tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post3376279604739911125..comments2023-07-28T04:02:49.293-07:00Comments on Leclaire's American Literature Blog: The Final Fishbowl!Kristin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076857976818237278noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-62662379356467464442010-05-06T07:39:56.749-07:002010-05-06T07:39:56.749-07:00In the final chapter of the book "The Great G...In the final chapter of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald, the story comes to an end. In the previous chapter, Gatsby is killed by Mr. Wilson in order to gain revenge for his wife's murder. Even though "The Great Gatsby" is known to be a love story, I think the only love involved is the love Gatsby had for Daisy. After Gatsby died, Daisy showed no remorse and continued living her life as if nothing happened. She never stood up for Gatsby and allowed him to die for her own mistake. I dont think Daisy told Tom she was the one driving the car that killed Mrytle because Daisy is using Tom as her security blanket now that Gatsby is gone, she wouldnt want Tom mad at her and abandon her.<br />I wondered why everyone knew Gatsby and attended his parties, he seemed really popular, but after he died- no one came to his funeral. I think it is because he lost his reputation because people thought he was the one who killed Mrytle. I think it is sad that Gatsby lost his good reputation for an ungrateful Daisy.<br />The only person in the book who seemed disgusted by the situation was Nick, he wouldnt even shake Tom's hand when the met in New York. I think realized how badly Gatsby was used and had no dignity for Tom or Daisy. <br />Nick ended his "thing" with Jordan, probably because he didnt want to have anything to do with the "old group" (nick, jordan, daisy, tom, gatsby, and mrytle)<br />After everything, Tom and Daisy were never heard of again and Nick moved back to the west. <br />I think the story ended really well and almost happy. Nick narrates the end talking about how Gatsby symbolized the American dream, and following his dreams and "the green light". He died for someone he "believed in" even though Daisy just liked Gatsby's money. <br />Overall, I really enjoyed reading Gatsby.NatalieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588472523087030848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-58877066974181457552010-04-22T17:49:26.212-07:002010-04-22T17:49:26.212-07:00In the book "The Great Gatsby", by F. Sc...In the book "The Great Gatsby", by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby changes his character from the beginning of the book to the end. In the beginning Gatsby was only try to get to Daisy and he was alone,"... my eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps looking from one group to another with approving eyes."(Fitzgerald 54). Gatsby spent so much time alone and trying to get Daisy that he didn't spend time even get to know the people at his own party. His character reflected only his selfishness and greed to get Daisy that no else wanted to get to know Gatsby. However at the end of the book Gatsby has Nick, his father and the owl-eyed man attend his funeral,"It was Gatsby's father, a solemn old man very helpless and dismayed...It was the man with the owl-eyed glasses..."(Fitzgerald 175, 183). Gatsby's true friends and family at the end showed up to his funeral this shows that Gatsby had a change of character from beginning to end. Gatsby started to live for others when he lost Daisy and that is what changed Gatsby's character at the end of the book. Gatsby's character is reflected by those who were there at the end of the book, not the one person at the beginning.Aaron H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05540417993047344110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-60293770342065386062010-04-19T12:12:07.362-07:002010-04-19T12:12:07.362-07:00I also agree with Shay about how Nick And Gatsby w...I also agree with Shay about how Nick And Gatsby were true friends because even when nick already had Daisy they still hung out and acted as friends. nick was one of the few that went to the fueneralsBrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545130573018418128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-33439050722078311482010-04-19T12:12:04.840-07:002010-04-19T12:12:04.840-07:00I agree with Samantha, Daisy was bored with her li...I agree with Samantha, Daisy was bored with her life but I think she also wanted to get back at Tom for having an affair to show him he's not the only one who can have an affair. I think she jumps into decisions without really thinking them through because she thinks they will make things more interesting. It seems she likes to cause problems because it causes drama.