6th Period Gatsby Themes Discussion by Daphne Wilkins https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18 Made with magic en-us 2020-09-07 20:04:48 UTC 2020-09-15 18:09:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Daphne Wilkins daphne_wilkins https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/725400615 This is my example entry on the padlet. Click on the plus sign in the lower right corner. Put your name as the title. Next you will type at least 100 words about your chosen essay topic. Discuss the theme of your essay, and give examples from events in the story. Make sure your examples are specific. Don't make generalizations. I should be able to tell from reading your entry that you have put thought into your response. After you complete your entry, leave comments of at least 50 words on the posts of 2 or more classmates.]]> 2020-09-07 20:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/725400615 Katie Pack https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/732972145 The Great Gatsby illustrates the theme of Phony or per say in this case, Illusion vs. Reality through the personalities within each character as well as their relations with one another intertwined with motifs and symbols. For example, one of the many illusions created in this novel would be Tom and Daisy's marriage. Instead of being the happy rich couple people sought after, They are rather more unpleasant and troubled than not. We learn Tom, who is viewed as violent and insensitive, had caused Daisy's knuckles to bruise. "Look'' she complained. "I hurt it.'' We all looked - the knuckle was black and blue. "You did it, Tom,'' she said accusingly. "I know you didn't meant to do it but you did do it.'' (16) Not only does he portray as vicious when he enters the story, but he plays the part of being the 'premier' type with no problems. Tom Buchanan is a prime example of the many illusions placed in the novel.]]> 2020-09-09 20:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/732972145 Abira Laney https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736130035 The role of the women within The Great Gatsby is diverse. Daisy, Jordan and Myrtle are all different in many ways yet also have a few similarities, nonetheless they all manage to have some sort of power within their lives. Jordan Baker has complete control and power over her life, is a high social class and is beautiful-- putting her at an advantage, adding onto being the “strong independent woman” stereotype as she does as she pleases. Daisy Buchanan is held back due to her husband and child although she is also a high social class and beautiful like Jordan as they interact often which makes sense due to their social status. Myrtle Wilson is a lower class, unpretty woman, who is also married like Daisy, she only interacts with one of the women which was her death moment. While Myrtle and Daisy were both married, they both also had affairs, Myrtle was the dominant one in her marriage which was the power in her life. This shows in Chapter 2 while she speaks to Tom and Nick about her marriage to her husband, stating “I married him because I thought he was a gentleman...I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe,” showing her superiority over him. Meanwhile, Daisy is submissive within her marriage and sat idly by while she knew her husband was having an affair. Although many times Nick is shown speaking about the effects Daisy’s voice has on men-- this is shown in chapter one when he states “there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion.” The women of The Great Gatsby are diverse in many ways from each other although they have few similarities as well, showing that they all wield some form of power within the story.]]> 2020-09-10 17:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736130035 Kelsey Sinaloa https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736136944 The novel, The Great Gatsby, has shown the theme of superficiality vs truth as we get to know the characters in more depth. The characters in the story make themselves out to be “perfect” to the audience, but when we the readers get to learn more about who they are, we learn it’s just a picture they have painted. We learn that almost all of Gatsby’s life is an illusion and that he portrays himself as someone of high power to ultimately impress and get to Daisy. For example, Gatsby hosts parties to appear as someone with a high social status and as someone who has many friends that also have a high social status. We learn this is a superficial image of himself when he died because very few people actually attended his funeral showing that no one cared enough about him to attend. 

