Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal

1. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (p. 1)

1. In chapter 1, the thing most crucial to the plot is the moment that Nick first sees Gatsby at night. Gatsby is looking out over the water when Nick spots him.

Response: This quote characterizes Tom as a man who takes pride in what others think of him and his family. Even though he will probably never see the truck driver again, Tom feels the need to clarify that both he and his father are literate. Although it would appear that he and his father are not close because they haven't exchanged letters, Tom is quick to defend his father so he must care for him.

““It’s not a question of whether you will hurt, or of how much you will hurt; it’s a question of what you will do, and how well you will do it, while pain has her wanton way with you.”””

1 In Chapter One, I found the green light to be the most crucial part. I believe this because the green light seems to be very important to Gatsby. He doesn’t attend his parties, but he sits out at his dock and reaches out at this mysterious green light.

The inscription says that for the reader to attract the attention of a lover, they must do extravagant things. The inscription has a rather humorous tone because it describes an image of a person wearing a gold hat, jumping furiously to catch the eye of the girl so that they can gain her affections and be her lover.

...."and my small earnings from the flocked were only a little augmented by my mornings' work at the rectory and occasional service at the Hall, when they needed extra hands.

Chpt.2- In the beginning of chapter two, Brian is in so much shock that he can’t even comprehend everything that’s happened. Even after Brian is coming out of the shock, he still realizes that there’s nothing he can do. He even states that it feels as if somebody is controlling him (his hands and arms are being lead). He thought of ways to help the pilot. The only thing that popped into his head was C.P.R. but he didn’t know how to do it. Brian then touched the pilot’s chest but felt no breathing, no heartbeat, no pulse, nothing. The plane was still going but it began to hit more and more turbulence as well as dive down more and more. Realizing that looking toward the pilot for help wasn’t an option, Brian had to do something because if he

To me, the first part of the book is really important. It made me want to read the book more, and I became more interested in each character. Because of this, both of the important passages that I picked are about the storked baby. In chapter eleven, “She looks at Connor. Still red, he intentionally avoids her gaze. The reason Connor gave was a lie. Something else drove him to run to that porch. But whatever the real reason was, Connor's keeping it to himself” (Shusterman 50). Once I read this sentence, I believed that Connor must has a really interesting background and experiences. I started to get interested in this character. And I personally think that the storked baby actually is the transition of the personalities of characters. Mostly,

Had Sal known that his parachute would fail to open, he probably wouldn’t have taken the sunset drop-the last drop of the day. Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets as he hurled toward an earth indifferent to his existence. No, this isn’t happening, he thought. This isn’t happening at all.

Tobio sat against the headboard and stared down at Shoyo who slept calmly on his pillow, gently breathing. In this state, his defenses were lowered even as he moved responsively to the lift of Tobio’s hand. The hand brushed hair away from fluttering eyelids and proceeded to move back and forth. The hair was fluffy. Tobio combed locks and untangled small knots though there were little to be found. Had there been more, Shoyo would have awakened in an instant. He was tender headed; Tobio had learned from past experiences.

Finally looking at them he stared and slowly placed the paper at the top of his cluttered desk, turning to the two men and sighed the first words, "More of this madness.” Gazing out the window he continued, “For months this town has been unsettled and upset because of these damn requests and these damn ships. Were you present yesterday at the fight at the waterfront?” They shook their head no. “Over the most unbelievable thing,” he shook his head as if scolding school boys. “It seems that one of the sailors, a questionable man he must be, to go on this voyage and perhaps with a bit too much drink in him, told your Captain that,” here the shop keeper played the part of a drunk, “Aye, the 'La Gallega' was a most awkward ship for such a voyage!”

The characters tone of during the first two paragraphs of the book shows that the character is very straight forward towards the audience. He doesn’t want the audience to be unknown by what is happening. Such as in the book he says “. And, let me confess, you feel that way most of the time. You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world, that you're a part of all the sound and anguish, and you strike out with your fists, you curse and you swear to make them recognize you. And, alas, it's seldom successful.”(PAGE 3). This quote helps the reader learn about the the truth that the narrator is trying to tell, showing the reader that his darkest secret is the very truth

The author lets us experience the conflict and choose the sides of the family that best describe our own sense of belonging. We become accommodated with the protagonist early on, it is the one dreaming for a better life...fortunately, dreaming about success is the motivation that keeps this family sleeping at night and working during the day. Its a story of a dysfunctional family that works together for a common cause, and

In the early evening back at home Consuelo was still pacing in front of the café window. Concerned for the safety of her only son, who had departed this morning wearing his sleepwear and robe. Her jaw fell open when on the sidewalk before her appeared Stella and Sol, with much audacity. Carrying up the path garment bags from a high end department store. Behind them was Dr. Edwards who had just pulled in after his long shift at work. He walked towards Stella who was standing in front of the door. He greeted her with a big, juicy, wet, kiss, then they all just walked right in.