Gatsby Literary Analysis Evidence Bank by Mrs. Goglin https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0 Choose one or more prompts. Support the prompt with text evidence. Don't forget to add page numbers! en-us 2021-05-05 14:42:18 UTC 2025-11-17 14:59:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Gatsby is not a great man- Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2548766598 Gatsby was known for fabulous parties in his huge mansion. However, once he died no one showed up to his funeral, "About five o’ clock our procession of three cars reached the cemetery…”(Fitzgerald 174). Being great is not always how much money you have. Gatsby was probably richer than most people will ever be. However, out of all the people he met through his parties, at the end of the book. Even the "love of his life",  Daisy, didn't even send her regards. He was ultimately alone, because besides his parties, he really wasn't someone all that "great" to remember. It's all proven at his funeral.

]]> 2023-04-10 12:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2548766598 Gatsby loved Daisy- Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2548779904 As obsessive as Gatsby was for Daisy, he was the one who died for her action. Once the main character confirmed that it was Daisy driving, Gatsby added this, "but of course I'll say I was" (Fitzgerald 143). This shows Gatsby's true devotion to Daisy because whether he knew it or not, he ended up later getting killed by George Wilson. The man who thought Gatsby was the one who hit his wife.]]> 2023-04-10 13:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2548779904 Gatsby is a great man- Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2554760906 People marveled over what Gatsby had in his possession due to his richness, "...What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too- didn't cut the pages," is just an example of one person that Gatsby amazed with his wealth. When it came down to money, he had mountains of it, and that's what made him so "great". With money comes power, and Gatsby had a lot of that. When he was speeding, a cop didn't bother him simply because he was Mr. Gatsby. That's what made him so "great".]]> 2023-04-14 16:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2554760906 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love. -Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2556929489 Gatsby has fought years to get the love of his life, Daisy, but what he doesn't realize is that he isn't in love... he has an obsession, "Daisy, that's all over now," he said earnestly. "It doesn't matter anymore. Just tell him the truth- that you never loved him- and it's all wiped out forever" (Fitzgerald 132). Daisy moved on. She went off, married Tom, started a new life, and instead of respecting that and moving on, Gatsby spent 5 years plotting how to make himself "great" for Daisy. If he truly loved, and respected Daisy, he'd let her go. Instead he forces her to say she never loved Tom when the opposite is true, she married Tom because she loves him. At the end of the book we hear she didn't even send regards to Gatsby's funeral. Love goes both ways, they weren't in love. Gatsby was obsessed. ]]> 2023-04-17 13:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2556929489 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream- Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2556944003 Gatsby is so "great" because he is the idea of the American Dream, "I love it, but I don't see how you live there all alone."- Daisy "I keep it full of interesting people, day and night." -Gatsby (Fitzgerald 90). This shows how well off Gatsby is. He can throw parties in a big house, and show it off to Daisy to impress her. Wealth, and living a comfortable life is the American Dream, and Gatsby is basically living it. ]]> 2023-04-17 13:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2556944003 Fitzgerald denies the American Dream.- Emma Overmyer https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2557247379 The American Dream is not just about wealth, but also overall life satisfaction. Gatsby is not satisfied with his life. One of the first times the author introduces Gatsby we find the main character describing what he's staring at, "Involuntarily I glanced seaward- and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of a dock." (Fitzgerald 21). We later find out that the green light belongs to the dock at Daisy's house. This represents the far off longing Gatsby will always have for Daisy. As rich and well off as he may be, he will never achieve the American dream of happiness because he remains anchored down on loneliness for Daisy. This is what makes Gatsby so ultimately meaningless in the end. The only thing profound in his life was a love that was never his. He couldn't find satisfaction in his life, no matter the amount of money he had. That is not the American Dream, the American Dream includes family and joy.]]> 2023-04-17 16:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2557247379 Gatsby is NOT a great man - Mackenzie Bernard mackenzie_j_bernard https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2582272464 Gatsby is know as a "great" and "selfless" man who is so kind, throwing lavish parties for his friends and even people he doesn't know. However Nick finds out the truth after Gatsby dies. When Nick was at Gatsby's home the phone rang and a mysterious man was on the other side, "They picked him up when he handed the bonds over the counter. Mr.Gatsby's dead. There was a long silence on the other end of the wire, followed by an exclamation... then a quick squawk as the connection was broken" (Fitzgerald 167). This suspicious phone call can infer that Gatsby was involved in illegal activities that not everybody knew about.]]