https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2019-02-25 14:23:27 UTC 2026-03-03 22:30:06 UTC hello@padlet.com jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/334859335 "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" Maybe this advice could go with the idea of new wealth and old wealth and how things are changing so people who have had advantages previously may no longer be in the higher class and have an advantage so the assumption that those people that have had advantages previously still do would be the wrong thing to do and that is where the idea of reserving judgement has come from since if you reserve judgement you cannot incorrectly judge someone if you do it too early. ]]> 2019-02-25 14:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/334859335 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/334860739 ''Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope." The idea of reserving judgement is something which will be done throughout the entire novel and will give the story a better understanding and meaning and having no bias or opinion on the matter. This also shows just how much Scott Fitzgerald thinks it is important due to the era and the time period which they are in. Judgment is a key factor in most peoples life and most do not find it necessary to wait and just continue without giving their own independent judgement.]]> 2019-02-25 14:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/334860739 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/337472378 Something I noticed about Nick in Chapter 2 is just how serious he seems to take his personal ideology. He in person saw that his cousin was being cheated on by her husband yet he seemed to have no kind of reaction of concern or grief but instead just dined with Tom and Ms. Wilson no problem. He also didn't even react with Tom broke Ms. Wilson's nose, there was no reaction from him he didn't even sound surprised. But also looking back at the first part the setting was written almost like some kind of depressing dream with ash everywhere, At the time of writing this I couldn't really gather the meaning behind why he described what I assumed was some kind of barren town in this way, was it a reflection of how he always reserves judgement or was the town simply a barren wasteland? I say this because he doesn't stop describing it as such when the focus shifts to Tom getting his mistress]]> 2019-03-04 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/337472378 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/337478436 There was definitely colors in this chapter but he seemed to use them quite sparingly ]]> 2019-03-04 14:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/337478436 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/340692627 I would like to take a minute of your time to discuss the Imagery in the second chapter. It struck me as odd and interesting that the imagery that was presented throughout chapter 2 was mostly desolate, forlorn imagery. A sadness permeated the chapter, weather it was the obvious "valley of ash" or the car shop that they visited. It all seemed to be washed out in a way, like the main character was just along for the ride and all of the stuff that happened was sort of like a blur. The valley of ash was interesting too because it was obviously not supposed to be an actual "valley of ash" but representative of something else entirely. I would wager it was to represent the idea of America at the time and perhaps the main character's feeling of living there. Maybe it represents his feeling of not fitting in or disillusion with the world and the area he lived in and was visiting. It reminds me of a barren wasteland, sort of like an apocalypse of sorts, like there was no hope and all the characters or at least the one the perspective is tied to had to hope at all and was just trudging on towards tomorrow without really knowing why]]> 2019-03-13 02:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/340692627 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826074 world war 1 it was called the great war because it was so big(great), a lot of people died]]> 2019-03-19 13:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826074 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826379 A speakeasy, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, is an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. Such establishments came into prominence in the United States during the Prohibition era(from google). Now I already knew about these they are basically just illegal bars that popped up when the 18th amendment was passed cause people love drinking


]]> 2019-03-19 13:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826379 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826541 Imagery is very heavy throughout the entire  chapter especially when brought up to the part about the valley of ashes which is suppose to represent all of the pollution and stuff from the industrial age.]]> 2019-03-19 13:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342826541 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828221 It was a New York City nightclub located in Harlem on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1935.
