Great Gatsby Characters in Chapter 1

In the first chapter of the Great Gatsby we have learned a lot about the main characters with the exception of Mr. Gatsby who remains a mysterious character. The first character we meet is Nick the narrator. He has a sarcastic aura to him that he omits to everyone he meets. His entire life seems ironic at this point in the book. He is from a rich family, yet he lives in a poor neighborhood by himself. Daisy is the next character we meet and she is very odd. She is married to Tom and she is very effervescent. Tom is very serious and cocky. He tries to appear more intellectual than he really is by saying that he read books about white male dominance over the world. The last character we meet is Jordan Baker. She is very snobby and acts like she is better than everyone else. She "balances an imaginary book on her head" by keeping her chin up and looking down on everyone. My first impression of this book is that it isn't  going to be very good. There is no story plot yet and there is no conflict going on. The writing style is boring as it strays away from possible points of focus for story plot.

POL My poem

My poem is "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe and its a great poem that I can connect to. The poem is about Edgar's theory that were all just living an dream or nightmare in which we have no control. He starts off by saying "take this kiss upon the brow, and in parting from you now, let me thus much avow, you are not wrong who deem that my days have been a dream." This poem also has great imagery. One example of imagery is when he says "I stand amid the roar, of a surf tormented shore, I hold within my hands the grains of the Golden Sand, how few yet how they creep". This is an imagery of the "golden sand" or time as it slowly slips away from him into the deep. Overall this poem is amazing and I will always remember it word for word.

Winter Break

I had basically no plans over the winter break except to recharge my mental batteries by getting lots of sleep and not doing much academically. The only time I went out of Olympia was to go snowboarding at the Summit at Snoqualmie. This was the most fun I had over the winter break, because snowboarding is my most favorite thing to do in the world. There was lots of snow and I had a great time.

Anticipating the Great Gasby

After researching about the 20's and prohibion movement I think the Great Gatsby is about Scott Gerald and overcoming an alchohol addiction. I think this because when researching about Scott Gerald I found that he was an alcoholic and wrote his poems about alcohol. I think the cause of the alcohol addiction is going to be the great depression and someone who has everything in life losing it and having nothing in the end. This being I'm assuming that this book is going to be a dramatic one with a complex story plot.