> 2023-05-08 15:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2582272464 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2582526095 The american dream is different in everyones eyes. In Jay Gatsby's eyes his american dream was to become wealthy, high known status, and had the love of his life. Gatsby was so determined for his dream that he states, "I'm so going to fix everything just the way it was before"(Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby has everything, but his love and he was willing to ruin Tom and Daisy's marriage to have his american dream. Gatsby's american dream caused him to ruin everything in his way to get what he wants, that even includes his life.]]> 2023-05-08 18:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2582526095 Fitzgerald denies the American Dream- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583708309 Even though the american dream is different in everyone's eyes, Jay Gatsby had his because he wanted to impress someone. Gatsby's dream was not for himself, but for a girl he wanted to impress. When Daisy is going to meet up with Nick, Gatsby was getting nervous and asked Nick, "you don't make very much money do you?"(Fitzgerald 82). He was so nervous he would not be wealthy enough for Daisy that he wanted to make sure he made more money than her cousin. The american dream is not about pleasing other people, but it is about pleasing your needs and what you want to be successful in your own eyes.]]> 2023-05-09 12:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583708309 Gatsby is a great man- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583948103 Jay Gatsby was always the talk of the town, and people always talked about him and admired him. While Nick was talking to Cathrine she explained, "I was down there at a party about a month ago. At a man named Gatsby's. Do you know him?"(Fitzgerald 32). Everyone loves to gossip about Gatsby and bring his name up. Knowing him makes people seem more intriguing and important. So many people go to his parties and want to know him, so they seem important as well.]]> 2023-05-09 14:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583948103 Gatsby is not a great man- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583956222 Jay Gatsby's whole plan was to win Daisy's love back. He did not care that she was married, he flaunted his richness, his generosity, and he took the blame for her when she killed Myrtle, so she would stay with him. Even when he died Gatsby still believed that, "His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him"(Fitzgerald 180). Gatsby lost everything for a girl he fell in love with 5 years ago. He lost his secretness, his money, himself, and his soul for Daisy. He is not great he just did it all for a girl who was married and had a baby.]]> 2023-05-09 14:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2583956222 Gatsby truly loves daisy mackenzie_j_bernard https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584035321 Gatsby truly does love daisy, he spends years trying to win her back, inviting people into his house for lavish parties just to get her attention. Gatsby has been waiting for her to fall back in love with him, "Five years next November" (Fitzgerald 87). He remembers exactly how long it has been since they last had seen each other showing that he truly is in love with Daisy.]]> 2023-05-09 15:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584035321 Gatsby is a great man mackenzie_j_bernard https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584053015 Gatsby is a good man, he is generous to everyone he knows. He welcomes strangers into his home and shows them a good time. He takes care of his Dad, "He come out to see me two years ago and bought me the house I live in now" (Fitzgerald 172) Even though Gatsby didn't visit his father very much when he did he was generous and would provide his father with things like his own house.]]> 2023-05-09 15:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584053015 Gatsby truly loves Daisy- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584074981 Jay Gatsby has loved Daisy ever since he met her, even after he came back from the war and she was already married he still loved her. He waited for her for five years to love her once again. When Daisy and Gatsby met up again, Nick describes that "His hand took hold of hers, and as she said something low in his ear he turned towards her with a rush of emotion"(Fitzgerald 96). Once Daisy finally showed Gatsby affection he was filled with different kinds of emotions especially love for her. He waited for that moment for years and he was happy he finally experienced it.]]> 2023-05-09 16:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584074981 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love, not Daisy- Harley Cravens harley_q_cravens https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584104171 Jay Gatsby's american dream was to be wealthy, have a high status, and fall in love. Gatsby waited 5 years for Daisy and their love even though she was married and had moved on. Gatsby started hanging out with her cousin Nick to get closer to her. While Jordan was talking to nick she explained that "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay... he wants to know... if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over"(Fitzgerald 78). Instead of letting Daisy and her love be, he just wanted the idea of his love and feelings for her, and not what she wants and has with her family. ]]> 2023-05-09 16:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584104171 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love, not Daisy.