https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx By Tyler Seigman en-us 2021-04-20 16:18:46 UTC 2023-03-09 17:01:26 UTC hello@padlet.com tjseigman100 https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438785792 Jay Gatsby grew up in the mid-west of America with a wealthy family in which he inherited money from after they all passed away. He now lives in New York, Long Island and frequently throws expensive parties with various people being invited.]]> 2021-04-20 16:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438785792 tjseigman100 https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438820907  On page 74, Gatsby explains "I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year". In this quote he is telling Nick Carraway the reason the police officer is letting him go for speeding and it accurately shows Gatsby's influence in the city with his known wealth and confidence that he has.]]> 2021-04-20 16:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438820907 tjseigman100 https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438850353 Jay Gatsby lives right next to Nick Carraway in Long Island, New York with an expansive mansion.]]> 2021-04-20 16:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1438850353 tjseigman100 https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1439674859 One of the important actions in the story that Jay Gatsby did was throw an expensive party and invite Nick Carraway (His neighbor) who didn't have much money. This let the 2 characters become connected and have conversations which now is seen as them being friends. This friendship shows that even though Jay Gatsby lives a very high lifestyle with many people, he still is interested by less known people such as Mr. Carraway and who they are as a person rather than the belongings they have.]]> 2021-04-20 19:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tjseigman100/uip4gz9t29ixdclx/wish/1439674859