because Gatsby and Daisy FINALLY see each other after 5 years. It is very awkward at first which is funny but then they got comfortable around each other and it was all good. In the chapter there is a green light mentioned to Daisy when Gatsby says "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock,” this reminds me of in Chapter 1 how Gatsby was looking off into a green light and Gatsby explained this signified Gatsby and Daisy's future together because when you think of green you think of good like a green light. Beyond that I would say it stands for Gatsby's hope he has for him and Daisy's relationship.

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There's a saying out there and it's "you are who you hang out with" and I believe in this scenario with Gatsby it can be true. We don't really know their relations to each other but they're close enough to be having lunch and making mysterious business deals. So I'm just assuming Gatsby is involved in some shady business. Also there was a white card used to get Gatsby out of trouble with the police. What could this all mean?

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(Teachers Choice)
A lot of things happened in this chapter so let's talk about it. We find out Gatsby's backstory. It starts with Gatsby going to lunch with Nick but on the way there he just starts talking about his life story... random. Nick doesn't believe him which is understandable because I wouldn't either. Later they meet up with Mr. Wolfsheim. We find out he is kind of shady because he thinks Nick is someone else but Gatsby clears that up and says, "This is just a friend. I told you we'd talk about that some other time." "I beg your pardon," said Mr. Wolfshiem, "I had a wrong man." So by this, we can tell something is going on between them. By this information, it implies that Gatsby is probably doing something shady with Mr. Wolfshiem because you are you hang around with. This compares and contrasts with who Gatsby is trying to project himself as a mysterious yet hard-working man but in this part of the book, I'm starting to think he's not who he says he is.

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(Teachers Choice)
In this chapter, Nick invited to Gatsby's party. Eventually, it's time to go back home and Jordan is driving the car. Nick tells Jordan how bad of a driver she is she then says, "They'll keep out of my way," she insisted. "It takes two to make an accident." This statement relates to her social class because it shows how privileged she is. This also feeds into the stereotype that the rich are careless which is exactly what she's being. Also, it seems common in this story that the rich are never held accountable for their actions. Just like Tom for example he hits women and cheats on his wife and isn't held accountable most likely because of his social class. This also relates to real life where some celebrities are never held accountable for their actions. Like yes we're all human and we make mistakes but you also have to acknowledge your mistakes

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Tom clearly has some anger issues and is a very toxic person and I wonder why? Like I get that this took place in earlier times and maybe hitting women was like accepted more but honestly what's wrong with him. Like we know he was in football and maybe because of that he became more aggressive I honestly don't know. Maybe we''ll find out later in the story why he is the way he is and I'm excited to find out.

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So we made it to chapter two and we've gotten to get to know the characters a little bit more. This also includes where they live so basically there are 4 main settings of the novel: East Egg, West Egg, Valley of Ashes, and New York City. So let's break it down, East Egg is where the rich live like Tom Buchanan, West Egg is still a very rich area and is like old money where Gatsby and Nick live, Valley of Ashes is "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air." where Myrtle (Tom's Mistress) lives which is pretty ironic because she loves the lavish life but lives there... New York is just for the average person and connects all these settings. I feel like characters like Tom and Nick don't change their personalities as they travel to these different settings but I feel Myrtle does. She's from Valley of Ashes and it literally looks like what it sounds like which is ashes. But when she's in her apartment in New York with Tom she acts brand new. "She had changed her dress to a brown figured muslin, which stretched tight over her rather wide hips as Tom helped her to the platform in New York. At the newsstand, she bought a copy of TOWN TATTLE. and a moving-picture magazine and in the station drug-store some cold cream and a small flask of perfume." I feel like she's just trying to be someone she's not.

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Student Choice: Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover

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Student Choice: Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover

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"Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" is such an old but yet very true saying. I thought of this exact thing while reading the story! For example, you would think Daisy and Tom Buchanan would be a happy family because of their riches and all the money they have and Tom is a former star football player and all that good stuff. But here comes the shocker, they aren't in a happy marriage. Tom is having an affair and here comes ANOTHER shock, Daisy knows... She doesn't even care because they have been together so long and plus she doesn't want to give up her lavish lifestyle. That's honestly so sad. And they probably have more problems that we will find out later as we read the rest of the story.

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Chapter 1: Tom Buchanan Characterization

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Chapter 1: Tom Buchanan Characterization

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Tom Buchanan from the beginning always gave me a bad vibe. He seems like a very selfish, arrogant, bitter, insecure person. Pretty much, someone, you don't want to be around for a long time or even friends with! "Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch" That line from the story introduces Tom in a way and just from that I got bad vibes. Because body language is a thing and you can tell so much about a person from something as simple as that. This quote was followed up by Nick continuing to say, "Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward". This kind of reminds me of a shark. I would symbolize Tom's physical appearance as a shark and his personality like a ticking bomb. Like on the outside he is out for blood and very intimidating and you wanna stay away from him. His personality is like a ticking bomb because any little thing will make him "go off" or be rude and have a lot of smart comments and make things about him. Also just like a shark or a bomb you would want to stay away.