G.A.T.S.B.Y by Edith Tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith Great classic of twentieth-century literature. en-us 2018-04-23 13:27:18 UTC 2024-10-15 04:48:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png "Their interest rather touch me and made them less remotely rich-nevertheless."(20) I https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/255196860 The show of concern from Tom and Daisy,about Nick's rumored engagement made him feel as though  they care for him. Comes with the idea that being rich almost makes you less concerning and humane.

]]> 2018-04-25 12:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/255196860 "She smiled slowly and, walking through her husband as if he were a ghost,shook with Tom, looking him flush in the eye."(26) II https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/255221664 Myrtle's actions show her  views on her husband as worthless and insignificant. She walks in without acknowledging his presence. Almost like he does not exist.In this quote Myrtle can be viewed as a woman who
feels she has power and control of her husband.]]> 2018-04-25 13:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/255221664 "I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night, and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines give to the restless eye."(56)III seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/256492199 New York is diverse, fast-paced and inspiring city. It takes a while to love New York if you live there. It is one of the hardest cities you'll ever live in but if you survive you'll never be able to live anywhere else. I relate Nicks feeling of New York to my thought of Toronto very much. An evolving, exhilarating and diverse city with many opportunities for work and adventure. In this moment Nick is drawn to the lavish entertaining lifestyle of  1920s New Yorkers.]]> 2018-04-30 13:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/256492199 "It's a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people.You can hold your tongue, and moreover, you can time any little irregularity of your own so that everybody else is blind that they don't see or care."(77) IV seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/256495863 The advantage of not drinking around drinkers is that you can think more rationally and even if you make a mistake or say something questionable no one will remember anyways. Relates back to being an outlier in situations.Daisy not drinking suggest her goal to keep up her reputation and to present herself as a pure innocent lady.]]> 2018-04-30 13:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/256495863 "Can't repeat the past ?" he cried incredulously." Why of course you can!"(110)VI seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260697488 Gatsby is clearly stuck in a loop with the idea of regaining the past he had with Daisy. Asking Nick with such disbelief of the fact Nick thinks otherwise and his admission to recreating the past proves he has dedicated his life to getting Daisy back and is absolutely not willing to let go what he has been fighting for all this time.]]> 2018-05-15 02:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260697488 "I felt that I had something to tell him, something to warn him about and morning will be too late."(147) VIII seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260697792 Nick had a sick feeling in his stomach.The last situation Nick foreshadowed was Myrtle's death- "so we drove toward death through the cooling twilight." His sudden need to warn foreshadows the danger of Gatsby's life for his involvement in Myrtles death.  ]]> 2018-05-15 02:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260697792 "What grass? he inquired blankly."Oh, the grass in the yard." He looked out the window at it, but, judging from his expression, I don't believe he saw a thing."(84) V seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260928965 The blank look on Gatsby's face reflects he is not living in the moment at that exact moment. Gatsby's mind is else where , he can care less about the grass as his anticipated and uncertain thoughts are focused on the immediate future-meeting Daisy. His nervousness is undeniably relatable , as anxiety can cause your mind to race rapidly with different thoughts all at once.

]]> 2018-05-15 16:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260928965 "I'm right across from you."(118) VII seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260935211 Gatsby sharing this with Tom reveals how ready he is to let Tom know about his relationship with Daisy. The tone sets this line out to be an opening statement which leads Tom to question and speculate.Gatsby is ready to let it all out. He is physically so close to the green light he reaches for ,all he needs to do is ultimately get rid of Tom to fully grasp it.]]> 2018-05-15 17:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/260935211 "What I called up about was a pair of tennis shoes I left there. I wonder if it'd be to much trouble to have the butler send them on."(169)IX seyram_tukpeyi https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/261058941 Klipspringer represents Gatsby's party guest who are ungrateful and careless. He has the audacity to ask for his shoes, when he had just given a ridiculous reason for not being able attend the funeral of a man who gave him shelter for months. This shows the sad reality of people in the 1920s who take advantage of people for their benefit only. The theme of materialism is highlight her as well.]]> 2018-05-16 01:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/seyram_tukpeyi/TheGreatGatsbyEdith/wish/261058941