]]> 2020-09-10 17:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736136944 Brett Adams-Hayes https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736140210 In the Great Gatsby, the theme it portrays is that no matter what you have in life honesty is the best trait in a person. In the book, it showed that when Gatsby lies to cover up Daisy’s name and image it makes him out to be the guilty one. When Myrtle’s husband found out that Gatsby was the one that killed his wife he did not hesitate to retaliate and kill him. If Gatsby’s was honest then the situation could’ve been avoided and handled differently. If you are honest people won’t see you as the bad guy and assume stuff that could jeopardize your life. Throughout the example, it shows that if you are honest with yourself and others then life might be more enjoyable and easy for you to live to the fullest.]]> 2020-09-10 17:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736140210 Alexia Smith https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736140918 In The Great Gatsby, one of many themes is Illusion vs. Reality. An example of this would be within the relationship between Tom and Daisy Buchanan. To those looking in from the outside, it would appear that these two characters are the typical happy, rich couple, who seem to be living the dream in the east egg with each other. However, that is merely the illusion of their relationship to those in the outside world. It is mentioned in the novel that Tom is having an affair. Daisy goes on to put on a happy, clueless facade to hide both her true feelings, as well as the fact that she knows what Tom is doing. But, in spite of this, with how her mood seems to drastically change and drop once Tom gets a phone call from who is revealed to be Myrtle, it is a tell-all that she is not as clueless as she chooses to let on. It becomes clear that Daisy is not happy in her relationship with her husband, despite constantly trying to hide that in order to keep up their illusion of happiness. Despite Daisy’s efforts to uphold her reputation and facade of joy, it is clear that she, herself, is truly unhappy in her relationship. So, as the novel progresses we learn, broadly, rather than living happily with one another, Tom and Daisy are those in the picture perfect relationship that, in actuality, isn’t so perfect behind closed doors. ]]> 2020-09-10 17:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736140918 Jazmine Mejia https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736151636 One of the themes in this novel has to do a lot about gender and where they’re placed in society. In the 1920’s, both the men and women had different expectations when they became an adult. The men had to be successful and wealthy with a beautiful wife and family. The women had to be beautiful, smart, and have a successful husband. The Great Gatsby portrayed that perfectly. Readers are able to spot these expectations in almost all the main characters in this novel. Daisy is one of the main characters that demonstrates the women’s expectations in the 1920’s society. Daisy is described as the perfect wife or as Tom described her “ a trophy wife”. She was very beautiful, grew up with a wealthy family and had a good education. Daisy met the social expectations in the 1920’s. This example and many more illustrates the gender roles in the novel's era.]]> 2020-09-10 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736151636 Bradley Morgan https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736155506 In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses indirect characterization to imply how certain characters are supposed to be portrayed in a story. For example, Meyer Wolfsheim is a Jewish character in this story. He is portrayed as a greedy, self-centered man who cheats to get his way. He is also written to be very successful in his illegal businesses. Around this time that the book was set in, there wasn’t a very strong liking towards Jews, and were often portrayed as “penny pinchers” which is an insulting way of calling them greedy. He even uses indirect characterization in his last name using “Wolf” to portray him as a bad guy. He doesn't even go to Gatsby's funeral. Indirect characterization is a very good way to let your readers know what a character is like and how they act towards other people in the real world.

]]> 2020-09-10 17:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736155506 https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736157213 Lane Smith

The Great Gatsby actually has quite a good bit of indirect characterization in it. Throughout the entirety of the book, you are taking in these depictions of characters the way the narrator sees them and you don’t really get any other opinions on them. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote these characters up the way he wrote them because that’s just how he intended them to be. As far as the indirect characterization goes, look at Tom Buchanan as an example. The author portrays him, via the narrator, as a pretty bad guy. Yes, Tom did some bad things but nobody knows if Daisy had done anything to cause him to cheat or what his background was or what any of his reasons may be. That doesn’t necessarily mean he might be right about what he was doing, but it does mean that at heart maybe he wasn’t a bad person. Maybe. We don’t really know because the only depiction of him that is made available to us is Nick’s. Whatever Nick thinks is really all we’ve got. ]]> 2020-09-10 17:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736157213 Rylie Abernathy https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736164083 The Great Gatsby conveys a new age of morality after the war and the Great Depression. This is a new and booming era for the United States. Americans aim to forget the stress of their hardships and celebrate a new chapter in their lives. Characters in the novel commit adultry and are greedy for money. The once God focused America is now more focused on themselves. Morals are traded for a life of partying. F. Scott Fitzgerald conveys the struggle for rightiousness through the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes are always watching and see through the shallow lives of the characters. This reminds the reader that through America's sins God continues to linger. The billboard in the Valley of Ashes is a forgotten place, reminding the reader America has forgot about God.  In the Great Gatsby morals and religous views are swept aside for personal gain.]]> 2020-09-10 17:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736164083 Chloe James https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736212518 The Great Gatsby Theme Discussion

The 1920’s was the start of a new era, the war had just ended and people were wanting to forget about all the pain and loss from that time. Alcohol was illegal and people everywhere were always trying to find new ways to get it. Something i reminded myself of while reading is that every time they were drinking, they had gotten their drinks illegally somehow. This generation really switched things up for the generations to come after them. Before this era, most people held onto their morals and were very “old fashioned”. Looking back on social statuses and the crave for popularity and fortune during that time period, we can notice that it’s super similar to what we see in our society today. So many people have this crave for fame and fortune and they’ll do anything they can to get to that, just like Gatsby did. Sometimes people may do things to get to the popularity and wealth for the same reasons Gatsby did, to get to someone they want to be with. While reading the book, I got to thinking about how different some things could be in our world today if that generation hadn’t changed things up like they did. I thought about comparing events in the book and things that happened during that time era to things we see in our world today.


