Period 3: Gatsby Chapter 3 Close Reading - Group 1 by Brendon Mount https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3 Three significant passages from chapter three related to Party Imagery en-us 2022-04-11 21:58:12 UTC 2022-04-18 19:36:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Quote #2 tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144323928 "Instead of rambling, this party had preserved a dignified homogeneity, and assumed to itself the function of representing the staid nobility of the country side - East Egg condescending to West Egg, and carefully on guard against its spectroscopic gayety." (pg. 44)


]]> 2022-04-14 20:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144323928 Quote #1 tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144325259 "The groups change more swiftly, swell with new arrivals, dissolve and form in the same breath" (pg. 40)]]> 2022-04-14 20:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144325259 Definitions tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144331261
Homogeneity:
the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind.

Staid:
sedate, respectable, and unadventurous.

Spectroscopic:
the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic radiation.
Could be about heavy analysis and watching something closely.

Gayety:
the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful.

]]> 2022-04-14 20:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144331261 Quote #3 mschoenen1789 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144332540 "I was immediately struck by the number of young Englishmen dotted about. . . . I was sure they were selling something: bonds or insurance or automobiles. They were at least agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key."]]> 2022-04-14 20:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144332540 Characters adexter2585 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144335244 There's a swarm of people who believes themselves above others, morally and superficially. They represent the "old money", those with generational wealth.]]> 2022-04-14 20:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144335244 Characters tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144342350 The people who attend the party are akin to flies. They flit back and forth, and don't care at all about Gatsby. There's also a sense of impermanence and unimportance to these people. ]]> 2022-04-14 20:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2144342350 Characters tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146361798 The people here are hungry for wealth and power, desperately taking advantage of the rich guests of Gatsby.]]> 2022-04-18 00:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146361798 Definitions tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146362761 Nothing out of the ordinary here.]]> 2022-04-18 00:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146362761 Definitions tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146363117 Nothing out of the ordinary here.]]> 2022-04-18 01:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146363117 What it Reveals about the Party tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146373761 The party itself is filled with people who are restless and forever moving, a side effect of wealth. The party also rarely contains people who matter in any way to Gatsby.]]> 2022-04-18 01:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146373761 What it Reveals about the Party tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146374954 The party splits itself into social standings, stratifying. This reveals the nature of these parties to attract many different kinds of wealthy, but also its lack of power in forcing them to mix and mingle. ]]> 2022-04-18 01:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146374954 What it Reveals about the Party tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146375986 Here, it's reinforced that the party is mainly comprised of people who want to take advantage of Gatsby, either making money or joy in the process. Nobody truly cares about Gatsby, instead having their own ulterior motives. ]]> 2022-04-18 01:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146375986 Wealth tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146394120 Those who are wealth separate themselves from others, believing themselves superior in every way. ]]> 2022-04-18 01:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146394120 American Dreams tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146395850 The dream of obtaining wealth is often blinding, leading to the actions similar to those of these salesman.]]> 2022-04-18 01:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146395850 Isolation tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146406078 These people think they know each other, but truly, they're all alone. They don't really understand each other, and this leads to a sort of isolation.]]> 2022-04-18 01:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146406078 tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146410213 2022-04-18 01:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146410213 tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146410704 2022-04-18 01:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146410704 tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146411665 2022-04-18 01:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146411665 THE QUESTION tsistla0029 https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146412324 How does the party represent the façade that Gatsby puts forth?]]> 2022-04-18 01:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/1qha0g1vclgtfqm3/wish/2146412324