Connector by Clare Stephenson https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes don't forget to write your name when you post :-) en-us 2018-09-30 11:46:08 UTC 2018-11-22 18:29:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Tanya https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289342529 The first person, from who's view point the story is told, is far away from home, in a place called 'West Egg'. At first he felt very solo, until one day, when walking down a street a civilian asked for directions to West Egg Village and after assisting "as he walked on he was lonely no longer" (page 4 "The Great Gatsby"). I, personally, can relate to it because right now I'm in a completely different country and I sometimes may feel lonely until someone asks me something and when a conversation starts I sense like I have one more friend.]]> 2018-10-04 18:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289342529 Ditika https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289376120 In the first chapter, we are introduced to the character- Daisy Buchanan. Daisy and her husband, Tom, have a three year old daughter. When Nick Carraway tries to strike a conversation on the little girl, Daisy responds by telling him that she hopes her daughter will be a fool. She goes on to say, "that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool". Daisy's attitude towards her daughter reflects the attitude I used to see a lot of in my hometown. Girls were expected to pass high school, look good and have a good reputation so that they could be married off and live happily. The community I was part of had different ideals and so I was never subject to those expectations. However, I had many friends who were.]]> 2018-10-04 20:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289376120 Ditika https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289391531 Nick Carraway- the character whose perspective the story is told in- tells us in the very beginning of the first chapter that he is "inclined to reserve all judgments". He mentions that he was "privy to the secrets of wild, unknown men" in his college years. He also admits to us that he grows weary of being a confidante as his tolerance "has a limit". I understand this aspect of Nick's character. I often find that a lot of people have their issues and try to conceal them by behaving in the exact opposite way to how they feel. This shows us how even though people may appear to be smiling, they are indeed quite troubled- everyone has their issues and nobody's life is perfect, even if they act like it's perfect.]]> 2018-10-04 20:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289391531 Kenneth https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289409786 2018-10-04 22:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289409786 Ditika https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289419116 In the second chapter of The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway joins Tom Buchanan on his rendez-vous with Myrtle Wilson- the woman Tom is having an affair with. They proceed to have a little gathering in Myrtle's apartment, along with the McKees (Myrtle's neighbors) and Catherine (Myrtle's sister). Nick feels quite detached throughout the little party and would prefer not to be there. At one point he even states, "I wanted to get out and walk southward toward the park through the soft twilight, but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild, strident argument which pulled me back, as if with ropes, into my chair." He further proceeds to compare himself with a man who is probably in the street, looking into the windows of the apartment. Nick's indifference may be easy for people to resonate with. The excitement at the novelty and vim of the 1920s is evident in this part of the chapter- they're all going bonkers with drinking, dressing, money and so on. However, these things can only satisfy us so much. Nick's behavior creates the image of there being more to life than status and money.

]]> 2018-10-04 23:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/289419116 Liyi liyi_chin https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290506981 In the third chapter it is seen that Nick the narrator of the book is invited to Gatsby's party where he at first has no clue who anyone there is , i can relate to how Nick feels in that moment as it is similar to meeting a new group of friends and not knowing who anyone is and the alien feeling of being awkward and not knowing what to do "wandered around rather ill at ease among swirls and eddies of people i didn't know - though here and there was a face i had noticed on the commuting train" this quote from the book is rather ironic as it is as if the book is describing the very beginning of everyone's journey in a new country where we have seen many people and recognising their faces and being able to pick them up from a crowd but not really actually speaking a word to them or knowing them at all. Nick then proceeds to bump into Jordan baker who was someone he finally knew as seen in the previous 2 chapters and seemed to be very relieved and "found it necessary to attach myself to some one before i should begin to address cordial remarks to the passers-by' showing that he felt the need to know someone and be able to carry out a conversation with that someone to not feel lonely in a party scene much like and is comparable to the youth of today where we feel the need to have many friends around us and at the very least have someone we know and to be able to sit and eat your meals with or to have someone to walk with you to class in order for you to not feel like a loner.]]> 2018-10-08 22:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290506981 Pedro Valverde Ch. https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290510615 Throughout Chapter 3, there are several factors that can be connected to the time and place the book is set in. For example, it portrays how life was in the Roaring Twenties by describing in detail how parties went on in the upper classes, and how the philosophy and mindset of people, due to the period of time they lived in, was 'party after party', which is useful, because we're able to compare it to ten years after or to today and see how that's changed.

