The great gatsby

Chapter 9
- In thie beginning of this chapter nick tells about the funeral. It has been 2 years since and some of the events that happened at the funeral. Nick sees tom on the street and didnt want to shake his hand but he decided he could. Nick broke off his relationship with jordan and moves back to the midwest. Before nick moves back to minnesota he goes and lays on gatsbys beach thinking about all that had happened and how gatsby had actually lived he american dream but later didn't serve him well.

Responce
- i think that the book had a good ending because nick was the narrator and it ended with him thinking about the entire story. This was actually a really good book.

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Chapter 8
-Nick couldn't sleep all of the things that have happened have kept him worried. He goes over to gatsby for a while and decides he needs to leave or he will be late for work. I think to book goes into how they are trying to decide who actually killed myrtle. They claim it must be a lover but it cant be tom because he arrived at the scene later. Later wilson goes to gatsbys house and kills gatsby and then commits suicide. Nick goes to gatsbys house after work only to find him dead.

Responce
-I dont understand why everyone is dying in the book now. I am wondereing what the next chapter will have in it.

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Chapter 7
-Tom can clearly see that gatsby and daisy are in love when they are all together. Gatsby doesn't throw anymore parties because he doesn't want any more rumors to be spread about them. Daisy asks gatsby to take her to town when she is bored at a gathering. On the way home daisy accidently hits daisy with her car. When gatsby hears about this he says that he will take the blame for it. Nick goes to see if daisy is alright and finds tom and daisy eating chicken together. Gatsby was left in the all alone.

Responce
-i didn't see it comming that daisy was gonna kill myrtle. The whole book changes now and its almost over.

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Chapter 6
-In the beginning of the chapter it talks about Gatsby's past. It told the story of when he fell in love with money. James Gats was going to school and then he dropped out after 2 weeks. He began to fish and dig for clams for his new source of money. One day while he was doing this a guy named cody came to warn him about a storm and took him home. He saw cody's wealth and thats when he fell in love with it. Later in the story, its talks about a party gatsby had that tom and daisy also attended. tom tried to get daisy angry at gatsby but daisy proves tom wrong. Gatsby wants his love to be like it was before, but nick tells him it will never be the same.

Responce
- i think that gatsby can love daisy like he used to. He just needs to give it time and it will all end up the way he wants it to. The book is also getting very intresting.

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Chapter 5

• At the begging of this chapter Nick and Gatsby are talking. Gatsby wants nick to invite daisy over for tea and then offers nick a bribe. Nick chooses not to take the offer but calls daisy anyway.
• It is a rainy day when Daisy is supposed to come over. When nick and daisy arrive they find the house empty, but soon later they find gatsby at the door because he took a walk in the rain.
• At first things were awkward between daisy and gatsby but later they seem to have forgot nick was even there. Nick then snuck out leaving them alone.

Responce
-I think that the book is very interesting now and its hard to put it down. It has also gotten much easier to understand the language usage.

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Chapter 4

• Nick and Gatsby are going out to lunch when Gatsby claims to have done all these amazing things.
• Gatsby gets caught for speeding and then shows Nick a man named Henry.
• Then it talks about daisy and tom. Tom was not faithful throught out the marraige as Daisy was and other things like that.

Responce

-It seems to be getting more intresting than the first few chapters. I'm begginning to like how it words its sentences.

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Chapter 3

• Gatsby invites Nick to one of his elaborate parties.
• Everyone gets drunk but Mr. Gatsby because he enjoys watching everyone quitely by himself.
• Nick and Jay find each other and remember that they served in the same division during WWII.

Responce

-I think it's is awesome how elaborate they talk about the party. I think is really shows what they are like and how expensive they are.

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Chapter 2

• Everyone ends up at a party.
• Nick claims that this was only the 2nd time he has ever been drunk.
• Myrtle talks about Daisy and Tom told he no to talk about Daisy. Myrtle then aggitated Tom and then Tom broke her nose.
• Mr. McKee and Nick leave drunk and take the late bus back to Long Island.

Reaponce

-I think it was very harsh for Tom to break Myrtle's nose because he didn't want her to talk about his wife. The book is getting a little easier to read at this point and hopefully will continue to.

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Chapter 1

• Starts with background information.
• Nick is a rich sophosticated man from a wealthy family.
• Gatsby is Nick's friend.
• Jordan Bakker golfs for a living.
• Daisy is friend's with Jordan.
• Daisy and Tom want Nick and Jordan to have a romantic connection.

Responce

-The book seems like it will be hard to understand. I am kinda confused by some of the vocabulary.

1920's in America
-First Radio Broadcast
-First miss America Pageant held
-President Harding and Wilson die.
-Start of the stock market crash

The 1920's, or also known as the roaring twenties was all about Jazz. Everyone was out dancing and there were alot of fashion fad.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote many of his short stories about his relationships with his wife, Zelda. They have the general American life, they talk about their ups and downs and all the other joys and losses.

The Great Gatsby
-The Great Gatsby's setting is in New York and Long Island in the 1920's. Nick and Jay are neighbors who get caught up in each others lives. The whole book is about money and other types of financial things. When Gatsby dies Nick is in charge of arrangements for the funeral and the will that Gatsby wrote.

Henry would have received more aid from the military if he wouldn’t have every run away.

