The 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)

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.

(beginning 2 ) “Janie if you think Ah aims to tole you off and make a dog outa you, youse wrong. Ah want to make a wife outa you” (Hurston pg 23).Joe Starks tells Janie he will be waiting for her sunup tomorrow if she wanted to come with him. So Janie kinda considers it but first she has to talk to Logan about leaving him and he kept it short and said do what you have to do. He didnt really care so much what she did but he thought she was gone go out there and get her feelings hurt.“Ah guess some lifed nigger is grinnin’ in yo’ face and lying tuh yuh” .(Hurston pg25) Logan said.Janie runs off on Logan to be with Joe and he made her and himself a little town called Eatonville then he also became the mayor of the town and he also owned a store,

1. The narrator is in the mountains, because the narrator wanted quiet isolation to do some writing.

Turning a corner, Tom slowed his pace as he approached his apartment building. Although he longed for the comfort of his home, the thought of facing Booker filled him with dread, the psychological burden weighing him down. Consequently, he purposely dragged his feet, delaying the confrontation and the inevitable argument. He’d reacted badly to the news of Booker's tape, and his guilt hung like a noose around his neck, waiting for the moment his mind yanked at the metaphorical rope, and the painful castigation crushed his airway. But while his remorse was real, his jealousy was a far bigger beast, a raging fire-breathing monster that easily dominated all other emotion. It was a deep-seated sensation that encompassed feelings of fear, rage, and

With that she leaned forward as James knelt behind her. Dmitry reached inside her nightstand and pulled out a bottle of lube. He tossed the oil to James so he could apply it to his dick.

“Found what? What did you find, Charles?” asked Charity, turning to look in his direction. She was curious as to what had him so excited. He was surrounded by his brothers and sisters, each trying to scrooch closer to him, to get a better look at what he held.

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,

Every time i read this book,i would try my best to understand what attitude Bauby treated to

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.

“What about Sparkles? He’s gonna be alone up here. We can’t take him down there with us.” I walked over to Sparkles before Brock was done speaking. I got the can of dog food out of my pocket and put it on the ground a few feet away from the edge of the canyon.

the man had taken the paper. James thought that someone was trying to stop him from investigating this case. He thought to himself that he would go back to the scene of the fire and find who what happened as james slept.

The others nodded, and Orange, Mortal, Echo, and Spy flew back to the stables. Wind Controller and Flash Volt went off to some task or trouble.

Sally quickly sprang to her feet. She got dressed as fast as she could and headed towards the hallway. She could not be late for her duty, having worked as a slave back in America. Thomas Jefferson, her master, had never hit Sally but there was no telling what could happen. She walked over to the kitchen to help her brother, James, cook some breakfast. She put her master’s plate on the dining table, and set off to check on Maria.

“Ok, I understand Mrs. Evans.” He noticed the way she looked at her husband’s picture hanging on top of the chimney. It was like he was still there to watch her. Everything in the room was tidy and clean. She must have made time pass by cleaning up everything. He could see though that there was an unusually big pile of papers on the corner of the desk behind her seat. Maybe she had been busy organizing some things, a job or maybe a closer investigation on the case…