https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k The Great Gatsby en-us 2017-11-20 14:36:17 UTC 2024-11-17 13:48:55 UTC hello@padlet.com ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/208726843 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1995. Print.
Summary:
The Novel began with the narrator Nick Carraway. The narrator is telling the audience about Jay Gatsby. We learn that Nick has moved homes and is the neighbor of Jay Gatsby. Daisy and her husband Tom are also introduced in this chapter. Daisy is Nicks cousin. Nick wants to meet and talk to Gatsby but he is waiting for the right time since he knows Gatsby is one to want to be alone.
Commentary:
The novel is told by the narrator Nick Carraway. He tells the story from his perspective but does a fair job including information from all sides of the story.
Ronak2000_Desai[Ronak Desai]. "Novel Blog #1." Padlet, https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k. Accessed 16 November 2017.

]]> 2017-11-20 14:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/208726843 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209299857 2017-11-22 00:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209299857 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209300552 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3190.F_Scott_Fitzgerald
Summary:
I have read chapter two and three at this point.
Jay Gatsby is notorious for throwing parties. Nick was invited to one of these parties for the first time. Nick decides to go and feels very out of place there. He runs into many poeple and hears many things about Gatsby and what his background is. Some think he is a spy and some think he is a killer. The night progresses and later unknowingly Nick and Gatsby recognize eachother becuase they served in the same division of the war together. The next morning Nick proccees to his daily life.

Commentary:
The story is still being told by Nick Carraway. The audience gets  feeling of suspense from Gatsby becuase no one really knows who he is and what he is trying to do. I suspect that he will open up to Nick know that they have made a connection.
Ronak2000_Desai[Ronak Desai]. "Novel Blog #2." Padlet, https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k. Accessed 21 November 2017.

]]> 2017-11-22 00:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209300552 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209305611 2017-11-22 01:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/209305611 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/210193127 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1995. Print.
Summary:
I have read chapter four.
In this chapter, the reader gets to know more about who Jay Gatsby is. He is a very mysterious man, and no one knows who he entirely is. Gatsby explains his past to Nick, so he doesn't get the wrong idea from what others say about him. Gatsby and Nick have a unique relationship. Nick is suspicious of what Gatsby says because of things he heard in the past. Nick is introduced to the professional gambler Wolfshiem. There is a rumor that Wolfsheim fixed the 1919 World Series.
Interview:
http://bigthink.com/purpose-inc/f-scott-fitzgerald-on-writing-the-great-gatsby
Fitzgerald talked about writing the Great Gatsby in this discussion. He was very excited to release the book and was confident in it. He did not think the book would fail and he thought of it to be a top-selling novel before he was even done writing it. This shows that he is a very confident man in general. He was not afraid of what is to come but instead very excited about the future.
Social and Cultural Influence.
Around the time Fitzgerald was writing this book, World War I was going on. Many young people were leaving their life behind to boot up and fight for their country. Women's suffrage was also a big idea in the early 1900s. There were several campaigns around this, and several fights fought.
Ronak2000_Desai[Ronak Desai]. "Novel Blog #2." Padlet, https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k. Accessed 21 November 2017.

]]> 2017-11-26 20:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/210193127 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/212107995 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1995. Print.
Summary:
I have read chapter 6.
In this chapter, Nick and Gatsby meet again. Nick is busy because he is spending a lot of time with Jordan. They have an awkward interaction because they invited Gatsby to go to dine with them, but they didn't mean it, and Gatsby accepted the invite. Tom is getting suspicious about Daisy, so he goes with her to Gatsby party.
character map is attached
I found Gatsby very interesting still. I see him to very creative. He thinks more and speaks very little. He is very intriguing to read about, and I love when we find out something new about him. He seems to be by far the most interesting character because of his mysteriousness and overall personality.
The first theme is about wealth. Even though Gatsby is very wealthy, he does not have the happiest life. He is not satisfied with what he has in life. The second theme is that no one cared about things we care about now in that time. Gatsby threw parties every weekend, and people attended, not something that would happen now. Finally, good deeds don't always lead to good endings. Gatsby was killed for killing Myrtle even though he didn't.
Ronak2000_Desai[Ronak Desai]. "Novel Blog #2." Padlet, https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k. Accessed 30 November 2017.

]]> 2017-11-30 23:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/212107995 ronak2000_desai https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k/wish/212566143 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1995. Print.
Summary:
I have read the rest of the book (chapter 7-9).
All of the characters decide to go to town. There is tension between them because some have found out about the affair between Gatsby and Daisy. Daisy does not care about trying to hide it anymore, so Tom finds out. They take two cars, but Tom and Gatsby switch cars. They go to a hotel, and they are all drinking. Tom confronts Gatsby about him and Daisy. Myrtle is hit by a car and killed. The car was Gatsby's car, but Gatsby was not driving. The driver was Daisy. Wilson killed Gatsby because he thought it was Gatsby who hit her.

Fry Readability Graph:
According to the graph, I believe the book is rated at the 10th-grade level. I believe that this book could be suitable for the average tenth grader. There is nothing extravagant that happens in this book that it would need to be restricted to a higher age level. I think the tenth grade is an appropriate age for reading this book because of its vocabulary and sentence structure, along with its storyline.

Critique:
I enjoyed this book. Although I found it a bit strange at times, there is an excellent storyline, and it is well written. The author has done an excellent job of portraying the individual characters, especially with Gatsby as he is a unique character who is very hard to understand at first.

Ronak2000_Desai[Ronak Desai]. "Novel Blog #5." Padlet, https://padlet.com/ronak2000_desai/w7gmddx616k. Accessed 3 December 2017.

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