Moreover, I think the author greatly connects with the audience (and especially me) when, towards the end of the chapter (meaning the last few paragraphs), he describes how Nick feels about Jordan Baker. I can personally relate to the emotional position of being unsure and sceptical when facing feelings for a someone, and I believe Nick's reflexions and his approach to falling for someone, and his personal insights on trying to get over someone (emotionally speaking) but not quite accomplishing it, may touch many readers and have them feel identified, or at least it had me.]]> 2018-10-08 22:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290510615 Waleed https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290669024 Fitzgerald has delayed the introduction of the novel’s most important figure—Gatsby himself—until the beginning of Chapter 3. The reader has seen Gatsby from a distance, heard other characters talk about him, and listened to Nick’s thoughts about him, but has not actually met him (nor has Nick). Chapter 3 is devoted to the introduction of Gatsby and the lavish, showy world he inhabits. Fitzgerald gives Gatsby a suitably grand entrance as the aloof host of a spectacularly decadent party. Despite this introduction, this chapter continues to heighten the sense of mystery and enigma that surrounds Gatsby, as the low profile he maintains seems curiously out of place with his lavish expenditures.]]> 2018-10-09 11:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290669024 Aaron aaron_s_chiew https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290709973 In chapter 3, is when Gatsby is finally introduced. Also, in Chapter 3 is when Nick has finally received a formal invitation to one of many of Gatsby's lavish parties. Gatsby’s guests include those from the East Egg, meaning that they are ‘old money’, and are born with lots of money.
Therefore, Nick may feel a bit out of place and may feel awkward as well as he may not be able to relate to them.
(Which most of us can relate to, for example moving to a new school or a new country.  This is because, we would also not know anyone upon first arriving to the area which may be how Nick had felt). Furthermore, at the end of Chapter 3, after Nick says “ suppose you find somebody just as careless as yourself” is when he starts to fall in love with her. In the book, it also goes on to say that Nick would start to send her letters. Which may try to show how much Nick truly loves her. This may be relatable to real life as  to show how dedicated and committed some people are when they fall in love as well.



]]> 2018-10-09 13:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/290709973 Philips https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/292522044 Chapter 4 and 5: Gatsby connection with Wolsheim 
- Highlights the dark past of Gatsby 
- Gatsby’s connection with the underworld 
- ‘Sold grain alcohol…bootlegger the first time I saw him and I wasn’t far wrong’ 
- This connection is seen throughout chapter 5 linking the idea of how Nick’s idea of Gatsby was tainted when he started recognising his suspicious behaviour 
- Similarly, feels offended when Gatsby offers him a business that he owned - offends him because he wanted to see Daisy - saw Nick as a facilitator to his means and not as a friend at that point in the chapter 
- Wolshiem is a Jew and perhaps this ties him with Jewish connections 
- Also raises the question if Tom looked down on him because he is coloured and not truly white - referring to Tom’s supremacist ideas - It’s up to us, who are dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things; proudly speak about the book that he read 
- The meeting with Wolshiem also foreshadows the death of Gatsby as Wolfshiem mistakes Nick as the person  that Gatsby wanted him to meet 
- Gatsby’s connections further substantiate how he might have found his riches through illegal means by tying with a man who had fixed the World Series in 1919 
- This helps introduces the intricate life of Gatsby which was not mentioned as much in the earlier chapters since he was written to be a sympathetic character under the vision of Nick 
]]> 2018-10-14 12:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/292522044 Olaocha https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293042843 CHAPTER 4:
In chapter 4,  Nick gives an insight into all the affluent people present at Gatsby’s party.He later drives Nick toNew York city for lunch and on their way there, Gatsby tells him all about his achievements, which include him getting a medal during the World War 1 and going to Oxford university. However, Nick is skeptical which leads him to showing him proof of his claims. This is a famous trait of human being to try and justify statements made. Anytime people sense that others doubt what they say they always show proof to back up their claims.  Gatsby is later stopped by a police man for over speeding bu he shows him a white card which results in his release. This shows the link between power and death and communicates to he readers hw the rich are more likely to get a way with offences. This is present in everyday society. After Nick is introduced to Wolfshiem he meets with Jordan Baker who tells him that Gatsby is in love with his cousin Daisy. A tasty finds this out he asks her to ask nIck to arrange a meeting with Jay Gatsby and Daisy. 
CHAPTER 5:
One can assume that Gatsby’s niceness and offering of Nick a job was all a way of setting the foundation for asking for a favour in return for his kindness. This is relatable as people tend to show sudden kindness when favours are needed. Gastby seems to pester Nick till he agrees and when he does he offers to send someone to cut his grass as a form of appreciation. Gatsby and Daisy finally meet on a rainy day. It is awkward at first but after a while Daisy bursts into tears and Gatsby was extremely happy. This can be related to real life as  seeing old friends after a long period of time can be awkward but after a while conversations start which fills in the gap. Nick is in awe of Daisy that he thinks of her higher than she actually is. This may be infatuation or true love, but is an action people tend to do towards their love interests. 
]]> 2018-10-15 19:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293042843 Mohammed https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293073061 -Gatsby offers nick a job: 