- Brooklyn Kolakowski brooklynrkolakowski https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584388342 Before Tom and Gatsby get into their major argument, Nick and Gatsby have a conversation about Daisy. This is when Gatsby describes Daisy's distinct voice as "full of money" (Fitzgerald 120). This description of Daisy's sweet voice does not really portray the idea of love. Instead, this description makes Daisy seem like an object, and considering Gatsby's wealth that "object" may not be that important to him. If Gatsby were to describe Daisy's voice as charismatic or delicate, it would've made it seem like he was truly in love with her.]]> 2023-05-09 20:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584388342 Gatsby is a great man- Brooklyn Kolakowski brooklynrkolakowski https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584422316 When Nick and Gatsby meet for the first time, Gatsby doesn't gloat about his wealth and who he is. Before revealing his identity Gatsby bonds with Nick about serving in the war and he even invites Nick to go on the hydroplane "he had just bought... and was going to try it out in the morning" (Fitzgerald 47). ]]> 2023-05-09 21:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2584422316 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream - Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585815695 The American Dream in my point of view is accomplishing a goal that you were not able in your home country, because the difference between somewhere else besides the united states is the opportunities you are open to. As Gatsby was showing Daisy and Tom around his mansion he could not contain the “joy [Gatsby] was consumed with wonder at [Daisy’s] presence” (Fitzgerald 92). Gatsby has been waiting for this moment to show all of his wealthy items that he now owns, as he has accomplished the American Dream after fighting for the country with his sweat, tears and pain, he has now a successfull and worry-free future]]> 2023-05-10 16:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585815695 Fitzgerald denies the American Dream- Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585821637 Gatsby was humiliated by Daisy’s parents because of his economic status. Gatsby explains what he did to serve in war, he was a “lieutenant when it began” and then he “was a promoted to be a major” (Fitzgerald 66). Gatsby has to suffer to have a life, he had to help the country to be where is now. He put his life in danger for all of this, and because of it, it shows that he did not have the american dream as easy and successful as it is said to be. ]]> 2023-05-10 16:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585821637 Gatsby is a great man- Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585935270 Gatsby is great by keeping Daisy’s promise of coming back to her after war. Of working to hard to earn some money to afford having Daisy as his wife. Not just that, but he put his life in danger for the country, and mainly for Daisy. Gatsby is a person who cares not only on someone's feelings but on how his actions can imapct and affect others. After Nick has told Gatsby that he will be having Daisy over, Gatsby answered with “ [Gatsby does not] want to put you in any trouble” (Fitzgerald 82). Gatsby cares enough for Daisy and Nick that as much as he would love to see Daisy he respects the fact that Nick could get in a hard situation if Daisy sees Gatsby after everything. ]]> 2023-05-10 18:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585935270 Gatsby is not a great man- Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585939888 Nick is explaining Gatsby's background before his fame as “[Gatsby’s parents] spoiled him he became contemptuous of [women]” (Fitzgerald 98). This desmostrates the the existance of a dark truth that stains Gastby's name, that he is trying to hide. He is not as humble as he sounds and seems as his childhood was full of ambition, power and money]]> 2023-05-10 18:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585939888 Gatsby truly loves Daisy- Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585941854 Gatsby is trying to bring back and have again the love of his life, Daisy. He is trying to recreate that, as he fought for his wealth for her. Gatsby has said that he will prove to Daisy that he is “going to fix everything just the way it was before”(Fitzgerald 110). The enthuthiasm in Gatsby's confidence that he will do anything to go back to Daisy shows that he still has a strong feeling for her.]]> 2023-05-10 18:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585941854 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love, not Daisy- Isabella La Porta isabella_a_laporta https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585945160 Apparently not everything has been love in Gatsby, but more of a tradition as he “bought the house just so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Maybe Gatsby does not have the feeling of love towards Daisy, but more of the idea of what it used to be and how he is now used to live with this emotion that is now a routine]]> 2023-05-10 18:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2585945160 Gatsby is NOT a great man - Ashley Foster https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586153239 Gatsby is not so great because of the levels he stoops to in order to get what he wants. When fighting over Daisy with Tom, Gatsby exclaims, “‘She never loved you, do you hear? She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me’” (Fitzgerald 130).]]> 2023-05-10 22:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586153239 Gatsby truly loves Daisy - Ashley Foster https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586181920 Gatsby truly loves Daisy. He shows this by doing anything for her, even taking the blame of murder off of her and placing it back on himself. Following Myrtle's death, Nick asked Gatsby if Daisy was driving the car that hit her, and Gatsby confesses,“‘yes, but of course I’ll say I was [driving]’” (Fitzgerald 143).

