https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2 Natalie Weber en-us 2019-02-15 15:06:43 UTC 2019-03-16 04:46:29 UTC hello@padlet.com natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/331762666 After the Civil War ended in 1865 freeing many slaves, many African Americans dreamed of becoming more involved in American society, but the white supremacy quickly shut that down. The Great Migration took place in the 20th century causing African Americans to move to larger cities in hopes of more participation in American society. Harlem, located right outside of Manhattan, drew in many African Americans making this neighborhood the place for blacks of all backgrounds. Nearly 175,000 African Americans grouped together in this area and shared their common experiences, which helped this group of people succeed in many different talents. The Harlem Renaissance was a growth in African American culture by creative arts such as poetry, painting, sculpture, jazz, opera, and dance. There were many significant contributors during this time period that encouraged this movement and still leaves an impact on the country today. The Harlem Renaissance came to a close at the end of the 1920's due to the stock market crashing and the Great Depression, but will it left the people with new determination and pride. Many great works of the African American arts are shown today as inspiration and influence to future generations.]]> 2019-02-15 15:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/331762666 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/331763906 F. Scott Fitzgerald was a short story writer and novelist. His third book he ever wrote was "The Great Gatsby". He married Zelda Sayre at the age of 24 right after his first novel had made him famous. Many of F. Scott's  novels captured the greatness of the 20's era and the both of them were together to celebrate all the social gatherings and parties. At the end of the 1920's, F. Scott began to drink lots of alcohol causing Zelda to have many mental breakdowns. As his fame started to grow, his relationship started to collapse. Zelda was suffering mental illness (she was diagnosed with schizophrenia) and was constantly in treatment centers while F. Scott continued to rely on alcohol to get him through his writing. As time went on, he continued to write short stories and novels, but everything he created was unsuccessful. He left his wife behind and moved to Hollywood to pursue work as a film screenwriter in hopes on becoming successful again, but died at the age of 44 from a heart attack. Zelda died the same year due to a fire at the hospital.]]> 2019-02-15 15:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/331763906 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332717434 The novel takes place in a passage between New York City and New Jersey which is known as the East egg and West egg. "Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere." (Page 4-5). These suburb towns are full of very wealthy people, although the West egg is known as the new wealth and the East egg is known as the old wealth or inherited wealth. People such as Gatsby live in the West egg and others such as Tom live in the East egg. ]]> 2019-02-19 15:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332717434 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332717501 Wealth: Throughout the novel, wealth is used as a symbol to describe the social levels of the characters. Gatsby is represented as a very wealthy man, whereas Wilson is represented as a poor person. The East egg and West egg are placed with people of higher social levels in beautiful homes to show them as high wealthy. The valley of ashes, an area that separates the 2 eggs, are placed with people of lower social levels in very poor living conditions to represent these people as low wealth.
Memory/Past: In the novel, Gatsby is stuck on all the memories of him and Daisy from the past. He can see a green light shining across the bay from Daisy's house which he stares at throughout the book. The green light is a symbol for the past because he is reminded of Daisy and the love that he had for her. Although it is just a color, it stands for a lot more and is a constant reminder to Gatsby that Daisy is around, except the past have all turned to memories. At the end of the story, the green light shows Gatsby hopelessness because the green light stands for a dream that can't be reached because everything is against you.
Marriage: In the novel, marriage is shown as a very negative aspect. Tom and Daisy's marriage and Wilson's and Myrtle's marriage both show love as absent. Marriage throughout the book is shown as careless, selfish, and dishonest while marriage should be seen as very positive. Marriage should be respectful, caring, loving, and trusting. During the book, both marriages were constantly hiding things behind each others backs which shows dishonesty and carelessness, whereas a positive relationship wouldn't be hiding anything due to respect towards each other.
Social Class: Depending on where you lived represented your social class. The East egg represented the highest class because people were able to afford anything they wanted due to money that had been passed through their families. Many people lived in mansions and had everything they wanted. The West egg represented people of a middle-high social class. These people made a lot of money (also known as new money) off of a solid income and a standard job. The valley of ashes represents the low class because these people don't have a lot of money and live in very unsanitary/unhealthy conditions.
Isolation: Isolation took place throughout the whole novel, but wasn't often noticed. Characters such as Daisy and Gatsby felt isolation. After giving birth to her daughter, Daisy felt very isolated and alone because she didn't know where Tom was. She seemed happy on the outside, but had a depressed tone that signaled to the audience that she felt alone. At the end of the novel, Gatsby sees the green light and feels alone. He understood that no one cared about him the way he though they did. He became depressed after realizing that Daisy didn't care about him and he shut mos people out of his life. At Gatsby's funeral, very few people showed up and Nick realized that Gatsby didn't actually have that many friends. He always seemed happy on the outside, but was always isolated on the inside. At parties, he never actually attended them partly because of this feeling of isolation.]]> 2019-02-19 15:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332717501 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332722519 Zora Neale Hurston was a writer and antropologist during the Harlem Renaissance. Hurtson grew up in a small black town as a relative of saves, but moved to a bigger town where she faced many racial controversies. She was the author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and other short pieces that contributed her into the Harlem Renaissance. Her pieces of writing is what made her an important person because she shared experiences of being an African American during that time period in order to draw the attention of the white audience. Her works of writing shared how much criticism she dealt with every day. In the 1920's, she moved to New York City's Harlem neighborhood where her apartment became a popular place for social gatherings because of the area's thriving art scenes. In her last decade of life, Hurston struggled financially because she continued to write, but she struggled to get her work published. Hurston died in 1960 in poverty before the revival of interest led to her accomplishments. ]]> 2019-02-19 15:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/332722519 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746190 1. Lonely
2. Successful
3. Attractive/Unique

