https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w Three significant passages from chapter three related to Party Imagery en-us 2022-04-11 22:16:27 UTC 2022-04-18 21:36:19 UTC hello@padlet.com lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379322 "The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other's names." (40)]]> 2022-04-14 21:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379322 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379324 "A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell." (55). ]]> 2022-04-14 21:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379324 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379848 "By midnight the hilarity had increased. A celebrated tenor had sung in Italian, and a notorious contralto had sung in jazz, and between the numbers people were doing "stunts" all over the garden, while happy, vacuous bursts of laughter rose toward the summer sky." -pg 46]]> 2022-04-14 21:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144379848 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144380862 2022-04-14 21:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144380862 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144380946 Defined as- Having or showing a lack of intelligence, being rather mindless]]> 2022-04-14 21:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144380946 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144381163 extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter.]]> 2022-04-14 21:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144381163 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144382068 Gatsby: isolated- maybe because of wealth/status, maybe emotionally isolated, parties are his only way to not be isolated]]> 2022-04-14 21:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144382068 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144382711 "introductions are forgotten on the spot": Guests at party are superficial, not there for personal connection]]> 2022-04-14 22:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144382711 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144383675 By doing "stunts" guests are looking to show off to other powerful people. At the same time, they are laughing vacuously which means mindlessly. ]]> 2022-04-14 22:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144383675 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385276 imagery relating to alcohol: people are here to drink, what happens at party will be easily forgotten tomorrow- no real meaning in these people's lives]]> 2022-04-14 22:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385276 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385764 "A celebrated tenor" and the "notorious contralto" show how powerful Gatsby and the people he is able to attract are. ]]> 2022-04-14 22:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385764 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385980 emptiness, formality: parties have no real meaning, Gatsby is still left alone at the end, they don't fill the void]]> 2022-04-14 22:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144385980 eertem2892 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144387488 2022-04-14 22:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144387488 eertem2892 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144388964 2022-04-14 22:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144388964 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144388981  Gatsby is isolated, higher up, lonely, these parties are to help with that, but no one knows Gatsby so he isn't seeing people he knows/likes, he is still isolated]]> 2022-04-14 22:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144388981 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144389442 Having a "notorious contralto" and a "celebrated tenor" at his partys signifies Gatsbys ability to provide the best. It tells the world his status and wealth.]]> 2022-04-14 22:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144389442 eertem2892 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144389519 2022-04-14 22:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144389519 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144390187 This quote shows materialism because Gatsby is one of the few who can afford such renowned musicians in order to satisfy him, but still, him and his guests are only temporarily and mindlessly happy.]]> 2022-04-14 22:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144390187 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144392200 American Dream: image of wealth, prosperity, garden party, but it's all superficial, not real or genuine]]> 2022-04-14 22:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144392200 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144393195 The quotes shows the carlessness and the reckless reality of the upper class, they live in a very disconnected world]]> 2022-04-14 22:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144393195 eertem2892 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144393682 a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups.]]> 2022-04-14 22:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144393682 eertem2892 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394206 2022-04-14 22:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394206 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394547 2022-04-14 22:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394547 lromero8027 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394639 Isolation: even in the midst of a huge party, lots of people, Gatsby feels isolated, everyone is disconnected, it isn't personal, just here to drink/party

Performance: everyone is putting on a show/image for others/society, it has no meaning, contributes to the loneliness


]]> 2022-04-14 22:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144394639 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144395356 Why does Gatsby host these parties and flaunt like he does? ]]> 2022-04-14 22:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144395356 mcole7189 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144395368 2022-04-14 22:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2144395368 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147567008 2022-04-18 21:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147567008 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147568538 2022-04-18 21:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147568538 ssmith4182 https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147571188 2022-04-18 21:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bmount2/yngxvqmawtnwdj6w/wish/2147571188