]]> 2023-05-10 23:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586181920 Gatsby does not truly love Daisy - Ashley Foster https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586188099 Gatsby develops an alter ego; he changes his name from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby, and “sprang from his Platonic conception of himself [as] a son of God” (Fitzgerald 98). Gatsby does not truly love Daisy. Considering his upbringing and obsession with fitting in to a life or status different from what he was born with, Gatsby has a reality that is too different from Daisy’s. This would prevent him from ever truly loving her, but rather being in love with the idea of Daisy.

]]> 2023-05-10 23:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2586188099 Belle isabellerheitkemper https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588818655 His love for Daisy went as far as saying he killed Myrtle while driving, he confirmed this by saying “but of course I’ll say I was” (Fitzgerald 143). Gatsby took the fall for Myrtle's death even though he didn’t kill her. He did this because he loved Daisy and wanted to protect her at all costs. 

]]> 2023-05-12 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588818655 Belle isabellerheitkemper https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588819495 Ever since Gatsby met Daisy he has always loved her over these past “Five years” (Fitzgerald 87). Gatsby’s love for Daisy has been constant throughout these past five years. He has remembered her and loved her even though the last time they saw each other was five years ago. 

]]> 2023-05-12 14:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588819495 Belle isabellerheitkemper https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588820805 Gatsby’s love for Daisy went as far as him buying a house nearby so that “Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby’s actions has always been in Daisy's favor. He bought a house just for her and it seemed as if he wanted to always be connected in some way with her. 


]]> 2023-05-12 14:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588820805 Belle isabellerheitkemper https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588822627 Gatsby just wanted someone to love and he realized that when Daisy married Tom because they were “wiped out forever” (Fitzgerald 132). Gatsby went after a married woman who had moved on from him. He just desired love and was desperate for anyone. He ruined a marriage just so he could be loved by her again. He really didn’t care if she had moved on or not. He just wanted to be loved by someone. 

Gatsby loved drawing any woman's’ attention and getting them to love him, he did this by showing off his luxury items that “Everyone had seen” (Fitzgerald 64). Gatsby craved attention from women and always wanted them to be head over heels for him. He always showed off his luxury items to impress them to hopefully make them like him more and more. He did this with Daisy and other women which makes him obsessed with the idea of being loved. 

Gatsby always knew how to play women to get them to love him since he could manipulate “young virgins because they were ignorant” (Fitzgerald 98). Gatsby knew how to play women to his advantage. He did this with Daisy as well. She was a married women who he got with and made her ruin her life because she was ignorant to the fact that she was with another man. Especially because Gatsby knew how to play her to make her fall in love with him. 




]]> 2023-05-12 14:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588822627 Gatsby Is Not A Great Man rileyddobrolinsky https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588965726   Gatsby always has to make himself feel better about his wealth than others. He tells nick how, “ I thought- why, look here, old sport, you don’t make much money do you” (Fitzgerald 82). Why would one need to mention or assume someone's wealth if they weren’t so obviously trying to make themselves seem better? If Gatsby was truly the good, supportive friend he portrays himself as, he wouldn’t call out Nick for his uncut grass, and non-lavish looking house.  For as much as gatsby claims he is a great friend, supportive, and cares for others, he is really only ever looking out for himself


]]> 2023-05-12 16:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588965726 Gatsby Is A Great Man rileyddobrolinsky https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588968190    Nick believes, “ That on that night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited” (Fitzgerald 41). Gatsby throws these lavish parties to where everyone shows up, but you can see that he invited those who he really cares for. Nick feels a sincere feeling towards Gatsby for inviting him to the party that HE was throwing. Through this chapter, people in general talk highly of Gatsby about his lavish lifestyle and parties full of conversation. Gatsby is honestly a good friend and cares for those he wants to get to know and be friends with. It is nice that he accepts so many people and shows certain ones how much they really mean to him.



]]> 2023-05-12 16:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588968190 Gatsby Truly Loves Daisy rileyddobrolinsky https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588970290   The way that Gatsby talks about Daisy and acts around her is so innocent and he almost acts young again. Gatsby’s, “Heart beat faster and faster as Daisy’s white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby acts like a little kid in love with Daisy which shows his true compassion for her. Why yes what he is doing is a little wrong considering he is trying to get with a woman who is married, their past is what matters. At this moment you feel the way Gatsby really sits and feels around Daisy and that is LOVE.


