https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar Made with a curious mind en-us 2016-12-02 02:51:29 UTC 2026-01-06 11:37:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141365907 I gained a perspective of the theme of this book being gender roles.]]> 2016-12-02 13:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141365907 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366302 I didn't realize how much colors played a role in this book. The use of the color green, lavender, blue and yellow all add symbolism throughout the book. I believe the green could be envy because it is at the end of Daisy's dock which Gatsby is always reaching towards. He is envious of Tom for being married to Daisy. It could also be a symbol for hope. ]]> 2016-12-02 13:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366302 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366425 I saw Gatsby in a new way. He is a gentlemen and a kind person despite being blinded and consumed by his dream. ]]> 2016-12-02 13:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366425 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366689 Before, I knew that Fitzgerald used the colors to describe the characters, plot, and setting and each had a certain concept; however, I did not know the significance to this, whether it pertained to a certain theme or what. Now I know that one of the reasons Fitzgerald utilized colors to describe people was to describe to American Dream. I also learned that the theme may not have only been about achieving the American Dream, but also how they achieve it. ]]> 2016-12-02 13:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366689 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366726 2016-12-02 13:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366726 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366804 This activity allowed me to see parts of the text much differently than the first time through. Two of the papers I visited spoke about superiority, but one was about gender superiority and the other was about wealth superiority. While I had noticed that this book expands upon the idea of men being viewed as superior to women, I was not as aware that it also describes how the wealthy are viewed as superior to the poor. I knew wealth played an important role, but I never tied it in to the theme of superiority. ]]> 2016-12-02 13:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366804 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366932 I now see how, using the color lavender, Fitzgerald shows that Myrtle's love for Tom symbolizes her love for the "American Dream." ]]> 2016-12-02 13:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141366932 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367347 Through this activity I learned just how prominent issues can be made without directly saying that they're what's meant to be discussed. Within the book, especially when Daisy is involved, we find melancholy characters who are stuck trying to fit into boxes that they just don't fit into.]]> 2016-12-02 13:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367347 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367704 Analyzing "The Great Gatbsy" allowed for me to realize that he had written extensively about dreams; how they could be distorted by people, to make it seem more grand than they had originally thought than before.]]> 2016-12-02 13:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367704 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367708 I did not realize how much of the 1920's mentality Fitzgerald had put in the book. He showed the racism , sexism, and many other ideas that had roots in 1920's America]]> 2016-12-02 13:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367708 https://padlet.com/sm_eriksson/frp60f7w31ar/wish/141367869 I've never read a book that contained so many parallels between characters. These really helped me understand the book because I can see how the characters interact.






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