The Great Gatsby Chaper 3

The rumors that have been told about Gatsby are that he was a German spy. Another rumor was that he murdered someone. Fitzgerald reveals rumors rather than facts to make it more interesting and leave the readers wondering what actually happened. When Nick first meets Gatsby he is impressed with him.

The Great Gatsby

 Nicks comment about Daisy and Toms suggests that they are very wealthy. Nick said that Daisy had a smirk on her face when she looked at him. I think Nicks opinion of them is that they are wealthy and arrogant. They believe that they are part of an exclusive society and that they are better an everyone else.
Nicks comment is similar to F. Scott Fitzgeralds comment because in both thier comments they are comparing the wealthy people to the poor people and that there is a clear difference between the way they act.

Myrtle Wilson

Items Myrtle Wilson buys:

A copy of Town Tattle

Perfume 

Cold cream

A moving picture magazine 

The Airedale dog

Myrtle behavior changes because she becomes drunk at the party and starts being loud and very obnoxious. Then Myrtle starts to become really angry and yells Daisy's name. 

Fitzgerald's Depiction of the Time Period

I think that Fitzgerald's depiction of the time period is not really consistent. He goes back in forth talking about the wealth of some people and then the less fortunate people. On page 5 he says, "I lived at West Egg, the- well less fashionable of the two." Then he says, "Across the courtesy bay the while palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water..." In one part of the state, there are fashionable, rich people and another part there are the people who aren't as fashionable and wealthy. This makes his depiction of the time period inconsistent.

The Great Gastby

Nick is telling the story in The Great Gastby because he is just relaying the information that happened previously. Also since he isn't involved in whats happening he's indifferent which makes him a good narrator. Nick is "confused and a little disgusted" and the end of chapter 1 because he's disgusted by Daisey and Toms behavior and how they are arrogant and that they aren't honest.

Imagination

Imagination is an important quality that everyone should have. Imagination allows people to think in different ways. It allows them to be creative in their own ways. It is important to use imagination when you're a little kid. Imagination helps kids with developement. This allows kids to question about the future and what they want to do when they grow up.  Paul Harris, a development psychologist says, "The imagination is absolutely vital for contemplating reality, not just those things we take to be mere fantasy." Imagination is very important in everyone's life. 

A connection that can be made to the flim, Big Fish, and imagination is that Ed Bloom uses his imagination when he's talking about the past and how he meets a witch who tells him that he is going to die. Ed also makes up stories using his imagination. He feels as though his imagination allows him to be special in his own way. Will and Ed Blooms lives would be different without imagination though. Ed would probably be depressed because his life is not what he wants it to be. Will might understand who his real father is instead of imagining things about him. 

The Ministers Black Veil

Hawthorne presents the lesson that people should reveal their true selves and not judge others on superficial qualitlies by having some of the characters in the short story try to take off Mr. Hoopers veil or have him take the veil off himself. They're trying to get him to be himself and tell him that he doesn't need to hide. He uses the quote, "When a friend shows his inmost heart to a friend; the lover is best beloved" to show that you will be excepted for showing your true self to others and that there is no reason to hide who you are.
A life lesson that is important to me is listening to my parents when they tell me things to do and not to. I learned this lesson the hard way when I didn't listen to my dad when he was looking out for my safety. I ended up having to go to the emergency room and I had to get several stitches in my knee. In the summer of 2009 we put in an inground pool. Since it rained almost every day that summer., the whole process took three months. After two months the pool was in and swimable, but the decking around it wasn't. Around the pool was all metal and then dirt where the decking was going to be put. I was getting ready to go swimming and to avoid stepping on the dirt I walked on the metal edge of the pool. My dad had specifically told me days prior not to walk on the metal. I thought if I was careful I'd be fine. I didn't realize that it was wet so I ended up slipping and slicing my knee open. That's how I got the stitches. Listening to your parents is very important because most of the time they are looking out for you and they know what's best for you. They're advice can be very helpful and if I had listened to my dad in the first place, I wouldn't have a big scar on my knee and nerve damage that is going to effect me for the rest of my life.