Sterling Great Gatsby Dream Board by Jonathan Sterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5 Jonathan Sterling Period 3 en-us 2020-10-07 16:31:13 UTC 2026-02-19 19:29:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Love jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/810967748 Gatsby is revealed to be in love with Daisy, and has been holding the elaborate parties just on the chance that either someone who knows Daisy or Daisy herself would show up.  

I think he half-expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did.  The he began asking people casually if they knew her, and I was the first one he found.  (Fitzgerald 79)

I chose the below image to show how the green light at the dock relates to Gatsby's love, and to tie into Gatsby's jealousy toward Tom for being married to Daisy, as green is often associated with jealousy.
]]> 2020-10-07 16:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/810967748 Wealth jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/825818385 Gatsby's source of wealth is shady, and has seemingly done so for Daisy, as in the five years since their last meeting, Gatsby spent three getting the funds to acquire his current house, and the one for his father.

Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay. (Fitzgerald, 78)

I used the image of a house deed to show how Gatsby used his wealth to buy two houses, the one that was across the bay from the dock on Daisy's property, and the one in the west for his father.
]]> 2020-10-13 17:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/825818385 Self-Improvement jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856461677 Gatsby was born into a poor family, but refused to stay that way, so he left his family and went east, firstly supporting himself before meeting Dan Cody, learning how to be functional with wealth, and later Meyer Wolfsheim, learning how to make money, even if it is through shady means.  Even before he ran away he had a way to improve in his schedule, in which were realistic goals.

On the last fly-leaf was printed the word SCHEDULE and the date September 12, 1906.  And underneath:...
'...Do you notice what he's got about improving his mind?  He was always great for that.' (Fitzgerald 173)

The book Gatsby wrote his schedule in is the one shown below, as it showed how Gatsby used anything to make himself better, even a random book.
]]> 2020-10-23 16:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856461677 Extravagant jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856545838 Gatsby has reached a point where he can afford to specifically import shirts form Europe seasonally, and act as a symbol of his wealth.]]> 2020-10-23 16:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856545838 Physically Sober jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856562218 Gatsby learned the danger of being careless, and has resolved not to drink, after seeing how it affected Dan Cody.]]> 2020-10-23 16:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856562218 Caring jdsterling https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856573871 Gatsby takes the blame for Daisy's count of vehicular manslaughter, to those that were aware of the crash's circumstance.]]> 2020-10-23 16:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jdsterling/3hji9k0drjh73ly5/wish/856573871