]]> 2020-09-10 17:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736212518 Will Leonard https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736247064 Money plays a big role in the novel. It represents and illustrates many different concepts and ideas and its purpose in the novel goes way beyond just something the characters pay with. The first way money plays a role in the novel is through "Old money" and "New Money". Old money represents centuries of wealth and growing up with money like Tom and Daisy. The new money however represents people who have fought and made their own fortune like Gatsby. Another way money is used in the novel is to show how it will never truly satisfy someone or make them happy. Despite Gatsby having a mansion, cars, lavish parties, and plenty of money he did not feel contempt or happy. Gatsby longed for Daisy the one thing he could not buy or have. Gatsby may of had any materialistic thing he wanted but he never had anything of true value. In the end he had nothing; no true friends, no love, and no true happiness. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses money in the novel to show how it separates society, keeps you from attaining what truly matters, and in the end means nothing.]]> 2020-09-10 17:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736247064 Alyssa Payne https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736296190 The Great Gatsby is all about a desire; almost every character has some hope to which they can cling to. Take a look at Gatsby for example. He develops this idea in his mind that Daisy is the perfect woman, that she is the ultimate prize. He wastes his whole life trying to have a possible encounter with her, which eventually leads to his death. The characters try to chase what they believe to be their “green light” or the “american dream”, resulting in lives filled with discontentment and regret. Their expectations are set so incredibly high that, in the end, each one ends up disappointed. The novel clearly focuses on how unattainable perfection really is and how unsatisfied you can become while pursuing your ideals.]]> 2020-09-10 17:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736296190 Mark Newberry https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736310325 The Great Gatsby is a beautiful tale of love and despair about a man who  shares one’s title with the book. However, there is a twist to the telling of such a tale, the story is told not by Gatsby, his love, or even a third person narrator, it is told by his only real friend Nick. Nick only has his own thoughts and feelings to draw from to tell of Gatsby actions and those around him. Gatsby’s actions, when told in order and by someone without ties to him, are a lot sadder and some would say creepy. It tells a different story, that of not letting the past go, and bringing other down with him.

]]> 2020-09-10 17:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736310325 Caitlyn Petty https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736794576 The book the Great Gatsby focuses on the theme of “looks can be deceiving”. In the book each character is hiding something in their life. Whether it be abuse, isolation, reality, or tragedy. For example, Tom and Daisy seem to be the perfect couple from the outside veiw  but as the characters are revealed, we discover that Tom is cheating on his wife and Daisy is in love with another man. Also, Jay Gatsby is introduced to new money and throws immaculate parties with many guests, but he is hiding from the pain of being alone when the party's over. Each character portrays a sense of fulfillment with being associated with riches or trophies, but their true emotions are unleashed when they are isolated and stripped from the lie they continue to live. 

