Exploring themes of Gatsby by Bailey Shertzinger https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55 Made with love en-us 2018-02-26 19:48:07 UTC 2018-03-08 22:31:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Luis Tajoya https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236041126 1. What are all the rumors told about Gatsby?
2.“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” How does this quote relate to the class structure in the Great Gatsby?
3. Is Gatsby great? In what way? How might he not be great? How is his version of being great different from the views on greatness today?]]> 2018-02-27 17:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236041126 Alexandra Orellana alexandra_orellana https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236045321 1. Why was Daisy upset when she was with Gatsby?
2. In Chapter 1, Nick explains his stance in the story and considers himself to be a guide in the neighborhood. He states “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” What do you think Nick was actually looking for? Do you believe that Nick was more than just a conferred bystander?
3. If the truth of Myrtle’s death were actually revealed and the group had never broke away from their neighborhood, would Gatsby still have stayed with Daisy despite the actions that she committed?]]> 2018-02-27 18:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236045321 Leslie https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046510 1. Why was Gatsby so in love with Daisy?
2. In Chapter 7, Daisy states, " Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby. "I love you now – isn't that enough? I can't help what's past." She began to sob helplessly. "I did love him once – but I loved you too." 
What do you think she means by this?
3. What if Gatsby never tried to find Daisy? What would he have been doing instead? Would Daisy ever leave Tom?]]> 2018-02-27 18:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046510 Jann https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046699 1. How do Nick's views on Gatsby develop throughout his life and even after his death?
2. Analyze the following quote by Gatsby: "Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." How does this quote showcase Gatsby's views on others and himself? What is his reason for thinking such?
3. What is to blame for Gatsby's loneliness and lack of genuine relationships? Is it Gatsby's actions himself, the lifestyle he was born into, or the people using him for his riches?]]> 2018-02-27 18:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046699 Mckayla https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046838 1. Why did Nick agree to set up Gatsby and Daisy?
2. "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock." Daisy put her arm through his abruptly, but he seemed absorbed in what he had just said. Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever."  What relation does this have to the American dream? How does this develop the dream that Gatsby had?
3. What does Nick represent in the book? Does everyone in a way stand back and watch others lives play out? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236046838 Aliza Arya https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236047726 1. What led Gatsby  to chase after his dreams no matter the consequences? 
2. Analyze the following quote " Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry,  I turned away" Did Gatsby ever think of giving up n"his dream" ? Would that have been a good thing? 
3.  Was Gatsby's aggression and innocence the cause of his death? Could he have prevented this tragedy? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236047726 Aimee https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048376 1. why did Gatsby move to the west egg?
2.Gatsby's father told Gatsby this "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." What advantages did Gatsby's father think Gatsby had?
3.Was Gatsby actually in love with Daisy or just the idea of her ?]]> 2018-02-27 18:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048376 Stephanie C. https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048753 1. Why did Wilson think it was morality right to go kill the person who killed his wife? 
2. Analyze the following quote, "I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” What was Daisy's stan on being an upper class female in the roaring 20's? 
3. Do you think that after you turn 30, life is not as enjoyable anymore? Was their a reason for Nick to feel like his time has come to a stop? Does age cause a limit to the stuff you want to achieve? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048753 Kiara https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048812 1. Why was Nick so interested in Gatsby's life?
2. In “The Great Gatsby”, chapter 1, Daisy states the following about her daughter- “I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”. What did Daisy mean by saying that? Do you think she was referring to herself as being a fool, and if so, how do you think she was a fool?
3. If Gatsby hadn't died, how would his life have been further on down the road? Would he ever actually be happy without Daisy?
]]> 2018-02-27 18:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236048812 Miguel https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049058 1. What is the importance of Nick being the one who notified others about Gatsby's funeral?
2. "It takes two to make an accident." Based off this quote do you think that this has part to do with why Gatsby took the blame for Daisy?
3. Was Gatsby’s undying love for Daisy help sealed his demise? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049058 nelly https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049148 1. Why did Daisy marry Tom?
2. “Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!” Do you think Gatsby was always delusional or Daisy made him that way?
3. Why do most people try to relive the past when countless things have happened since then that have changed the people involved? Why did Gatsby believe he could win back Daisy after all that time?]]> 2018-02-27 18:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049148 Steven https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049339 1) Do you think Nick was a necessary character and how would the book be different without him?
2) Why did Nick say "Why they came East I don't know. They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrest fully wherever people played polo and were rich together." in chapter 1.
3) Is Gatsby really all that Great? If so, in what way.]]> 2018-02-27 18:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049339 Jon P....you know me! : ) https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049566 1. What was Gatsby's reason for getting involved in Daisy's marriage?
2. “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” What's the significance of what Gatsby does?
3. Do you think the American Dream is a positve idea to Ameircan society? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236049566 Carlos https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050055 1. Why did Gatsby prefer having Nick around when he was with Daisy?
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3. Once one accomplishes all their dreams and gets all they have ever wanted what do they do next? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050055 Robert https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050185 1.why did Gatsby see no future after getting everything he wanted? 
2.In the very last line of Chapter Three, Nick Carraway claims: "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." By the end of the book, Jordan Baker decides that this statement itself a lie. Is Nick Carraway honest? Dishonest? How would we know? as a whole how does this make change the novel
3.When Gatsby is following his dream by anything possible to get their does selfishness the goal for this or is it the survival instincts the cause of his actions in the end affecting everyone else?]]> 2018-02-27 18:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050185 Issak https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050262 1. How do think Nicks beliefs about Gatsby change after his death?
2.What is your interpretation of this quote? “He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night”
3. What would you blame to be the cause of Gatsby's death? could it have been his lifestyle? ]]> 2018-02-27 18:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050262 Amy Hernandez https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050858
  •  What is Gatsby reaching out to on his dock?
  • In Chapter 2, Nick states“But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic — their irises are one yard high.” What do you think that they eyes symbolize?
  • What caused Daisy to revert back to her role next to Tom? Was she more concerned about her status and money or did she actually care about rebuilding her family?