-  "If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him..." (Page 2). This is how Nick describes Gatsby in the beginning of the book to show how Gatsby can be seen as a beautiful person with a kind heart. 
- "He must have felt that he had lost the old warm world. Paid a high price for living too long with a single dream." (Page 161). Nick believes that Gatsby is beginning to think about the past as he realizes how long he wasted tome and money on something he would never reach.
- "His tanned skin was drawn attractively tight on his face and his short hair looked as though it were trimmed every day." (Page 50). This was Gatsby's first impression to everyone. He was an attractive man, but doesn't get too much attention for it.
- "He smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you only come across four or five times inn your life." (Page 48). Nick notices this trait about Gatsby and wanted to explain how unique and special he is compared to anyone else. ]]> 2019-03-05 02:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746190 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746255 2019-03-05 02:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746255 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746274 1. Aggressive
2. Rude
3. Arrogant

 - "sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouthed and a supercilious matter." (Page 7). Nick describes Tom this way when he introduces him in the beginning of the book.
- "Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward." (Page 7). This is how Tom comes across in the book.
- "Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her (Myrtle's) nose with his open hand." (Page 37). This action shows how aggressive Tom is and how fast he reacts to a situation without thinking before he does anything.]]> 2019-03-05 02:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746274 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746319 2019-03-05 02:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746319 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746380 1. Lifeless
2. Low Class
3. Depressed

- "Wilson shook his head. His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior hm." (Page 158). Wilson is completely devastated by the death of his wife, which causes him to become completely depressed without her around anymore. 
"He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and fairly handsome." (Page 2). Nick introduces Wilson into the novel by describing his characteristics. The reader can tell he type of person he is by his lifeless life working in a garage and earning very low income.
- "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman." (Page 34). Myrtle stated that she doesn't know why she even married Wilson, which shows the relationship that they have. Wilson doesn't have much to look forward to in life. He doesn't have anything outgoing about himself and doesn't have the money to impress his wife. He lives in the Valley of Ashes, so he is considered part of the low class. ]]> 2019-03-05 02:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746380 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746409 1. Low-Class to high class
2. Desperate
3. Vital

- "She was in the middle of her thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some woman can. Her face... contained no facet or gleam of beauty." (Page 25). Nick introduced Myrtle into the book as a woman who wasn't particularly beautiful, which helps the reader understand her social class a little more.
- "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman. I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." (Page 34). Myrtle explains her regret she has for marrying George because he turned out to be someone she didn't think he was. Even though she regretted this, she cheated on George for someone who was identical to him.
- "She smiled slowly and, walking towards her husband as if he were a ghost, shook hands with Tom, looking him in the eye. (Page 26). This quote shows how desperate Myrtle is to change her life to something better than what her husband has offered to her. Her husband did not have a lot of money, but Tom did. This shows how she moved from lower class up to higher class by the people she was around.]]> 2019-03-05 02:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746409 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746463 1. Dishonest
2. Practical
3. Nosy

- "She was incurably dishonest. She wasn't able to be at a disadvantage..." (Page 58). Throughout the novel, Jordan comes across as a very dishonest person. She did this to always protect herself from situations and didn't want to ever seem like a bad person.
- "There was Jordan beside me who, unlike Daisy, who was too wise ever to carry well-forgotten dreams from age to age." (Page 138). Nick compares Jordan to Daisy because he realizes how Jordan lives in reality, while Daisy is constantly living in the past. Jordan doesn't carry the past along with her, while Daisy is trying to relive her past by bringing Gatsby back in the picture. 
- "And I like large parries. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy." (Page 29). Jordan was a very observant person throughout the book. She noticed many things, which caused her to always be in the middle of things, especially at parties.]]> 2019-03-05 02:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/337746463 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/341927200 1. Judgmental
2. Honest
3. Tolerant

-  "Just remember when you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" (Page 1). Nick's dad had a talk with him about why you shouldn't judge people. 
- "I am one of the few honest people I have ever known." (Page 59). Nick states from the beginning of the novel that he is an honest person. At times, this quote could leave the reader questioning if this is really true, but he usually comes across as honest to others.
- "I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me..." (Page 1)]]> 2019-03-15 20:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/341927200 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/341961520 1. Powerful
2. Careless
3. Snobbish

-  "Sophisticated - God, I'm sophisticated." (Page 17). This quote shows how Daisy acts and the way she thinks of herself.
- "I'm p-paralyzed by happiness." (Page 8). This shows that Daisy does anything she can to be happy. She uses money for happiness. She has a husband, but cheats on him with another man so she can continue to remain happy at all times.
- "Her voice if full of money." (Page 120). Many characters throughout the book realized that Daisy only cares about money. She surrounds herself by things that are expensive, which is why she cheated on Tom with Gatsby because he used his money to impress her.]]> 2019-03-16 01:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/341961520 natalie_weber1 https://padlet.com/natalie_weber1/suy94ho0s9i2/wish/341970234 1. Mysterious
2. Secretive
3. Bad guy

- "A small, flat nosed jew... I discovered his tiny eyes in the darkness." (Page 68). This is how Nick describes him which helps the reader understand who the man is and Nick's feelings on the man.
- "I understood you're looking for a business gonnegtion." (Page 55). This leads the readers to think about who this man really is and what he has Gatsby involved in doing business.
- "A succulent hash arrived, and Mr. Wolfsheim, forgetting the more sentimental atmosphere of the old metropole, began to eat with ferocious delicacy. (Page 55). This makes the reader think more and more about who Meyer Wolfsheim is. He is showing himself off as a bad guy through his actions.

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