Blog 2 Great Gatsby

1. I believe the purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim is to make us look at Gatsby in a new light. Meyer Wolfsheim is a very odd character and reveals part of Gatsby's past that is very mysterious. This makes me think of Gatsby in a bad way because Wolfsheim makes Gatsby seem like a bad character which makes me reconsider my earlier judgements of him.

2. Gatsby and Daisy's past makes me feel bad for Gatsby because Daisy let him for Tom. I feel bad for him because Daisy was his first love and she was supposed to wait for him but she didn't. This is depressing because it shows that Daisy may not have loved Gatsby which makes me feel sympathy towards him.

3.The rest of Gatsby's path makes me think that Gatsby is lonely and depends on money too much because he went through all of that trouble to become rich. It makes me think that Gatsby is a greedy man.

4. Before these three chapters I thought that Gatsby was a man that just liked to throw parties because he was rich. But after these three chapters I feel like Gatsby may have done some bad things in his past to get his money but now I feel like he is using his money for a good reason (to get Daisy back) so I think that his motives are okay.

"Black Bottom Stomp" by Jelly Roll Morton

While listening to this music I envision many people dancing; doing dances like the charleston or swing dancing. The really high pitched sounds such as the trumpet stand out to me. These sounds give it a very upbeat feel and happy mood. I think this song would mesh with one of Gatsby's parties because in the book it describes them as being very lively and I think this song would fit in perfectly because of the way it sounds.

First Reading Response Blog "The Great Gatsby"

From reading chapters 1-3 I believe that Jordan is an anti-hero, Nick and Gatsby are heroes, and Tom is a villain.

Nick- Nick is portrayed throughout the first three chapters as having characteristics of a hero. For example, Nick is said to be honest many times throughout the first three chapters making him an obvious hero.

Gatsby-I do not yet know too much about Gatsby but, based on what the other characters have said about him he would be a hero. The book says, "If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him." (2). The narrator also continues to say good things about Gatsby so this leads me to believe he is a hero.

Jordan- Jordan is a good friend to Nick although she seems to have some bad qualities as well. She parties and drinks and is overall rude but she is still a good friend to Nick. "The bored haughty face that she turned to the world concealed something" (57).

Tom- Tom is the villain because he only seeks his happiness. Throughout the first few chapters he has put Daisy down just so the he could be on top and happy. This makes him the villain.