The people that performed the at the cotton club was some of the most famous blues and jazz performers.]]> 2019-03-19 13:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828221 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828668 It was an intellectual and artistic explosion centered around harlem, new york. It was especially good for black people ]]> 2019-03-19 13:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828668 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828827 the phonograph is a record player and was used to produce and record all kinds of sounds. It is one of the symbols of the roaring twenties, if someone thinks of the Roaring Twenties then they are most likely going to envision some sort of device like this, phonographs pop up all over pop culture even in the modern day which goes to show how much of an impact they had and how memorable they truly were because even to this day they are remembered and romanticized ]]> 2019-03-19 13:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342828827 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342830314 2019-03-19 13:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/342830314 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352744300 This chapter focuses heavily on Gatsby back story and how he came to be and how he is seen by others.Like how his real name is James Gatsby]]> 2019-04-19 12:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352744300 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352745096 This chapter is about how Gatsby is upset or angry and it is mostly to due with Daisy and her "child" because it reminds him that Daisy is the same person she used to be.]]> 2019-04-19 13:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352745096 hoseyt https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352745381 This part of the book still has a lot of mention of Daisy and Gatsby but also involves Nick being the "runner" as I would call due to the fact that he is talking to both to communicate each others feelings.]]> 2019-04-19 13:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/352745381 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353776650 Tom sees right through Gatsby maybe it is because he was born with his money and you just simply aren't able to fake the money that you have as he completely exposes Gatsby for who he is and wins back daisy but we can still see that despite his dream being crushed here he still has that obsession in tact due to the fact that he decides to take the blame for daisy when she hits myrtle. ]]> 2019-04-24 15:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353776650 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353893628 In this chapter it focuses more on recounting Gatsby's love and we see that his love is centered around what daisy represents and not that he actually loves her for who she is and we see what kind of man Gatsby is or at least how he got mistaken]]> 2019-04-24 19:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353893628 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353986890 I would like to take a moment to talk about what happens in Chapter 7 and some observations and thoughts that I have about the situation. I would first like to talk about how throughout the book, from basically the beginning to now in chapter 7 that everything that has happened, every interaction, every conversation and relationship besides the one Gatsby seemed to have years ago with Daisy and now in his head, and in his heart with her, were all superficial and pretend because the truth is set free here in this chapter as things come to a head between Tom and Gatsby, 2 opposing entities that both passively aggressively despised each other but would not say a thing until things boiled over and we all uncovered the ugly truth. I begin to believe it is some master plan or idea set by Fitzgerald about the ideas of Superficiality and how hollow and shallow things in this "bustling" society is, there would seem to be so many layers to it because at the parties that Gatsby threw, there were so many kinds of people that seemed to have so many wild and different stories behind them but yet everything is so hollow, none of it has any deeper meaning and is just surface level and for show, I believe this verbal back and fourth that we had between Gatsby and Tom was the first real emotion, the first real interaction that we have, though there were others I find it funny in a way that the other main one I think of also involves Gatsby. ]]> 2019-04-25 04:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353986890 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353988068 I am going to add on to my previous statements and observations about the fallout in Chapter 7 by talking about the accident that happens after. Someone is killed and I would like to believe that is a big thing but with the fact it happens directly after that big bombshell about Tom knowing about Gatsby and exposing him and all of these true feeling and emotions finally seeping out of these false faces kind of diminishes the death of a human being and I guess that goes to show just how shallow everything is in this world because the fact a death is overshadowed by a bitter bicker of a woman and who really "loves" her more really says a lot about our society and how shallow, hollow, surface level and superficial it is. I believe it is still shown as a big event but it seems to just fly by, like just briefly being brushed over as opposed to the fight in the room over Daisy which seemed to drag on and on awkwardly but in finality. ]]> 2019-04-25 04:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353988068 jeffersonn https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353988817 Going off my observations yet again in Chapter 7 I would like to talk about how things seem to start to matter after the end of Chapter 7, things that were major problems in previous chapters seemed no longer to be worthy any worry. I like this because things finally seem to mean something, there is some sort of "weight" on things now as opposed to before where everything that happened just seemed so devoid of any value and purpose. Spinning wheels is what it reminds me of, expending all of this energy but yet going absolutely nowhere and finally in Chapter 7 and now 8 where more huge happenings occur, things seem to matter, and it all comes so fast it would appear the characters were not prepared for it but yet I cannot shake this odd feeling that even now they still have these needless worries over nothing, over petty worthless, hollow things. It makes me sick to think about that even after all this that these small nothing problems still take precedent over moments that will be lost in time, like tears in rain.]]> 2019-04-25 04:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/353988817 williamsd51 https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/354081163 It wraps everything up it becomes]]> 2019-04-25 12:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hoseyt/tpyh6kt19qhb/wish/354081163