o   Possibly because he asked for a favor (from Nick), people tend to do that to make them feel better about themselves

- dresses in white flannel suit, Gold colored tie. Color symbolism - what he is wearing symbolizes his love for money + he thinks that’ll get him Daisy: 

o   He feels that money gets him everything 
o   Distraction, as money isn’t the answer to everything.

- Daisy crying after seeing Gatsby’s shirts:

o   materialistic desire, similar to Gatsby. 

]]> 2018-10-15 21:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293073061 Jay https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293253726 When gatsby offered a job as a reward for making appointment with Daisy, Nick got offended because his intention was good, not to get rewarded. He was mad because he thought that Gatsby thought that he wanted reward. However, it seems as though that is how gatsby usually ]]> 2018-10-16 11:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293253726 Jay https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293264362 When gatsby offered a job as a reward for making appointment with Daisy, Nick got offended because his intention was good, not to get rewarded. He was mad because he thought that Gatsby thought that he wanted reward. However, it seems as though that is how gatsby usually thinks of favour, giving and receiving. It shows how empty and untrue the relationships between gabby and people. 
also, when Gatsby tells nick about his past, it was so surreal and hard to believe that nick wanted evidence fo that. it is a natural response for nick to ask Gatsby for evidence, because when someone has a doubt about something, he/she usually wants evidence in order to ensure that it is true or not.]]> 2018-10-16 12:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293264362 https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293326897 2018-10-16 13:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/293326897 Erin https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/295740042 Gatsby’s real story is revealed in such late chapters of the book. He was born James Gatz and created a whole new persona for the future successful version of himself. When he was 17, Gatsby met a millionaire named Dan Cody, who taught him how to actually live a lifestyle of 'Jay Gatsby'.
Tom and Gatsby exchange words for the first time since chapter 3 They met by coincidence when Tom’s friends bring him to Gatsby’s house in the middle of a horseback ride.Tom and Daisy come to one of Gatsby’s parties, where Daisy is disgusted by the vulgar excess and Tom goes off to womanize. Gatsby and Nick discuss the possibility of recreating the past, which Gatsby is apparently trying to do in order to be with Daisy. Gatsby thinks that reliving the past is definitely a completely real thing that normal people are able to do. Gatsby sets things up very carefully throughout the novel and it has become even clearer in these two chapters.

]]> 2018-10-23 00:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/295740042 Liyi liyi_chin https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/300991220 Gatsby's death is the physical manifestation of humanised karma it shows how fragile human life is despite the careful planning on gatsby's part to put everything in place for he to meet daisy again, he still eventually dies and daisy did not even come to his wake. goes to show that you can't plan as and when and how your life plays out. and eventually karma does catch up to you as seen that he created a fake persona for himself in the past to disguise himself.]]> 2018-11-06 14:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/clare_stephenson16/t269kfrw1hes/wish/300991220