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18379536724508083852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-40278331124607988482010-04-19T12:11:39.901-07:002010-04-19T12:11:39.901-07:00When Myrtle died I think Nick was just fed up with...When Myrtle died I think Nick was just fed up with the 'rich' lifestyle and he didn't want to deal with those people anymore.Sammi Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665040281479140946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-6888556848750930112010-04-19T12:11:38.664-07:002010-04-19T12:11:38.664-07:00I still believe that Gatsby was the character that...I still believe that Gatsby was the character that F. Scott wanted to be in his real life. But what was he trying to say about himself when Gatsby's solid personality turned around at the end and his life was ended.. in a holocaust?ChrisYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857977790003286212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-852874124743172872010-04-19T12:11:35.106-07:002010-04-19T12:11:35.106-07:00Why didn't anybody go to Gatsby's funeral?...Why didn't anybody go to Gatsby's funeral? What does this show about his material wealth?<br /><br />I feel that nobody went to Gatsby's funeral because Nick was his only true friend. I think that Nick was the only character in the book that liked Gatsby for more things then his parties and material wealth. I feel that Gatsby ended up just like the man he worked for when he decided to change his name and live his alternate life. He died alone and the only people that showed up to his funeral are people from his old life, like his father.NowlanShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729742011299972021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-33237649682033944092010-04-19T12:11:30.332-07:002010-04-19T12:11:30.332-07:00Shay-
Nick cared because he had seen how many peop...Shay-<br />Nick cared because he had seen how many people had come to Gatsby's parties and thought they would care enough to come to his funeral.agresh24https://www.blogger.com/profile/04382196995582719145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-91498318001514733252010-04-19T12:11:08.382-07:002010-04-19T12:11:08.382-07:00Do you think Gatsby accomplished everything he wan...Do you think Gatsby accomplished everything he wanted to in his life?Sam Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423798581169329805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-81737282847155235622010-04-19T12:10:58.918-07:002010-04-19T12:10:58.918-07:00Why do you think that the only people to attend Ga...Why do you think that the only people to attend Gatsby's funeral were Owl Eyes, the servants, and Gatsby's father?Andrew Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034380213009965883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-88388945080161306182010-04-19T12:10:54.669-07:002010-04-19T12:10:54.669-07:00Beau, I think Gatsby was Fitzgerald in the book es...Beau, I think Gatsby was Fitzgerald in the book especially at the end because Gatsby died a lone and a painful death. Just like Fitzgerald was alone when he finally died and was a painful death with the alcohol. Also since no one came to his funeral shows that in Fitzgerald life he was a lone and said when he was about to die.corbinfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735029634591937543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-17040059157161782892010-04-19T12:10:29.679-07:002010-04-19T12:10:29.679-07:00Grant, yes they were still true friends, but even ...Grant, yes they were still true friends, but even good friends need to know when they are in the wrong. Gatsby needed to know that they had grown apart.elizabeth khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139810966428659377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-6298766498561136232010-04-19T12:10:28.146-07:002010-04-19T12:10:28.146-07:00I think Nick was right by not shaking hands with o...I think Nick was right by not shaking hands with om because if someone pointed a finger at my friend and it took his life away I would NEVER shake his hand either.Beau Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048459944828809091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-77585040938853923662010-04-19T12:09:29.182-07:002010-04-19T12:09:29.182-07:00Alex yes he used Nick to get to Daisy but they als...Alex yes he used Nick to get to Daisy but they also seemed to like each other at other moments and seemed to care. Also why did Nick care so much then when people didn't show up to the burial.Shay Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532130505753418714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-36834241655716752762010-04-19T12:09:21.242-07:002010-04-19T12:09:21.242-07:00Corbin- I think people moved to the east because o...Corbin- I think people moved to the east because of the desires and things you could do out there and not in the west. I think the west is more where you can find yourself and be yourself. In the quote I think he put Tom and Gatsby together maybe because they were the two characters who changed the most when they moved.AprilHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695962487676484482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-11452048402760842332010-04-19T12:08:52.385-07:002010-04-19T12:08:52.385-07:00Joe- I think