Pura Vida

The theme of the great Gatsby can change depending on every readers perspective. The central message of the great Gatsby

Things were known about Gatsby that wasn't known in the beginning of the book No one came to his funeral because no one cared about him Didn't want to give Daisy's secret away the way Gatsby knew daisy at first was that she was america but s he got to know her he started too see the hardships in her like outsiders coming into a new place they admire the beauty but they don't see the hardships until they find them along the way Get to the point where you care Gatsby wanted to take the blame for what daisy had done

1.) What did the narrator do every morning in chapter 1? 2.) What was the advice that the narrator's father would give him whenever he felt the need to criticize people in chapter 1? 3.) Where was Tom Buchanan's mistress met in chapter 2? 4.) What was the grey old man who bore an absurd resemblance to John D. Rockefeller selling in chapter 2? 5.) What were the men at the party probably doing in chapter 3? 6.) What were they suspecting from Gatsby at the party in chapter 3? 7.) Why did he buy the house across the street in chapter 4?

My minute of mindfulness gave some time to put more thought into my big question. Lately, i've been researching the possible causes of why the government decides to target rebels or people that oppose the government. My minute of mindfulness let me think about what would be a great way to formulate the right answer for my big question that will answer it.

Gatsby was rumored to be German spy, a relative of a kaiser, a bootlegger, an Oxford man, a war hero and rumored to have killed somebody. However, the people spreading these rumors didn't really know him much either. Nick called the man in Gatsby's library a middle aged man with huge owl eyed spectacles who sat poring over the unread books in Gatsby's library. Nick was fascinated with Gatsby and saw him as a corpulent businessman which is actually very friendly. What Nick found out about Jordan is that she's incurably dishonest. What Gatsby and Nick planned to do the next day was to go up in the hydroplane at 9:00. At the end of the chapter Nick's cardinal virtue is, "I am one of the few honest people I have ever known. Nick declared honesty to be his cardinal virtue at the end.

Naturalism: nature is so much bigger than nature, man loses against nature, people are the pawns in the game, rich people aren't portrayed as powerless, naturalness died out in the end of the 1940's Realism: history of american literature isn't that long,  Modernism: people were happy of the thought that tomorrow was going to be better than today,  Genre:weird made up thing, in music it's immediate, you can see it in real time, anyone who writes doesn't sit down and choose what particular style to write in, stereotyping literature instead of stereotyping people,  Liminal: refers to a state of being, what you are when you are no longer what you used to be but are not what you want to be, in between phase,  Rule Breaker: person who doesn't know the rules, when they broke the rules they most of the time added to the mix,  Transcendent: once you know what you are doing you can improvise

Syllogism: simplest form of logical argument. There's a major premise, then the minor which leads to the conclusion. There's only one truth which is the factual one. But, everyone has their own perspective of the truth Truth is the fact that we can factually verify in the world and actually exists Faith has no place in logic Faith is something you believe but may not always be the truth Syllogism is true but may still not hold ex: australia is having it's worst wildfire in history as is queensland because queensland is in australia so therefore queensland is on fire. Reality: We factually don't know if queensland is entirely on fire but it's alleged we are so sloppy in our reasoning thats why people believe so much nonsense Validity: do my premises support my decision Premises are a general category and drive us down to a main decision

American literature is literature that has to do with american history. Literature on its own is written words, have to do with creative thoughts, is a form of expression, has a meaning behind it and is a from of art that could sometimes be portrayed through letters. I can contribute to american literature by using it t write and get my ideas across to the reader.

Indirect Characterization - author shows the characters personality through speech, actions or appearance Direct Characterization- author/character within the story describes or reveals a character through the use of adjectives, epithets or phrases Alliteration- more than one word that begin with the same consonant Allusion- reference to something the author thinks we should know Connotation- Indirect meaning Denotation- Direct meaning Myth- ancient story that teaches something we don't understand