The Great Gatsby #3

The Great Gatsby 

F, Scott Fitzgerald

Classic novel

In the time of the book Gatsby and his neighbors are all rich from the start and on the other side of the lake are the newly rich and the middle class live one another part of town so basically all these people live in different places depending on how rich they are, nowadays rich people live together around in the same places and it doesn't matter how long they have been rich for and even sometimes rich people live in the same places as lower class people. Gatsby loves throwing giant parties and having people around his house because sometimes he gets lonely in his giant mansion. I think that if Gatsby was transported to 2014 he would definable be very shocked by the fact that interracial and same sex marriage, because in that time it would be very shocking and was extremely rare. I think that Gatsby would embrace the norm that people from different classes can hang out together and live in the same neighborhood because that is something that makes his relationship with daisy even harder. Well one very main social norm in the Great Gatsby is how people from the upper class attend a party every weekend at his house this does exist in the present like how people go partying on the weekends. 

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes#2

Blog post 2

The Adventures of Sherlock Homes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

30/365

Sherlock is faced with a man vs man conflict where a woman has been taking some photos of the King of Bohemia while in their relationship to use against the King if he leaves her and he wants Sherlock to find them.

Sherlock is excited by this conflict. Sherlock is a strange man who loves a good mystery; to him this is like playing a game.

This is a type of conflict that exists in real life because it’s really a form of blackmail and bullying and you do see that in everyday life.

If I was in this situation I don’t know how I would react. If I were asked to solve a mystery I would tell them they should go find someone else who knows how to solve mysteries.

I would react this way because I would just be hopeless and I would never find their photos.

To Kill A Mockingbird - Blog #2

To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Classic
112/281

The main conflict that Scout (Jean Louise Finch) faces so far in the novel is Man vs. Society; she is different from other people, doesn't really fit in, and has a lot of questions about everything. Scout copes with this by reading by herself, or thinking about things because she doesn't really feel like she belongs. This is indeed a type of conflict that exists in modern society because there are still outsiders who don't belong, there is judgement and misunderstandings between people because we don't listen, and we don't want change. If I was in the same situation as Scout I would probably react a little differently; I would keep to myself, but I wouldn't remain peaceful, I would get angry because people don't understand me or my thinking, and I would wonder why. I think I would react this way because I like being by myself; that's how I figure things out, that's how I think, and also because I am not very patient with people who don't understand, or don't want to understand.

The Great Gatsby #2

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Classic

In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is the main character, he is constantly fighting himself because he is in love with Daisy and will never stop loving her even though he knows that it is almost impossible to be with her since she is married and has made her own life. He is trying to find Daisy again, so he is throwing parties every weekend, hoping that she will show up and they will fall madly in love with each other again. Yes this type of conflict does exist in reality, but I honestly don't think it's dealt with the same way as Gatsby did. If I was in Gatsby's position, I would have let the person go if I knew that they were happy and already had moved on and made a life without me. If I really loved a person as much as Gatsby loves Daisy, I would want them to be happy, and if that meant letting them live their own life without me, I would let them even if it made me upset. 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Blog Post #2 - Jared Rogerson

The book I am continuing to read is the classic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien.


The main conflict in this book is Frodo trying to destroy the Ring of Power, while the Ring of Power is influencing his thoughts. Frodo is brave while going on the quest to get rid of the rings, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for him because the Ring is starting to influence his thoughts. This conflict sort of exists today: we don't have a physical ring we must destroy, but there is still temptation to do evil things in the world. If it were me in this situation I would probably freak out and end up not going on the quest, because I prefer staying at home and relaxing rather then doing dangerous quests and stuff. I would react this way because I personally am not a very adventurous person, and I get scared of things that aren't even remotely as scary as this. 

The great Gatsby #2

The great gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

chapter 4/9

Classic

The conflict can be seen as Man VS Himself because Gatsby is in love with Daisy but his mysterious past is in the way of them being together also the fact that daisy is already married, to be together he has to open himself up and win her back. In order for Gatsby to get daisy to like him he makes nick set up a date for them.Yes, this conflict does exist in the present because sometimes people don't show their true colors and this can effect their relationships with the people they love. If I were in a similar situation as Gatsby i would try to be as honest as possible and get a mutual friend to help me. I think that it's sad that gatsby wasn't able to marry daisy earlier because he didn't have money and now that he does she has moved on, i think it's also really sweet how he has been searching for her ever since he got out of the war but at the same time if he managed to get Daisy to fall in love with him that would be cheating so maybe it isn't the best idea. 

The Great Gatsby #2

The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald
Classic
97/180

1st Sentence:

 Gatsby wants something he can't have and thats Daisy, Nicks cousin, she used to be Jays lover in his mysterious past, but now he wants her back, but she is already married to a wealthy man called Tom Buchanan. 

2nd Sentence:

Years have gone by and Gatsby has been heartbroken from leaving Daisy, and he has been throwing all those big parties just to find her, and since he never had a close friend, now he found Nick as his new best friend and by getting close to him he was hoping to come in contact with Daisy again.  

3rd Sentence:

Conflicts like this in the present day do happen, but they aren't as hard to resolve and people are capable of more things today then they were back in the day, like for example finding contact with someone they haven't been in touch for ages.

4th Sentence: 

If I was looking for the love of my life just like Gatsby,I would probably do the same as Gatsby and find a friend who would be able to help me. 

5th Sentence:

When I first read that Gatsby was going through all this trouble to find Daisy I thought that it was the most romantic thing I have ever read, and I also figured out that this whole book is actually based on him and his love for Daisy and what all his parties where for and why he became friends with Nick which made this book even more interesting for me to read.