]]> 2023-05-12 17:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588970290 Gatsby Is Obsessed With The Idea Of Love, Not Daisy rileyddobrolinsky https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588971608  Gatsby is controlling and wants what will benefit him. Nick emphasizes that, “Gatsby wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say I never loved you” (Fitzgerald 109). In the beginning of Daisy and Gatsby’s reuniting, he showed great love, sympathy, and  passion towards Daisy. Gatsby understood she had found someone new, but that knowing soon turned into jealousy. No matter who someone is with married or not, you should never tell them to tell their partner they don’t love them just that you can feel some sort of power. 


]]> 2023-05-12 17:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588971608 Gatsby Denies The American Dream rileyddobrolinsky https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588972763   Gatsby was “Trembling” as Nick described. Nick says, “Involuntarily I glanced seaward, and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of the dock” (Fitzgerald 21). The american dream, like I said in the other explanation is different for everyone. Gatsby wants to live up to his accomplishments and live up/try to get to his way of Daisy. This man is willing to put up everything for her and he ultimately is about to tear up his life and relationships with people all for his American dream  


]]> 2023-05-12 17:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2588972763 Gatsby was not a great man- Peyton Welsh peytonswelsh https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2590381867 It seem clear that Gatsby is lying to Nick from the start, when Gatbsy was telling about Meyer Wolfsheim he told him “Meyer Wolfsheim? No, he’s a gambler.” Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly: “He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919” (Fitzgerald 57). The biggest part of this quote was that he hesitated about being a gambler as if he just came up with the idea.

 
]]> 2023-05-15 00:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2590381867 Gatsby is a very great man diegohluna https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591284087 Nick and everyone are at a party that Gatsby has invited them to and when they see Gatsby they realize that “No one swooned backward on Gatsby, and no French bob touched Gatsby’s shoulder, and no singing quartets were formed with Gatsby’s head for one link,” (Fitzgerald 50). This shows that although he is lonely he has this intense kind of aura around him where you can tell that he is strong and very independent. This also gave look to others that Gatsby was an absolutely great man that no one dared to touch him and that he was just the star of the show—showing his very greatness. ]]> 2023-05-15 13:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591284087 Gatsby Loves Daisy - Peyton Welsh peytonswelsh https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591285840 Gatsby was talking about how “[He] [loves] Daisy too. Once in a while [he'll] go off on a spree and make a fool of [himself], but [he] always come back, and in [his] heart [he] love her all the time” (Fitzgerad 101). Even after making mistakes Gatsby is still in love with Daisy. He'll always go back to her even when messing up.

]]> 2023-05-15 13:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591285840 Gatsby is a great man - Peyton Welsh peytonswelsh https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591291504 Gatsby was letting Nick know that "It wouldn’t take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing” (Filzgearld 64). He is such a caring person that he would give Nick a job and he knew that he would haven’t do much for the job. 


]]> 2023-05-15 13:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591291504 Gatsby really does love Daisy diegohluna https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591302523 When Nick and Tom leave Daisy and Gatsby alone it says, “Daisy’s face was smeared with tears, and when I came in she jumped and began wiping at it with her handkerchief before a mirror. But there was a change in Gatsby that was confounding. He literally glowed…”(Fitzgerald 89)
This shows that after meeting Daisy for so long and they got to talking he was delighted to meet his lover and that he was so in love with her that meeting him literally made a whole new appearance for him giving him confidence. 

]]> 2023-05-15 13:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591302523 Gatsby is obsessed with love and not Daisy at all. diegohluna https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591339813 Gatsby explains the past and how it all really happens. He exclaims that "It excited him, too, that many men had already loved Daisy--it increased her value in his eyes,” (Fitzgerald 149). This shows that Gatsby really didn’t love her but only the idea because he only assume really interested in her after figuring out so many love her and wanted the idea of the best girl loving him and not the other guys. 

]]> 2023-05-15 13:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591339813 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream-Jan Studenny https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591491881 When Nick was asking Wolfsheim about his relationship with Gatsby he remarked, “I raised him up out of nothing, right out of the gutter” (Fitzgerald 171).If someone like Gatsby who was considered nobody who now hosts parties all night happened. Then the American dream is not only true but better than expected.