that Gatsby was good for Daisy in her...Joe- I think that Gatsby was good for Daisy in her younger years but now that she has a family and a 5 year relationship with Tom the sudden reappearance of Gatsby wasn't good for her.Gastby mostly just messed with her life and made it even more complicated than it already was.malloryhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857037123144949101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-78386157787478975232010-04-19T12:08:47.850-07:002010-04-19T12:08:47.850-07:00I think Daisy might have been bored and was just t...I think Daisy might have been bored and was just trying to make her life more interesting by having an affair and testing her husband to see what how far she could go before he snapped.Sammi Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665040281479140946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-36125976632633826622010-04-19T12:07:35.856-07:002010-04-19T12:07:35.856-07:00Grant- I think that he was right in not shaking To...Grant- I think that he was right in not shaking Tom's hand. He looked down upon him because he is self centered and selfish and I don't think Nick wanted anything to do with him, especially after he had pointed Wilson in Gatsby's direction.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18379536724508083852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-10467411264427357222010-04-19T12:07:23.324-07:002010-04-19T12:07:23.324-07:00Corbin, I think that Fitzgerald puts Tom and Gatsb...Corbin, I think that Fitzgerald puts Tom and Gatsby together and Nick, Jordan, and Daisy together because Tom and Gatsby are the 2 main characters and they have lots of conflict in the book. Nick, Daisy, and Jordan are main characters, but not in the main conflicts.elizabeth khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139810966428659377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-56579317646721689362010-04-19T12:07:22.977-07:002010-04-19T12:07:22.977-07:00Elizabeth, in spite of what i said in my other com...Elizabeth, in spite of what i said in my other comment, I believe that Gatsby and Nick's relationship is the only true relationship in the entire book. Nick still went to Gatsby's funeral when the people who attended his parties every weekend did not. It seems like this relationship is the only one that was deeper then the monetary gains that Nick could have in befriending Gatsby.Grant Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434361952034316001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-2909680459635438852010-04-19T12:07:20.976-07:002010-04-19T12:07:20.976-07:00Grant, I think it was right of Nick not to shake T...Grant, I think it was right of Nick not to shake Tom's hand. I feel like Nick thought that Tom was coward for not telling the truth. Also I feel like Gatsby was Nick's true friend on the east coast and Tom took that away from him. Nick had every right to not shake his hand.corbinfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735029634591937543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-53713149175117595832010-04-19T12:06:33.738-07:002010-04-19T12:06:33.738-07:00Beau-
Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda had affairs on ...Beau-<br />Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda had affairs on him... So maybe Fitzgerald wanted to use Gatsby to refer to one of the guys Zelda had an affair with to prove that even though Fitzgerald and Zelda had their own affairs, they still love each other in the end. And none of those guys Zelda had an affair had a chance, just like Gatsby didn't have a chance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083603706239789474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-84463586364704935182010-04-19T12:06:23.050-07:002010-04-19T12:06:23.050-07:00I also agree with Andrew about everyone being stuc...I also agree with Andrew about everyone being stuck up and rich, when it came to Gatsby's funeral and only a few people showed up. everyone only loved Gatsby's money and parties including Daisy.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545130573018418128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-51492294130813892212010-04-19T12:06:19.714-07:002010-04-19T12:06:19.714-07:00I don't think Daisy thought that Gatsby was to...I don't think Daisy thought that Gatsby was too good for her but she realized that he saw a person that was perfect had had refined his ideas of her over five years to make her perfect.Shay Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532130505753418714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354746414593154133.post-88021521333398148582010-04-19T12:06:05.112-07:002010-04-19T12:06:05.112-07:00I don't think Daisy had thought her affair wit...I don't think Daisy had thought her affair with Gatsby through. I don't think she planned on doing anything about it. She was just enjoying herself and doing what ever felt good at the moment. I don't think she planned to leave Tom.Sammi Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665040281479140946noreply@blogger.com