https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig The Great Gatsby Chap 9 en-us 2017-09-12 10:58:27 UTC 2026-03-24 10:06:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096045409 I think Gatsby would still be trying to get Daisy. He would keep trying to accomplish his American Dream.]]> 2022-03-15 14:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096045409 https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096051197 I think that Gatsby would be lost for the moment. I think Daisy and Tom left, and that leaves Gatsby lost in his life. I think he's strong enough that he might continue to be extremely successful, yet continue to be obsessed with Daisy. I don't see him following Tom and Daisy over the world to get her back. I think he has enough pride in him to focus his attention elsewhere.]]> 2022-03-15 14:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096051197 https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096057090 I think that Gatsby's wealth would have collapsed in on himself, because I can infer that he didn't have a job and that he was acquiring his money through sleazy means.  He may have also ended up in jail if rumors about Myrtle's death spread far enough.]]> 2022-03-15 14:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096057090 https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096066898 I think Gatspy would've been the same shallow man that he was. I could even see him still trying to chase after Daisy, even though her and Tom wasn't going to break up. I could also see Gatspy eventually getting caught somehow with either the death of Myrtle or his illegal businesses. I don't think there was ever going to be a happy ending for poor old Gatspy.]]> 2022-03-15 14:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096066898 https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096082211 I think that if Gatsby had lived he would not have lived very long. He would have kept trying to show Daisy that they belong together. When He realizes he can't Have Daisy he feels there is nothing left to live for. ]]> 2022-03-15 14:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096082211 amyepauken https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096469415 Thanks for the thoughtful response! I agree that he wouldn't continue to follow Daisy, but he would need to find a new focus and be success because of his personal drive and motivation. ]]> 2022-03-15 17:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096469415 amyepauken https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096473898 I agree that he would feel he has nothing to live for. It's interesting to consider if he would re-invest his time and money in another venture, or if this would be too devastating a loss for him. ]]> 2022-03-15 17:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096473898 amyepauken https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096475863 I could see Gatsby still trying to win Daisy back and striving towards his own version of "American Dream."]]> 2022-03-15 17:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096475863 amyepauken https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096479752 It is interesting to consider if the past would catch up to him and if Gatsby would be tried for the crime of killing Myrtle. It would be considered vehicular manslaughter, which he already stated he would take the charge for Daisy. Also you note, he could be caught with illegal dealings in alcohol during Prohibition. Once he losses his motivation, he might become careless in his business dealings as well. ]]> 2022-03-15 17:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096479752 amyepauken https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096483069 I like the phrasing you used, "Gatsby's wealth would have collapsed in on him." It's very possible all the shady dealings would catch up with him, possibly he could be murdered due to the bootlegging or by one of Wolfsheim's associates. He also would take that charge for Daisy, so it's very possible he would have ended up in jail. Good reflections!]]> 2022-03-15 17:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2096483069 https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2098017424 I am pretty sure I thought Gatsby's life would have been filled with less misery and more happiness.]]> 2022-03-16 13:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amyepauken/4c2qefo9loig/wish/2098017424