• Henry ran away at the beginning of the book. He ran away because he became very cowardly and decided that the best thing for him to do would be run away. In chapter 6, Henry and a bunch of other men decide to run from the ongoing battle. “He ran like a blind man. Two or three times he fell down. Once he knocked his shoulder so heavily against a tree that he went headlong." (Crane 6.27) Henry left in such a hurry there was no way that he would be able to take anything to support himself. Henry now has no food, water, or any type of protection. He would have all this given to him if he would be at camp after the fight. He has to figure out how to survive on whatever he can until he goes back to face the rest of the regimen. Also, Henry ran away because he was afraid to die in battle but he also has a chance of dying due to starvation or dehydration. Henry had a chance of dying either way. He would have either been killed in battle with a bullet, a quick death, or he would starve, a slow painful death.

• When Henry ran away someone found out about it. Henry had to deal with everyone confronting him about where he was and why he wasn’t fighting. He had to make up lies, and in my opinion I think that his leaders and fellow soldiers could tell it was all an excuse. “The owner of the cheery voice took him firmly by the arm. "Well," he said, with a round laugh, "I'm goin' your way. "Th' hull gang is goin' your way. An' I guess I kin give yeh a lift." They began to walk like a drunken man and his friend." (Crane 11.37) This is an example of when Henry lies. He claims to be lost, even though he knows exactly where camp is. The leader of another group is offering to help Henry get back to camp because Henry said he needed help. Henry would have gained more emotional support from the group if he hadn’t run. Henry felt like he belonged to the group when he actually fought for the first time. Everyone would have appreciated the help he gave them when he actually fought, if he would have helped them with previous battles.

• Henry was never a fighter. He was in the army but he backed down. Toward the end of the book, Henry becomes this great and awesome soldier who fought better than a lot of other men. Everyone showed him more respect after he was more courageous. “He called out to the youth: "By heavens, if I had ten thousand wild cats like you I could tear th' stomach outa this war in less'n a week!" He puffed out his chest with large dignity as he said it." (Crane 17.20) In this part his commander is telling him that Henry is one of the best soldiers he has ever had. The commander is basically saying that if everyone fought like Henry they would be able to win a war in a week. If Henry would have always been the type of fighter he was at the end of the book he may have been able to become someone of higher power. His foolishness at the beginning of the book determined the outcome of the rest of Henry’s time there. He could have been a hero.

Saving Private Ryan

Light and Dark-Trying to figure out the difference between right and wrong. When the translator didn't want to kill the soldier because he killed one of their men.

Noise and Silence- During battle there was music playing the entire time until the actual battle began it stopped.

Youth and Maturity-By the end of the last battle the translator finally kills someone.

Clean and Dirty- Their uniforms are clean until they actually fight and prove themselves.

The Dead Soldier-Captain miller. died fighting for his country and when he died it showed all the guys around him crying and the soldiers were proud that he did the right thing.

The Flag- the soldiers are dying for their freedom. the flag represents freedom, prive and victory.

Courage- When the soldiers were on the beach they had to just fight without backin down. they had to watch their friends die.

Manhood- When they finally found private ryan he wouldnt leave his crew until reinforcements came he was loyal to them.

Self Preservation-They couldn't care if they killed someone or not because they were fighting for their own lives nothing but killing the other soldiers would save them.

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

These are the key concepts you need to pay attention to while reading The Red Badge of Courage. I will expect to see references to these concepts, along with examples, in your response blogs.

Themes: an idea that recurs in or pervades a work

Courage- Henry didn't have very much courage at the beginning of the book. He ran away form the battles all the time and never actually fought. At the end of the book Henry was one of the most courageous men out on the battle field.

Manhood-Henry wasn't ever called a man at the beginning of the book. Later in the book they don't refer to him at the youth anymore.

Self-preservation- Henry was scared at the beginning to fight bcause he was afraid of dying. He was just being very cautious out his life and preserved it.

Disregard for Human Life- When your in battle you can't be afraid to kill someone else. You just have to keep in your mind that they aren't someone you want to keep alive, your fighting for your oun life.

Motifs: distinctive feature or dominant idea

Noise and Silence- in the story i think that noise represents the actual battle and silence represents peace.

Light and Dark- Light is like the living soldiers and dark is like the dead soldiers.

Clean and Dirty-

Youth and Maturity- Youth are the soldiers who are scared to fight and run away from battle and Maturity is the soldiers who are brave enough to go out and fight for their country.

Symbols: objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas

The Dead Soldier- It is like a symbol to show you how you could end up if your not careful. You need to keep in mind what you do have while you are living.

The Flag- When you think about the flag you think of it flying over your country. That is true because it shows that you are proud of your country and you will fight to protect it. But you have to look at it 2 ways the other countries out there see it too. To the other country's it is a target or alliance. During battle when you win and take their flag it represents your victory over them and its proof that you won that battle.

Characters for your list:

Henry Fleming - main character. finally proves himself couragous at the end of the book.

Jim Conklin- the tall soldier, he fights to death in front of Henry

Wilson- He is the loud soldier and thinks he knows everything at the beginning of the book when he really doesn't. At the end of the book he does actually know.

tattered soldier- dead soldier showing what could happen to him.

Lieutenant- leads the group to victory

Henry's Mother- is henrys inspiration to stay alive. he is fighting for his life for her.