senior choice text set-gregory choi by Gregory Choi https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz the great gatsby by scott fitzgerald en-us 2021-06-09 04:11:32 UTC 2026-02-27 04:48:21 UTC hello@padlet.com time, place,and context gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175878940 Taking place in the 1920s, this article highlights historical significant events that the world of Gatsby revolves around. Classified as the "Jazz Age/Golden Age", this post-war era of "economic boom and expansion" gave Americans financial independence and a freer lifestyle. Additionally, events like the  New York City and the Urban Corruption and the Black Sox Scandal of 1919(losing game to gain money) showcased in this article depict the selfish actions of greed and selfishness, with gambling, prostitution, and corruption being especially highlighted.]]> 2022-05-09 15:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175878940 questions that arise gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879317 Driving Question: How does an individual's social status have an effect on their identity?
-How does growing up in wealth differ from growing up in poverty in regards to self development and identity?

-How does Fitzgerald’s world in the Great Gatsby reflect social issues in the real world such as privilege/racism?

-Is the American Dream truly attainable?

]]> 2022-05-09 15:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879317 piece of art gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879567 "I think about the world and those that are less fortunate. Those unable to make their way out of poverty. Those born in to it or stricken by health problems. We owe it to humanity to give all people the basic needs and a chance at happiness."

Social class is a theme prominent in the novel and while readers are exposed to the West vs East, we see glimpses of the Valley of Ashes, a poverty strucken society living on the scraps of the rich. Similarly, this art piece depicts a homeless, poverty stricken woman attempting to make any sort of money on the street.

]]> 2022-05-09 15:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879567 real world connection gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879892 Denmark, in contrast to the world that Jay Gatsby is portrayed in, has highlighted values such as equality where social class is less prominent with factors such as, "...free college tuition; universal, high-quality pre-K, and universal access to health care." As a blueprint for a successful society, this "utopic society" portrays success that Fitzgerald's world was never able to accomplish, riddled by distinct social classes, poverty, and other forms of discriminatory behavior. Denmark provides an example for others to help understand and evaluate the origins of inequality and social immobility.]]> 2022-05-09 15:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175879892 ted talk gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880321 In this ted talk, Anna Rosling Ronnlund shares her research/findings about the various living situations across the globe as a result of social inequality, class, and financial burdens. Ronnlund's experiment had photographers travel to capture the, "...stoves, toys, blankets, toilets, etc." of varying income brackets across the world. By describing the lives of families living in places like Latvia, Peru, Burkina, Ronnlund's studies are able to effectively illustrate and portray what many Americans/people of privilege do not have to endure.]]> 2022-05-09 15:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880321 biography gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880479 Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, grew up with writing, publishing his first newspaper article and further pursuing his academics at Princeton University. In his mid twenties, he wrote magazines for the Saturday Evening Post and published his first novel "The Beautiful and the Damned", which reflected the richness and privleged lives that him and his family lived. Shortly after, he published The Great Gatsby, before falling into deep alcoholism and depression. ]]> 2022-05-09 15:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880479 poem gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880875 Fitzgerald's world takes place in a era of immigration and search to pursue the "Amercian Dream", a perceived notion from people outside of the U.S. that America is the place to achieve financial stability and be successful. Robert Frost furthur expands on this idea and connects with Fitzgerald's society, with the idea of choice to divulge away from your previous self and take the "road not taken". Similarly, people in the West Egg like Jay Gatsby directly mirror this ideology, coming up from poverty and attempts to fit in with the privileged, East Egg. ]]> 2022-05-09 15:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2175880875 article gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2193259191 This article gives readers a first hand experience of Fitzgerald’s “writer thoughts” and feelings as he was writing the Great Gatsby. For an example when talking about when he was going to finish the book, Fitzgerald mentions that, “...even if it takes me ten times that long I cannot let it go out unless it has the very best I’m capable of in it, or even, as I feel sometimes, something better than I’m capable of.” His dedication and obsession with this piece of literature he was going to create is what makes this book so memorable, but at the same time very personal. Fitzgerald also describes it as “...the greatest weakness in my work”. This brings in many questions that remain unanswered like: Why is he so engaged with this book? Why is this such an important book to him?. 
These questions and mainly the letters in the article help readers gain a new perspective on how this book was constructed and how “perfect” it needed to be to satisfy Fitzgerald. The fact that Fitzgerald was so nit-picky about the cover art and took his time page by page makes me look at the book in a different way encourages readers to feel excitement before reading.
]]> 2022-05-20 16:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2193259191 introduction+explaining source/text set gchoi2022 https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2199762625 2022-05-25 18:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gchoi2022/u1zy2h6a2uxi8mgz/wish/2199762625