Themes in Chapter 7 by https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587 Please write an assertion that answers the following question: Based on what happens in Chapter 7, what is Fitzgerald saying about love and marriage or social class and money? en-us 2018-03-05 20:59:52 UTC 2025-12-14 04:56:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Imran I. https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/238900238 Fitzgerald is saying that all of those things are interconnected. For many people these affect each other. Someone without 
money may be unworthy of marriage. Love can not pan out because of social classes. It is a stark reflection that love is not always a fairy tale, but rather must fall in line with the harder restraints of the real world.


]]> 2018-03-06 21:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/238900238 Johnny P https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239372236 Fitzgerald is saying that love/ mariage sometimes is defined only by social class and wealth. However Fitzgerald is showing his great disagreement with this fact of society, not only in chapter 7 but throughout the novel shows that relationships that are based on wealth and class created many problems. I believe in chapter 7 Fitzgerald is really showing the sad relations that society faces with money and "love".

]]> 2018-03-07 19:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239372236 Ione F https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239383892 The central theme I would say is image and lies. I think he's making commentary about how marrying rich is quite truly a terrible idea as any action lacking in trueness to oneself is going to progress into a storm of chaos and hysteria. No one is acting out of their true self. Tom is an image of hypermasculinity and Daisy his counterpart, is hyperfeminine, neither of those I would say are their actual states of being but created from environment.]]> 2018-03-07 20:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239383892 https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239396632 Towards the end of chapter 7 Daisy accidentally kills someone and Gatsby will take the blame for her, thus showing Gatsby’s devotion to Daisy.

Fitzgerald could be saying that love can overpower even social class, and money.


]]> 2018-03-07 20:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239396632 Kaiman Tibbs https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239396830 Towards the end of chapter 7 Daisy accidentally kills someone and Gatsby will take the blame for her, thus showing Gatsby’s devotion to Daisy.

Fitzgerald could be saying that love can overpower even social class, and money.


]]> 2018-03-07 20:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239396830 B. Hannon https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239407919 He is saying that money and social class grealy effect who loves who.]]> 2018-03-07 21:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239407919 Clay Myers https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239821997 Fitzgerald is showing through Gatsby and Daisy that love can transcend social class or the past.]]> 2018-03-08 18:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239821997 Rayna https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239878014 he is saying that money and class are better than money in this chapter. Daisy cannot choose who she truly loves because one has money and is way higher class than the other. ]]> 2018-03-08 19:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/239878014 Cameron Crosby https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240289188 Fitzgerald I believe made this section to show that people who truly love each other will stick together even when times are rough. This is shown when Gatsby takes the blame for the murder that Daisy did. While some people may think that's irrational love to let yourself get turned in because of love, I think it's still love nonetheless. Gatsby took the blame that Daisy rightfully deserved because he truly cares about her, so he is willing to sacrifice himself like a martyr and take the blame for murder. ]]> 2018-03-09 18:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240289188 Melia https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240289847 Fitzgerald is trying to show that love can exist past extrinsic appeal, even if not everyone experiences it.]]> 2018-03-09 18:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240289847 Kyler Garrison https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240406446 Fitzgerald tells us about his opinion on social class and money. He makes a distinction between “old” and “new” money. He refers to Gatsby earning his fortune in criminal activities while Daisy was born into money as an aristocrat, and her wealth and privilege were available at birth. He uses Tom to represent hypocrisy by having him assert that Gatsby’s wealth is from criminal activity and will never be as good as his money. ]]> 2018-03-10 03:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240406446 Chun Lee https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240615948 I think Fitzgerald is saying that marriage in society doesn't only involve love because it may value class and money more. In the chapter, Daisy admitted that "I(Daisy) love you(Gatsby) now" and that she can't say she loves Tom now nor say that she never loved him. Despite loving Gatsby now, she doesn't choose to end a loveless marriage with Tom for Gatsby. ]]> 2018-03-11 19:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240615948 Brayden https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240696707 He is basically saying that money and social class plays a huge part in love and marriage. You can see through how everything plays out that this is not a good thing.]]> 2018-03-12 05:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/240696707 Mahogany McIver https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/241096441 Fitzgerald is making a commentary about  money and the effects that has on Tom and Daisy's marriage. Money is what made Daisy choose Tom over 
Gatsby,  made her stay with Tom despite his multiple affairs, and even keeps her with Tom now, despite Gatsby's wealth. This is also the first chapter we see Daisy break her compliancy between the two men. She is money, who stayed with money, who fell in love with other money. The commentary here is that if there is no love, or if the love is thin, nothing will be able to hold that relationship together. It all comes to a head when Daisy literally kills Tom's love, and Gatsby has made his choice to still, stupidly, love and protect her, no matter the toll it takes on himself.]]> 2018-03-12 19:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/241096441 draken https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/242576890 The author Fitzgerald uses characterization in Chapters 1-4 to develop a theme of the need for power in The Great Gatsby. I personally believe that The character Jay Gatsby shows this theme the most. He is a big man so its easy for him to use his size to dominate others. He also uses rumors to get what he wants.

]]> 2018-03-15 19:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/242576890 Maya https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/243320225 The author is saying that social class and money is more important in marriage than love. He shows us that Daisy turns to her husband and listens to him after the accident.]]> 2018-03-19 04:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/243320225 Blessing's https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/244589962 The author Fitzgerald is saying, that money and social class plays a bigger role in marriage and love. ]]> 2018-03-21 15:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/244589962 Jacob Perry https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/246651102 Author Fitzgerald use the conflict over daisy to highlight that love marriage class and money often are intertwined with one another.  ]]> 2018-03-27 18:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/246651102 Serenity Quintana https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/246746126 Fitzgerald is trying to say that money and social class is highly related with marriage. The wealthier you are, the higher chance you'll have in getting married.
 ]]> 2018-03-28 02:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/246746126 Megen Priest https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/247806905 Through chapter 7 Fitzgerald shows that love is overshadowed by marriage in this society. Social reverence, economic class, and the ability of man to provide,determines whether your marriage is good or not; while love has very little to do with it. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/247806905 Kenny Allen https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/248718544 In Chapter 7, Fitzgerald shows that in a marriage money and social class are more important than love and happiness which is why Daisy ended up marrying Tom instead of Gatsby.]]> 2018-04-05 01:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/248718544 Luke Hansen https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/260959163 In chapter 7, Fitzgerald is showing us that in this society have money and being in a high social class, is more important than have genuine feelings for someone. He is also showing us how if you do have money and are in a social class "good" social class then you have more power over people, who have genuine feelings towards someone. This can be seen with Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom. Daisy was in love with Gatsby first, but he did not have enough money, so she married Tom. When she married him she did not love him. She married him because had more money and therefore more power. ]]> 2018-05-15 17:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jennifer_white21/xepakyewa587/wish/260959163