]]> 2020-09-10 19:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736794576 Emma Faulknor In the novel of "The Great Gatsby" one of the known themes is that women did not have a lot of freedom before the war and were treated differently. This has come into a good vantage point about how women can go in the streets when they want and even play sports for America changing the idea of women all together. In the passage, women have risen up in their own positions of a new society for them. In the Great Gatsby there are a lot of moments when you hear about one women in particular, Jordan, where she does not need a man in her life ,but lives on her own taking the risks of being a carefree woman playing sports. People can be portrayed in different ways in the novel .In other moments of the passage ,Daisy is calm and collective in the beginning talking to Jordan about how life is right in that moment expressing what she feels. All of the women in this novel have had a different opinion on how to look at the world differently. The women in this story are told as careless most of the time making them seem small in comparison to the men. An example of this is how Daisy acts towards her husband because he is cheating on her ,but Daisy knows that if she left him there would be no power for her to have without a man. Women did not really want to go through this because it would make them be thought of as less than what they did before ,people saying that they had no place if they did not have a husband to portray them with. In this some women just want the acknowledgement of being a wife of a well known person out of the fact that they will be seen together ,and not as this is the one I love. With this she does not get treated with respect from her husband ,but what he takes out his anger on. At this point in time she is getting discarded from her own husband just to be the center of attention. This describes the role of women to be of carefree people who matter to no one in particular ,but the chance of them rising to do great things is upon them. https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736958027
  ]]> 2020-09-10 20:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/736958027 Carter Sanford https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/737436867  In the Great Gatsby there is a recurring theme of "expectations vs reality".  For example Gatsby thought when he got done fighting the war he would come home and Daisy would be there to be the love if his life.  However Tom stole Daisy from Gatsby and he was not expecting that at all.  Also people see Gatsby as this really rich guy who throws these huge parties.  Nick on the other starts to hangout with him and notices he has trouble with his social skills.  We come to find out that Gatsby was actually a poor farmer who changed his name and ran a bootlegging compeny to get all his money.  Also George thinks he has a good relationship with his wife Myrtle. However he finds out that she is having a affair with him. In the Great Gatsby there is a lot of expectations vs reality and it makes for a really great story.]]> 2020-09-11 01:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/737436867 Alexis Arias https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/737447183 The main characters of the Great Gatsby often expressed immorality throughout the story. Many have avoided their issues by using their high status and abundance of money. Fitzgerald wrote a noticeable contrast between the rich characters and the poor characters not only by their difference in class but also morals. For example, mainly, the upper-class characters showed selfishness; Tom Buchanan is a character that has presented this trait in the plot. For instance, despite his multiple affairs, he acted more rash than his wife when he discovered his wife’s infidelity. A great contrast to Tom is Nick Carraway. Unlike Tom, Nick does not possess an enormous bank account. In the end, Nick displays a good deed, which is attending Gatsby’s funeral. Meanwhile, Tom fled with his wife by using money to run away from his problems. Therefore, immorality is a theme shown throughout the story. ]]> 2020-09-11 01:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/737447183 Damaris Lopez https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/739565714 The Great Gatsby portrays the characters to be reliant on money. They crave for the satisfaction of things money can buy. They believe money can fix their mistakes or issues. Gatsby learns that having money and being happy are completely different. Money can't buy your happiness. He was consumed by the thought of being with daisy. He spends his time thinking of ways to get Daisy. He moves next to her and her husband. He schemes and plans what he will do; he throws parties just to see if she will come. However, in the end he ends up dying for something that Daisy had done. He had been holding on to the past for so long he was never truly happy, although being very wealthy. 

]]> 2020-09-11 16:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/739565714 Ximena Zamora https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/739687408 In The Great Gatsby one theme it portrays is that money can’t buy you everything. An example would be Gatsby because no matter how hard he tries and no matter how much money he spends he can never quite get to Daisy. He tries all that he can to impress her. He even goes as far to throw extravagant parties in hopes that she might attend. Even befriending Nick as an attempt to get closer to her. He is known as a dreamer, and someone who never gives up on his goals. He does just that while trying to become closer to Daisy. He has everything but the person he truly loves and without that he has nothing.]]> 2020-09-11 17:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/739687408 Southern Crider https://padlet.com/daphne_wilkins/9ffozaq8v3pmkk18/wish/748704634 There are many different themes that are portrayed in The Great Gatsby. One that was very interesting was the different gender roles and how each character showed the difference between each one. Jordan, Daisy, and Myrtle all had different roles in the book. For example, Daisy could have been a  flapper but she had a child and a husband. This would let the readers know that she was a very rich woman, and she was very independent. Her husband, Tom, referred to her as a “trophy wife” because she was also a very beautiful lady. Jordan, however, was certainly a flapper. She was a professional golf player and she was very independent. She knew what she wanted and did what she wanted. Both Jordan and Daisy are an example of the higher social classes but as for Myrtle, she was a lower class lady. She never was a flapper for many reasons. Myrtle had very little confidence in herself and lacked the desire of wanting to be a rich man's wife. She was married but also had affairs. Even though she was a lower class, she did have some power. Her husband, George, was something she could control because she thought he was a gentleman and knew how to make money but she was wrong. That showed her she had power to do as she wanted, which led to her affairs.  All three women showed the different stereotypes in the 1920s very well in The Great Gatsby. Each one was very different but they showed that women in the 1920s could have power over something if they really wanted it.

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