Mari’s ideas

Nick talks about how he meet Tom They meet by Doctor T.J with blue and gigantic eyes They both when to New York on train Nick them meet Wilson and his wife in her mid thirties she wasn’t very pretty She ignored her husband and when straight to shake hands with Tom Tom wanted to meet up with Ames. Wilson At news-stand on the lower level Wilson thinks Mrs. Wilson when to go see her sister at New York

The idea is if we don’t look our the white race will be—will be utterly submerged.” Ch.1 “She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. ‘All right, ...” ch.1 “I want to get one of those dogs,” she said earnestly. I want to get one for the apartment.” Ch2 “That’s a dog that’ll never bother you with catching a cold” ch.2 “That dog? That dog’s a boy.” It’s a Bitch, said Tom decisively. “Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it.” Ch.2

Both Tom and Daisy are Nick’s old friend They live in East Egg Tom- sturdy straw-haired man Thirty years old He is muscular and talks in a grutt husky tenor voice Reads old books mainly “scientific” He has another woman in New York Daisy- she’s “paralyzed with happiness” when she’s introduced She’s sad and lovely with bright things Bright eyes and bright passionate mouth She’s irresponsible Miss Baker- Slender, small breasted girl Gray sun- strained eyes

The Great Gastsby was published in 1925 The narrator is named Nick Jay GATSBY is the main character It starts of with a emigraph - quote a author uses to set the tone of the book Nick graduated from New Haven in 1915 He participated in the Great War Nick is the guide of the book He lived in the West Egg which was less fashionable

Hopepunk is a wide culture and the story’s are about optimism and positivity of the world.

Genre is category’s by literary techniques, tones, and style of writing. Naturalism is an idea or belief about natural laws, it also gives a more clear description of life than realism, realism describes a humans behavior, it describes people and things as if they are real life. Modernism looks at the past and tradition and changes to a new forms to demonstrate new ideas.

Will reading the article on John Steinbeck I came across a link on “the difficulty art of the friend breakup” what I learned was how a “friend” can talk behind your back because they are jealous of your success. Instead of having people that seem to support you in everything, they  usually change when it seems like you are having a bright future ahead.