    • ]]>     2018-02-27 18:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236050858     Isaiah https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236051358 1. Who is the one who struck Myrtle with the car? How do we know? 
    2 In chapter three, Nick claims: "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." What does this mean for the book as a whole? Did nick leave some things out? Did he lie about certain events?
    3. Do you think Gatsby achieved the "American Dream" Given the lavish lifestyle he lived with, do you think he was fighting worth something to be fighting for? How does that determination allow someone to achieve the "American Dream"]]>     2018-02-27 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236051358     Stephanie A https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236051621 1. How did Wilson kill Gatsby?
    2.
    3. Did Daisy know that Gatsby would do anything to protect her, no matter what it cost him? ]]>     2018-02-27 18:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236051621     Nautica https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054459 1. If Tom never had a mistress, would Daisy feel as trapped in her marriage?
    2. What is your interpretation of this quote? And could this be the reason for many of her actions and beliefs?
    “I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
    3. Is Nick too passive or submissive? And if he had spoken his mind in early parts of the book, regarding Tom's affair, could things have been different? Is it good to allow things to happen or stand up and speak your mind?

    ]]>     2018-02-27 18:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054459     Iverson Mitchell iverson_mitchell https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054663 1) Why wouldn't Daisy own up to her actions? If she did, would Gatsby still be alive?
    2)  "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember the advantages that you've had..." In consequence I'm inclined to reserve all judgments. What is the author trying to show us about Nick?
    3) Did Daisy Actually Care about her family? Did Daisy love tom, or did she want to use Tom?]]>     2018-02-27 18:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054663     Crystal Lopez https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054931 1. What does the "green light" represent in the book?
    2. "I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.”  How did the concept of "love" impact Nick's character? 
    3. If you truly love someone is it easy to just move on just because they aren’t there anymore? Did Daisy ever truly love Gatsby? ]]>     2018-02-27 18:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236054931     Diana https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236057340 1. Why did Gatsby take the fault for Daisy killing Myrtle? 
    2.  Fitzgerald said “Let us learn to show our friendship  for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead” how does this relate to all the people that were around Gatsby when he was alive compared to the people that were at his funeral? 
    3. Daisy was so consumed with wanting to be wealthy that she was willing to give up her relationship with Gatsby. Do you believe wealthy is a detrimental factor in life?
    ]]>     2018-02-27 18:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236057340     Tiara https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236058369 1. Why did daisy marry tom if she "loved" gatsby?
    2. “I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” 
    Why do you think that daisy would decide to say this and women? Does she think of herself this way like she does with all women?
    3. if daisy really loved gastby why would she go off and marry tom? why didn't she decide to wait for gatsby so that she could really be happy and not make him seem like such a dumb person for giving everything up for daisy]]>     2018-02-27 18:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236058369     https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236058870 2018-02-27 18:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236058870 Kristian https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236065517 1. ]]> 2018-02-27 18:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236065517 Guada https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236067494 1 Did Daisy ever tell Tom that she never loved him ? 
    2 "but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time."  Do you believe that he actually meant this? If you love someone do you go and fool around? What do you think the author tries to show us by using these 2 people as an example of love? 
    3 If Daisy had the chance , would she ever do anything for Gatsby like Gatsby did for her ? Would she ever go overboard just to protect him? ]]>     2018-02-27 18:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/236067494     Kristian https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/238784484 1. Why did George find it necessary to shoot gatsby?
    2. "Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." How does this quote describe the way gatsby views himself?
    3.]]>     2018-03-06 18:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/238784484     Aris https://padlet.com/bshertzinger/nx045ly5yq55/wish/239948237 1) What is Gatsby's first name?
    2) “I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” What does this quote tell you about the role women play in Gatsby's world?
    3) Did Gatsby use symbols to hold onto things and obsess over them and if so how do you think this affected Gatsby's everyday life?

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