https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b en-us 2022-01-20 16:58:36 UTC 2022-05-23 20:01:37 UTC hello@padlet.com phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003383194 One of the themes of the novel, The Great Gatsby, is social class differences. An example of why I think this statement is a theme of The Great Gatsby is when Gatsby himself fell in love with the rich and classy Daisy, but she didn't accept his love because he was not rich enough for her. She married a rich man before Gatsby came back for her, and even though she loved him a little, she loved her husband more for his money.]]> 2022-01-20 17:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003383194 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003395673 Another theme I think is represented in The Great Gatsby is regret. Gatsby wishes and dreams to be with Daisy, but that could have happened in the past. Now that is far behind him but he still desires dearly to be with Daisy, so he is trying to make the present the past, and make Daisy love him like the old days before Gatsby went off to war and Daisy got married. He regrets not being able to marry and start a family with Daisy when they were younger. ]]> 2022-01-20 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003395673 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003420485 The billboard of the giant watching eyes of T.J Eckleburg is one of the symbolic images in The Great Gatsby. I believe it represents the superstition that someone is always watching, and can always see when you slip up, and your confident, rich and classy act fades off. Or, how no matter how much you cover your true self with an arrogant act, someone can always look deep enough to see how much of a liar you are to the outside world. In the story, many of the characters attempt to hide how pained they are inside around Nick, especially Gatsby. But Gatsby lets his guard down around Nick and lets him see how Gatsby is instead of letting Nick fall into the rumors of Gatbys, like killing a man or being a bootlegger. ]]> 2022-01-20 17:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003420485 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003842498 West Egg and East egg represent the differences in social status and wealth, as depicted in the book. West Egg is described as "less fashionable" and East Egg is known for having money and being the popularly rich of the two. Gatsby is one of the few affluent people on West Egg, and he hosts many weekend parties in his mansion on West Egg. Many of the attendees come from East Egg to live in the luxury of Gatsby's home for the party, and share the experience of luxury and wealth at his grand get-together. ]]> 2022-01-20 21:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2003842498 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005259522 The green little light at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock symbolizes Gatsby's dream of wanting to recreate the past with Daisy and chasing after it, when the past has already left him and he needs to look into the future. He is seen multiple times by Nick, gazing at the light, and even noticing that the light lost meaning when Gatsby was in the presence of Daisy. ]]> 2022-01-21 15:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005259522 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005268202 I used this picture to represent Gatsby's mansion, to show how big it is, but lonely considering he is the only one who lives in it.]]> 2022-01-21 15:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005268202 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005277181 The suit that Gatsby wears is very expensive, and is used as a cover-up of Gatsby's roots. In the novel, the suit is described as an "invisible cloak" by Nick.]]> 2022-01-21 15:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005277181 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005284035 Daisy and Tom cannot stand each other sometimes. They loved each other before, but Tom had a mistress and Daisy is cynical and depressed because of the way Tom treats her. But they already brought a new life into the world together, which, in that time, acts as a commitment to each other, and they are practically forced to stay for their baby.]]> 2022-01-21 15:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005284035 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005306865 Nick has a clock in his home when Daisy and Gatsby meet again for the first time in 5 years. Gatsby, being shy and anxious to talk to his previous lover, almost knocks the clock over, causing it to almost break. This shows that he wants to rewind time with Daisy.]]> 2022-01-21 16:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005306865 phanisaraseesongkram https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005316800 Daisy and Tom are married, but Tom has a mistress by the name of Myrtle Wilson. Her husband, George Wilson, knows about the affair but does not know that it's his friend Tom Buchanan. He never finds out that it's Tom, because Tom has corrupted him to think it was another man because of his wealthy status.]]> 2022-01-21 16:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/phanisaraseesongkram/zpgdssnkl4zja92b/wish/2005316800