]]> 2023-05-15 15:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591491881 Fitzgerald Denies the American Dream-Jan Studenny https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591493815 When Tom was trying to expose Gatsby’s business he noted, “But you have got something on now that Walter’s afraid to tell me” (Fitzgerald 134). Gatsby is like the embodiment of succeeding the American dream. However, if his methods are sinister then it’s nothing but a dream as no normal man would do such thing


]]> 2023-05-15 15:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591493815 Gatsby is a Great Man-Jan Studenny https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591495129 When Nick asked Gatsby’s Dad on how he was he replied, “And ever since he made success he was very generous with me” (Fitzgerald 172). Even though Gatsby’s parents were broke and couldn’t assist Gatsby in his immense dream. However even after he achieved success he helped his parents up even though other rich individuals would leave behind their poor family.


]]> 2023-05-15 15:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591495129 Gatsby is not a Great Man https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591496049 When Tom was exposing Gatsby’s business Nick looked at Gatsby thinking, “He looked–and this is said in all contempt for the babbled slander of his garden–as if he had killed a man” (Fitzgerald 134). No good man would ever have the face of murder with the only exception I can make is loved ones being extremely harmed by someone.


]]> 2023-05-15 15:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591496049 Gatsby Loved Daisy-Jan Studenny https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591496877 When Gatsby was explaining how met Daisy to Nick he stated, “He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotion” (Fitzgerald 149). In Gatsby's past he hasn’t seen much. However, when he met Daisy and how she considered the room he immediately fell in love. I believe it's love as you normally wouldn’t feel the presence of an individual everywhere however if they are your lover then yes I think it would.


]]> 2023-05-15 15:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591496877 Gatsby is obsessed in the feeling of Love not Daisy- Jan Studenny https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591499104 When Nick confronted Gatsby about the fact you can’t change the past Gatsby replied, “I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby doesn’t care necessarily about Daisy but more of wanting to recreate the past with a better future. Daisy is an important piece in that puzzle. If it was truly about his love for Daisy he wouldn’t need to reclaim the past at all.


]]> 2023-05-15 15:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591499104 Gatsby is NOT a great man- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591737137 As Gatsby and Tom are having an arguement, tom brings up how Gatbsy got his money and exclaims, ¨He and this Wolfshiembought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. Thatś one og his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong" (Fitzgerald 133). This tells us that Gatsby is not a great man because he is participating in illigal actions which means his moral standards are pretty low. ]]> 2023-05-15 18:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591737137 Gatsby is a great man- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591753006 Nick realizes how much Gatsby truly loves Daisy when he finds out all the things Gatsby has done to be closer to her and thinks, "He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths-- so that he could, 'come over'" (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby had a lot of love for Daisy and went to enormous lengths to prove this to her which shows that he is not only a couregous man, but shows his love for the people around him greatly. This makes Gatsby a great man because you can't be an awful one with that much love to show. ]]> 2023-05-15 18:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591753006 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591963783 As Meyer Wolfshiem is talking to Nick about Gatsby we find out that Gatsby didn't come from money, but was brought into it later on in life when Wolfshiem states, "I raised him up out of nothing, right out of the gutter" (Fitzgerald 171). Fitzgerald supports the idea of the American Dream when he shows Gatsby going rags to riches in a sense. Everyone's idea of what the American Dream is different, and for Gatsby becoming rich was his dream. He achieved this, therefore supporting the idea of the American Dream. ]]> 2023-05-15 22:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591963783 Fitzgerald denies the American Dream- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591976559 While Nick and Gatsby drive together Nick thinks to himself, “Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge,’ I thought, ‘anything at all…’ Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular wonder” (Fitzgerald 69). Gatsby’s ability to achieve seems limitless to Nick, with America and New York in particular offering the infinite possibility of dreams. This helps prove the idea that the American dream is possible, except that even after all that with Nick believing that Gatsby can achieve anything, Gatsby dies later in the book. This then gives the idea that the American Dream is achievable no matter how close you are to it. 

