post 1 and 3 Romina Vargas

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After reading the whole novel I can confirm that I was right about my predictions in the Voice Thread. There was an affair between Daisy and Gatsby. And also I was right about my predictions of the covers of the books, since in one of them there was a girl who seemed to be crying and that made me think that the novel would be about a dramatic love story.

The characters:

• Nick Carraway -  The novel’s narrator. Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets.
• Jay Gatsby - He is a fabulously wealthy young man. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from.
• Daisy Buchanan -  Nick’s cousin, and the woman Gatsby loves. She is sardonic and somewhat cynical, and behaves superficially to mask her pain at her husband’s constant infidelity.
• Tom Buchanan -  Daisy’s immensely wealthy husband, Tom is an arrogant, hypocritical bully. He has an affaire with Myrtle Wilson.
• Jordan Baker -  Daisy’s friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel.
• Myrtle Wilson -  Tom’s lover.
•  Wilson- Myrtle`s husband and murderer of Gatsby

Quotation:

"Somebody told me that he killed a man once." "It's more that he was a German spy during the war." "You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody's looking at him. I bet he killed a man."

  This is just some of the rumors surrounding Gatsby and his immense wealth. Gatsby is shrouded in mystery, and has a dark past. This quotation made me think that Gatsby was a criminal, but when I kept reading I realized that my thoughts were completely wrong. 


·         What ideas/moments in the novel did you personally find more striking?

- Nick found out that Tom had another woman.
- Nick attended one of the Gatsby's parties and met him.
- Nick met Mrs Willson,Tom's lover, at Mr Willson's garage.
-  Gatsby and Daisy finally met at Nick’s house.
-  Daisy killed Myrtle Willson.
- Gatsby confessed to Nick it was Daisy who killed Myrtle.
- Mr Willson killed Gatsby and then killed himself.

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•  What were you thinking about as you read?

While I was reading the novel I was thinking about all the things that people can do in order to achieve what they want, since in the whole novel is shown how materialist and selfish people can behave and act through different situations

·         What did the text make you think about?

It made me think that despite this story is set in the 20s, shallowness and snobbery haven't faded away, and that they are still present nowadays in our society.


·         What one question would you ask the writer if you got the chance? Why?

I would ask him why is that Daisy didn't chose Gatsby when she had the chance instead of Tom. After all, he was now a wealthy man. And also, why he killed Gatsby in the novel… I was completely disappointed with Gatsby’s death.  I didn't expect it at all!