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And what it represents

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Water #essayidea

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One overall theme in the book was the negative impacts of materialism. This is especially evident with Tom and Daisy’s super obvious dissatisfaction of their lives. “-they smashed up things and creatures and then reverted back into their money...” (179). #chapter89 #CTAidea

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I think Gatsby’s death symbolizes unattainable dreams. He spent most of his adult life hoping to be with Daisy and in the end he wasn’t satisfied with Daisy as a person. Myrtle’s death has a similar message because she was killed by the person she wanted to be. #chapter89 #dreams

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Gatsby really expected Daisy to wait for him for 5 years and still only love him?? She got married and had a child!! Of course she loved Tom (at least a little bit). #chapter7 #shemovedon #youshouldtoo #taisy

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I find it weird that Gatsby still calls Tom “old sport” like they’re friends from high school or something when their only connection is that he’s having an affair with his wife. #chapter7 #oldsport

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Why does Daisy pretend to be having a good time at Gatsby's party when she talks to Tom?? (pg. 108) Maybe she wants to justify her affair with Gatsby for herself by making him seem better than he is. #chapter6 #jaisy

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Gatsby's intense commitment to becoming the man of his 17-year-old dreams really shows why he's been obsessed with Daisy for so long. He's so focused on what he used to want that he can't make new goals and move on with his life. #chapter6 #stuckinthepast

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I feel so bad for Mr. Klipspringer!! They just watched him do liver exercises (whatever the heck that means) in his pajamas! Maybe it's a metaphor for him being passed out from over-exercising his liver (drinking), but I really thought it was literal. #chapter5 #confusing

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The fact that Nick says "Gatsby didn't know me now at all," (96) after Daisy and Gatsby finally meet really shows that Gatsby didn't really care about Nick and was only using him to get to Daisy. #chapter5 #fakefriend #oldsport

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It’s weird that Gatsby refers to the Middle West as San Fransisco. It makes it seem like he is lying about his past. #whywouldhedothat #chapter4

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When Nick lists the people who attended Gatsby’s parties, he does so without emotion. I thought it was interesting how quickly he mentioned people’s deaths, similar to Holden in Catcher in the Rye.
#nickisholden #chapter4

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What does Fitzgerald mean by “Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular wonder,” (69)? #chapter4 #CTAidea

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Was Gatsby just using Tom to get to Daisy?? Now it makes sense why he put in such a big effort to be friends with him and why he continually called him “old sport.” #rude #oldsport #whoevencaresaboutnick #chapter4

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Gatsby’s lavish parties show the focus on materialism in the 1920s that was especially strong after WWI when nobody thought another war could ever happen. #chapter3 #materialism

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I wonder what Gatsby told Jordan when he talked to her. #chapter3 #mysteriousgatsby

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What does Gatsby actually do?? How is he so rich? #chapter3

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#chapter2 #tom #classdiscussion

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Myrtle and Tom are more dominant than Daisy. Tom likes having Myrtle around to challenge himself and create more “dramatic turbulence” in his life that he doesn’t feel with Daisy. #tyrtle #chapter2 #tom #classdiscussion

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Myrtle is described more powerfully than Daisy in a similar way to Tom. Maybe Tom is attracted to her because she is similar to him or the opposite of Daisy. #tyrtle #taisy #chapter2