]]> 2023-05-15 22:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591976559 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love, not Daisy- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591980757 As Nick finds out about Gatsby's past with Daisy he learns more about him and thinks, “It excited him, too, that many men had already loved Daisy—it increased her value in his eyes” (Fitzgerald 149). If Gatsby needed to know that Daisy was wanted by many men to increase her value in his eyes that proves that it was never love that brought him to her. He liked the idea that Daisy made him look more powerful and better in the eyes of others, so he forced himself into the idea of loving her.]]> 2023-05-15 23:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591980757 Gatsby truly loves Daisy- Lindsay Schaffter lindsay_v_schaffter https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591985163 As Nick walked back into the room and saw Daisy and Gatsby, but noticed, “But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room” (Fitzgerald 89). When Gatsby is glowing just from talking and knowing that he can make Daisy happy, it shows his love and appreciation for her as well.

]]> 2023-05-15 23:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2591985163 Fitzgerald supports the American Dream- Dominic Abbinanti dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592035183 The definition of the American Dream is that anyone, regardless of what class they were born into, can obtain there own version of success in society. This is exactly what you see with Gatsby. He grew up a poor farmer in North Dakota in where he dated Daisy. After going to war he figures out that Daisy is now engaged with Tom as he is more wealthy. Gatsby then sets out on his dream to impress Daisy by becoming very wealthy and well known. He throws parties to show his wealth not only to the public but also Daisy. Jordan states, "I think he half-expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night" (Fitzgerald 79). Overall, Gatsby goes from rag to riches to try and win Daisy back, this means that Gatsby succeeded in achieving the American Dream.]]> 2023-05-16 00:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592035183 Fitzgerald denies the American Dream through the novel through setting/characters. dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592101072 The American Dream means that anyone can find wealth and happiness no matter what there background is. James Gatsby achieved a high wealthy status, he showed of his cars, his mansion, and overall his whole wealth through parties. Everyone knew of the "Great" Gatsby. However, there was one thing missing in his life and that was Daisy. Gatsby's overall dream was to achieve this wealthy status to win over Daisy from Tom. In the end Gatsby does not fully win Daisy back and eventually gets killed by Wilson, "It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way of in the grass, and the holocaust was complete" (Fitzgerald 162).]]> 2023-05-16 01:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592101072 Gatsby is a great man- Dominic Abbinanti dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592327117 Gatsby is a really great man. He fulfilled his dream of being wealthy. He throws parties for the public in which he treats his guests very well. Gatsby is also spoken very high of, most people call him the "great" Gatsby for is achievements. He also shows his love for the people around him. He invites Nick to ride on his new hydroplane that "he had just bought. . . and was going to try it out in the morning" (Fitzgerald 47). ]]> 2023-05-16 03:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592327117 Gatsby is NOT a great man dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592473171  Everyone sees Gatsby as a great and wealthy man who succeeded at the American Dream. He would host parties to show of his wealth and he was known as the "Great Gatsby". The goal of all of this wealth was to win Daisy back from Tom. He is trying to persuade Daisy to leave Tom with his power and money, this makes Gatsby very self centered. Furthermore, Gatsby made is fortune in illegal and unjust ways. Tom says that he, "found out what [Gatsby's] drug stores were. . . He and this Wolfshiem up a lot of side-street drug stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter" (Fitzgerald 133). This quote shows that the origin of Gatsby's wealth is illegal, making him not great.]]> 2023-05-16 05:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592473171 Gatsby Truly Loves Daisy dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592497851 Gatsby truly loves Daisy for many reasons. One of these reasons is that Gatsby will protect Daisy. We can see this happen when Daisy hits Myrtle with the car. Gatsby tells Nick that he will take the blame instead of Daisy because he wants to protect her. Gatsby says, "yes of course ill say I was" (Fitzgerald 143).]]> 2023-05-16 05:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592497851 Gatsby is obsessed with the idea of love, not Daisy dominicsabbinanti https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592519096 Gatsby's love for Daisy is never genuine, it is clearly an obsession. Gatsby goes as far as changing is whole identity to make Daisy like him again. He changes his name, develops an alter ego, and becomes more wealthy all to attract Daisy. Daisy is a symbol of the American Dream to Gatsby. Daisy represents fame, wealth, power, and also love and beauty. Gatsby goes as far as buying "that house so Daisy would be right across the bay" (Fitzgerald 79). Waiting 5 years to buy a house right next to Diasy clearly shows this obsession. ]]> 2023-05-16 06:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kgoglin/ht7kpyk4j723sjx0/wish/2592519096