https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3 Work with your small group to come up with reasons why you agree or disagree with the statement. Make sure you include specific textual evidence and/or explain why. en-us 2020-10-21 22:31:04 UTC 2026-01-05 00:55:12 UTC hello@padlet.com mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589377 2020-10-21 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589377 mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589382 2020-10-21 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589382 mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589383 2020-10-21 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589383 mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589386 "‘He’s a bootlegger,’ said the young ladies...‘One time he killed a man who had found out that he was nephew to von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil" (61)
If Gatsby is who he says he is, why are there all these rumors about him? The rumors are probably not true, but if he was an "old money" businessman,  he would have a more straightforward reputation.]]> 2020-10-21 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/850589386 mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/854068834 agree]]> 2020-10-22 19:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/854068834 mmurtaugh1 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/854070716 2020-10-22 19:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/854070716 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299669953  "‘Sure he went,’—Mr. Wolfshiem’s nose flashed at me indignantly—‘He turned around in the door and says, ‘Don’t let that waiter take away my coffee!’ Then he went out on the sidewalk and they shot him three times in his full belly and drove away.’ ... Gatsby answered for me: ‘Oh, no,’ he exclaimed, ‘this isn’t the man!’ (67 pdf)" If Gatsby is this man who went to Oxford and has all of this money then why is he hang out with a gangster. ]]> 2021-03-11 18:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299669953 22emal76 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299677421 “‘What part of the Middle West?’... ‘San Fransisco’” (pg. 65). Gatsby’s says that he comes form a family that’s from the Midwest but when asked about which city in the Midwest, he replies San Fransisco which isn’t in the Midwest.]]> 2021-03-11 18:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299677421 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299677897 "He hurried the phrase 'educated at Oxford,' or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it had bothered him before" (65). This could help justify that Gatsby is hiding something because why would he choke on the fact that he went to Oxford if he actually did go there?
Another quote that could prove Gatsby is h]]> 2021-03-11 18:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299677897 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299679796 "They shook hands briefly, and a strained unfamiliar look of embarassment came over Gatsby's face" When he is shaking hands with Tom, Gatsby is having trouble facing what he is asking of Nick. When Nick turns around, Jay gatsby has booked it and is nowhere near him and Tom.]]> 2021-03-11 18:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299679796 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299684459 "He looked at me sideways---and I knew why Jordan Baker had believed he was lying. He hurried the phrase 'educated at Oxford,' or swallowed it, or choked on it, as though it bothered him before"(65). You'd think he would be more proud of the fact that he went to Oxford because it is a very nice school. Something shady going on there. ]]> 2021-03-11 18:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299684459 22emal76 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299694887 “They moved with a fast crowd, all of the young and rich and wild, but she came out with an absolutely perfect reputation. Perhaps because she doesn't drink. Its a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people. You can hold your tongue, and moreover, you can time any little irregularity of see or care” Pg 77 - Laci]]> 2021-03-11 18:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1299694887 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303658610 I agree with this statement because the book talks about how sad she was for awhile after he left. And how she wouldn't speak to her parents for weeks after they wouldn't let her see him before he left.]]> 2021-03-12 17:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303658610 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303659043 I agree that Daisy loved Gatsby. It talked about how there were a lot of officers on the base that she could've been with but she chose Gastby. 

]]> 2021-03-12 17:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303659043 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303661586 I agree because she was very upset when her family wouldn't let her say goodbye to him when he was leaving in New York]]> 2021-03-12 17:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303661586 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303661771 Jordan noted that Gatsby looked at Daisy "In a way that every young girl wants to be looked at sometimes" (81). Showing their relationship through subtle actions and allows for Nick to make the assumption that they used to be former lovers.]]> 2021-03-12 17:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303661771 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303662715  "After that she didn’t play around with the soldiers any more but only with a few flat-footed, short-sighted young men in town who couldn’t get into the army at all" she did this because she was scared of another man leaving her for the military so she went after people who couldn't leave her. This shows that she was traumatized that Gatsby left and clearly loved him.]]> 2021-03-12 17:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303662715 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303664252 I agree with this statement. A quote that could show Daisy's true feelings towards Gatsby would be, "She began to cry - she cried and cried... She wouldn't let go of the letter" (76). This quote emphasizes how she felt about Gatsby because the letter was most likely written by him, and it upset her that she was marrying someone else.]]> 2021-03-12 18:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303664252 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303666117 I agree because when her family prevented her from saying goodbye to Gatsby she wasn't on speaking terms with her family. Another reason is because the day before her wedding with Tom she received a letter, from Gatsby I'm guessing, because then she had a mental breakdown and wanted to cancel the wedding.]]> 2021-03-12 18:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303666117 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303668454 "She wouldn't let go of the letter. she took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball" the letter could have been of Gatsby]]> 2021-03-12 18:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303668454 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303670096 I would agree because in the book it says "She had a bottle of sauterne in one hand and a
letter in the other" this was before her wedding with Tom. witch then makes me believe that the letter was from Gatsby.]]> 2021-03-12 18:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303670096 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303674441 i would agree because i feel like her family was a big part of who she married and she didn't really get to make that decision on her own. ]]> 2021-03-12 18:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303674441 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303678434 I agree because it says that "she began to cry-she cried and cried" after reading the letter presumably ]]> 2021-03-12 18:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303678434 22emal76 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303686186 Daisy got drunk on the day of her wedding, she was “as drunk as a monkey” (pg. 76). She clearly didn’t want to marry Tom, she wasn’t happy and wanted to be with Gatsby. ]]> 2021-03-12 18:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303686186 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303691022 I agree that Gatsby still loves Daisy. He befriends Nick and Jordan in order to get closer to Daisy. He also bought his house because it is right across from Daisy's.]]> 2021-03-12 18:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303691022 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303692654 "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (85) Which shows how Gatsby not only bought a ridiculously big house just to be near her, it also means that his parties are like suppose to grab her attention or at least Nick's attention so that he could set up the meeting between them.]]> 2021-03-12 18:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303692654 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303694390 Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy to have tea and he says,  "‘She’s not to know about it. Gatsby doesn’t want her to know," which helps us understand that he has a clear obsession over her that she doesn't know about. ]]> 2021-03-12 18:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303694390 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303694713 I think he still has feelings for Daisy because when he met Tom at the diner, he felt uneasy and left because he knew that Tom and Daisy are married now]]> 2021-03-12 18:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303694713 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303695846 I agree that Gatsby still loves Daisy. I think this idea can easily be shown when Nick introduces Gatsby to Tom. "They shook hands briefly, and a strained, unfamiliar look of embarrassment came over Gatsby's face... I turned toward Mr. Gatsby, but he was no longer there" (74). Gatsby is aware that Daisy married Tom, and it was hard for him to even be around Tom because of the fact that he still loves Daisy.]]> 2021-03-12 18:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303695846 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303696002 I agree that Gatsby still loves Daisy because he bought a house across her house. He also throws extravagant parties probably hoping she'll show up.]]> 2021-03-12 18:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303696002 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303699193 Yes, he definitely does or he wouldn't be trying to set up this thing at Nick's house trying to impress her and maker her see him.]]> 2021-03-12 18:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303699193 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303711330 I do think that Gatsby still loves her because he seems to very much be goning out of his way to get closer ]]> 2021-03-12 18:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303711330 22emal76 https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303712402 I think Gatsby still loves Daisy because from what we know right now he hasn’t had any other relationships and he still talks about her (when Gatsby was going to lunch with Nick, Gatsby brought her up). ]]> 2021-03-12 18:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmurtaugh1/mqegfywm6nxabkv3/wish/1303712402