Lay the Favorite + Just A Clown by WesP https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2017-12-07 12:55:29 UTC 2017-12-07 13:52:12 UTC hello@padlet.com I trust Beth because... wphillipson1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214084885 2017-12-07 13:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214084885 I think David Friedman - as a subject - is more interesting than Beth because... wphillipson1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085038 2017-12-07 13:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085038 Andrew Jarecki has a motive or bias in covering David Friedman and it is... wphillipson1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085211 2017-12-07 13:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085211 I enjoyed reading Lay the Favorite because... wphillipson1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085344 2017-12-07 13:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214085344 Is Beth anti-semitic? mois_bourla https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089070 We have a bad rabbi and a Jewish bookie, anybody else that's negatively portrayed as a Jew? -MB

]]> 2017-12-07 13:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089070 I'd like you to create your own thread wphillipson1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089178 2017-12-07 13:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089178 Is Dinky using Beth with the expectation that she services him? earcher18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089387 2017-12-07 13:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089387 Why is Dink portrayed as both a nerd and a brute? mois_bourla https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089459 2017-12-07 13:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089459 To what extent does Beth's figurative writing move her story? argoadit98 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089465 2017-12-07 13:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089465 what is the correlation between how Beth follows her father vs how David follows his father? -AL allyjolosardo https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089509 2017-12-07 13:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089509 zskimberly https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089516 Lay the Favorite contains incredibly intricate details that would be impossible to remember (i.e. Caesars Palace T-shirt, the exact magazines in Dinky's home). How much of this is true and how much of this is false? What does this say about how Beth portrays herself? KZhu]]> 2017-12-07 13:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089516 How is the medium/lens affecting our perception of Beth and David? Do we get a more honest view from Beth or Jarecki's documentary of David? CK https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089552 2017-12-07 13:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089552 What is the significance of the title "Lay the Favorite"? -FM fmerchant18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089568 2017-12-07 13:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089568 Does Beth and Dink's shared struggle to keep a job before the gambling business show something about their personalities? cgaujean https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089640 2017-12-07 13:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089640 scammarata00 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089647 Is the description of Dinky and Beth's childhood important to understanding the meaning of the book and where each person ends up in adulthood? SC]]> 2017-12-07 13:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089647 sthornton44 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089674 2017-12-07 13:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089674 eashan_panjwani1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089690 How could the clash between the rash, impulsive side (moving to LV so soon into a relationship) and the sharp, calm gambling side of Beth clash ]]> 2017-12-07 13:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089690 Is Beth a feminist? MS merrittshel https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089693 2017-12-07 13:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089693 Why does Dink have all these rules? He seems like a trusting fellow, taking on new employees on recommendations. mois_bourla https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089783 -MB]]> 2017-12-07 13:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089783 Why does Beth's dad teacher her how to gamble sthornton44 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089785 2017-12-07 13:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089785 Is Beth a false narrator? N.G. ntg0002 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089897 2017-12-07 13:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089897 to what extent are Beth/Dink/David living "normal" lives? Is it normal to them? -AL allyjolosardo https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089901 2017-12-07 13:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089901 Does Beth really let the kids free because she felt bad for them? adambrosio18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089908 2017-12-07 13:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214089908 Why is Beth so naive? https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090032 2017-12-07 13:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090032 Is working at a casino going to change Beth's perspective about gambling? xbi18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090065 XB]]> 2017-12-07 13:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090065 Does Beth not "fall far from the tree". earcher18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090100 2017-12-07 13:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090100 Can Dink be more successful if he pursued a different career? MB https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090103 2017-12-07 13:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090103 How could Beth's two sides( her calm, sharp gambling mind, and her rash, impulsive, moving to LV after being in a relationship for two months side) potentially collide in the future? eashan_panjwani1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090211 2017-12-07 13:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090211 Why does Beth's father allow her to gamble at such a young age? sthornton44 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090296 2017-12-07 13:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090296 How does Dink put so much trust in Beth from the beginning? What kind of recommendation had so much influence? https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090405 -CS]]> 2017-12-07 13:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090405 Why did Beth stay in Vegas if she broke up with her boyfriend? CK https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090427 2017-12-07 13:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090427 Are Dink and Silly Billy treated similarly with respect to their careers? If so, what are some of things they did to gain that stigma? cgaujean https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090436 2017-12-07 13:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090436 scammarata00 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090458 What characteristics about Dink are similar to David (Silly Billy) concerning their attitude towards their jobs? - SC]]> 2017-12-07 13:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090458 How does the Native American spirit contribute to the rest of the story? - FM fmerchant18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090519 2017-12-07 13:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090519 Do Silly Billy go into their careers due to their childhood's or is it more related to chance? argoadit98 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090521 2017-12-07 13:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090521 what are the differences in the praises that David and Dink received? allyjolosardo https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090623 2017-12-07 13:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090623 What isn't Beth sharing with us? mois_bourla https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090764 -MB

]]> 2017-12-07 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090764 mois_bourla https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090842 2017-12-07 13:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090842 Did Dinky pity Beth and therefore offer her a job? Or did he feel a connection because of her background? Was the recommendation so amazing that her interview was insignificant? - CK https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090904 2017-12-07 13:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214090904 How could Beth's relationship with Dinky evolve to be similar to her relationship with her father, and how could it evolve to be different? eashan_panjwani1 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091154 2017-12-07 13:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091154 If Beth's father never taught her to gamble, would she have still taken the job with Dinky? - RY ryorke18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091200 2017-12-07 13:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091200 How do Beth and David Friedman's ambition parallel? -CS https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091289 2017-12-07 13:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091289 Was it a good decision that Dink sold his business or could he have gone further with it? Sc scammarata00 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091299 2017-12-07 13:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091299 To what extent does the desire for money/success overshadow the character/person? (only focused on that one thing in the future) -AL allyjolosardo https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091315 2017-12-07 13:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091315 Is Beth's style of writing engaging? MS merrittshel https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091470 2017-12-07 13:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091470 Why does Beth go to Vegas with such a short term boyfriend? willhoffman32 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091498 2017-12-07 13:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091498 Why does Amy go out of her way to get Beth an interview? MB https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091530 2017-12-07 13:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091530 What are the similarities between Dinky and Beth that allow them to have a healthy working relationship? -FM fmerchant18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091550 2017-12-07 13:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091550 Would Beth be in the same position if her father didn't introduce gambling to her at such a young age? https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091778 2017-12-07 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091778 Will we learn that Dinky has a darker past than the one already revealed to us? earcher18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091814 2017-12-07 13:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091814 Does Beth's experience with her father justify her going into the business? -CS https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091858 2017-12-07 13:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214091858 If the first two chapters of Lay the Favor were made into a documentary, would we have learned anything about Beth that we haven't learned already N.G ntg0002 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092021 2017-12-07 13:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092021 As a narrator, Beth attempts to bring the reader into the story with very specific details. How much of this detail is truthful, and how much is created in order for us to trust her? - FM fmerchant18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092575 2017-12-07 13:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092575 What is the nature of Dinky's effect on people (how people gravitate to him)? jjhirad18 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092635 2017-12-07 13:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092635 Who is Beth? willhoffman32 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092823 2017-12-07 13:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092823 What role does Dink play in the development of Beth? st sthornton44 https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092948 2017-12-07 13:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214092948 Dink doesn't have a strong reason to hire Beth... Does he have hidden intentions? cgaujean https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214093190 2017-12-07 13:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wphillipson1/xa9ugg52heku/wish/214093190