Lies/Deceit by Kristy Nhan [Student FVHS] https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v Kristy Nhan and Angela Phung Period 2 en-us 2018-02-20 18:13:33 UTC 2018-02-21 17:23:07 UTC hello@padlet.com "He looked at me sideways- and i knew why... He hurried the phrase "educated at Oxford", or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had bothered him before." (pg.65) knnhan100 https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v/wish/233425525 Gatsby was choking up while saying the name Oxford to nick and as a result nick could understand why Jordan believed that Gatsby was lying about the whole thing. Later in the story Gatsby told Tom, who did some background research of Gatsby, that he only went to Oxford for five months when he did not explain that to nick before. ]]> 2018-02-20 18:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v/wish/233425525 "I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle west-all dead now"(pg.65) knnhan100 https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v/wish/233427756 In chapter 4, While driving Nick to Mr. Wolfsheim, Gatsby told a lie to nick by saying that he is the son to some wealthy people in the middle west, but in reality his parents were poor farmers. Gatsby grew up thinking he was not related to them and was something much more. After meeting Dan Cody and learning how to speak and dress like Gatsby, he did not want to remember of his poor past. ]]> 2018-02-20 18:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v/wish/233427756 Daisy and Gatsby atphung103 https://padlet.com/knnhan100/ct55ym36pt3v/wish/233435294 "... But both of us loved each other all that time, old sport, and you didn't know.  I used to laugh sometimes" - but there was not laughter in his eyes- "to think that you didn't know" (p. 131).
In Chapter 7 of ‘The Great Gatsby’, Gatsby confronts Tom, declaring his love for Daisy, saying, “... But both of us loved each other all that time, old sport, and you didn’t know.  I used to laugh sometimes”- but there was no laughter in his eyes - to think that you didn’t know” (p. 131).  There are several themes that can be related to this story.  One being the recurring theme of infidelity in marriage, as seen in Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship, Tom and Myrtle’s affair, and Myrtle’s disloyalty to her husband, George.  Another is Daisy’s indecisiveness, as for she cannot decide whether she loves Tom or Gatsby more.  Also, it is apparent that Daisy does not truly love her husband and the same goes for Tom, since she cheats on him with Gatsby, additionally seeming uninterested in her child, while Tom cheats on Daisy with Myrtle.  Throughout the story, a clear occuring theme is when characters use their feelings vs. morality, where they do not use their head over their heart.  Instead of listening to their conscience, which clearly points to what the right decision should be, their feelings cause them to be in a state of turbulence, where they are unsure about everything.  For instance, Daisy should stay in her marriage with Tom, because she already made a commitment to him on their wedding day.  Instead, she is confused by her feelings about Gatsby, although the answer is quite simple about what she should do- stay with Tom.  Daisy is run by her feelings; she is not happy with Tom, so she puts herself in a relationship with Gatsby, which gives her temporary happiness, but leaves her in her indecisiveness.  

Often, when people are not happy in their relationships, they think they are not in love anymore.  Perhaps this is why there are so many disloyalties in marriage and eventual divorces.  So many listen to the advice that society tells us, “Just follow your heart,” and we believe this, but this advice is leading us in the wrong direction.  Love is not a feeling, but it is a choice and a commitment that is made to a person for the rest of a lifetime.

Furthermore, Gatsby’s selfishness is shown, because he chases after a woman who is already married to fulfill his individual dream.  Even when he sees that Daisy is different now, a woman who is a mother and has a family, he still clings to the past relationship he had with Daisy, refusing to let go.  Gatsby chases after his American Dream- becoming wealthy, transforming himself into a new person, and winning the girl of his dreams, but all this results in his death.  Unfortunately, no one showed up to his funeral except for Nick and Gatsby’s dad, who both admire the person that Gatsby was.  Not even the partygoers who would come to Gatsby’s house came to funeral, nor Daisy, the one person that Gatsby spent his whole life trying to win over.



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 In Chapter 7 of the Great Gatsby, while Tom Buchanan is speaking on the telephone, Jordan whispers quietly to Nick and Daisy, “The rumor is that that’s Tom’s girl on the telephone” (p. 116).  Throughout the story, ‘The Great Gatsby’, it is apparent that Tom is disloyal to his wife.  While Daisy has been faithful to Tom in their marriage until Gatsby came into the picture, Tom had not been faithful to Daisy at all.  It is rumored that during Tom and Daisy’s honeymoon, Tom was already cheating on Daisy with the hotel maid. Any promises or commitments that were just made at their wedding are quickly thrown out the window. In addition, Tom holds an affair with Myrtle, George Wilson’s wife, while married to Daisy.  He makes no efforts to hide his infidelity in public.  In Chapter 2, Tom even commands Nick, Daisy’s own cousin, to get off the train so that they can meet Myrtle, Tom’s mistress at the repair shop in the valley of ashes.  Afterwards, Tom, Myrtle, and Nick head to New York City, where they go to the Morningsides Heights apartment that Tom rents for the adulterous affair.  In New York, Tom is seen appearing with Myrtle in public, even among his acquaintances, without causing a scandal.  The surprising thing is that throughout the story, not one person confronts Tom about his infidelity to Daisy, not even Nick, who being Daisy’s own cousin, does not seem to mind that Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle.


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