My stellar padlet by GAVIN COUTINHO

Tragedy unfolds in west egg: tensions explode as secrets and lies surface

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 00:37:14 UTC

i made that headline to highlight into the conflicts of gatsby and daisy's relationship, toms revelation about gatbys past the confrontation in the hotel and myrtles death

Corrupt and Unreachable

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 00:48:31 UTC

gatsbys dream of being with daisy is shown to not work out in the long run "i never loved him, she said with perceptible reluctance" (pg 119) also the characters moral issues abd cirryotuin us emphazised by daisy and toms indifference about myrtles death. they were careless people, tom and daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness

The Root of All Evil

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 01:03:08 UTC

Fritzgerlad uses gatsbys possessions to reflect gatsbys inner conflict to his once image of success and wealth

A False Dream

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 01:06:15 UTC

in chapter 8 Fitzgerald empathize the corrupt nature of the american dream. he shows us the dream can be ruined by greed and deception. and how the pursuit of wealth pays a tool on ones mind. (160-163)

Nick Reflects

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 01:16:01 UTC

in the chapter nick is reflecting on the gatsby death. he thinks about the way he died and the funeral and how no one actually liked gatsby they were just friends with him for his money. he thought about how daisy and tom didn't even bother to show up to his funeral. he thought about how hard it was to find people that actually liked the gatsby for who he was and not what he had

An Unreachable Height

gcoutinho4829 — 2024-05-17 01:21:43 UTC

as nick thinks more he begins to realize just how bad gatsby really had it. so much money he had nothing to spend it on, no rel friends, and he even got murdered. nick realizes the american dream is a lie and that gatsby never actually reached it.