The Great Gatsby: Chapter 5!

This chapter didn't appeal to me like chapters 3 & 4 did. The one thing that i did like about it was the Gatsby and Daisy were brought back together. It was 5 years. 5 years this guy waited for her, obviously she must have been special. The thing that I absolutely HATED about this chapter was that he kept bragging about how nice his stuff was, or at least that's what it seemed like to me. I mean the guy never stops talking about his possessions. I do understand that he wanted to show Daisy all that he accomplished but i think he could have let her decide what she wanted to know about. Another thing, why did he make Mr. Kilpspringer play the piano. He obviously said that he couldn't play because he hadn't practiced. Gatsby is just way to pushy if you asked me. Then that phone call he got kind of made me suspicious, especially after he had that weird talk with Nick about a job. My prediction is that the line of work that Gatsby is in isn't really the greatest. As a matter of fact I don't even believe its legal. Did he put someone on a hit list? I sure hope not...

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4!

So this was by far my favorite chapter that I've read so far. I liked how Gatsby told Nick about his life just so Nicked wouldn't believe the stories he's been hearing. My favorite part about this chapter was when I found out that Gatsby bought his house in the location he did because Daisy is just right across the bay. I felt like he really has a passion for this girl and he's being waiting a long time to see her again. All the parties he threw was really just him trying to get her to come over and thats just really sad but at the same time its sweet. At first i didn't understand why he was taking Nick to lunch but its because Nick was the first person that actually knows Daisy and Gatsby feels like Nick could bring them together. This chapter just made me a lot more excited to read the rest of the novel. One of the reasons being I don't think people will be dying in this book unlike the others we've read. One thing that confused me was the car crash Gatsby was in that took the wheel off the front of his car. Is it the same car crash as the previous chapter? If so then it kind of makes sense but not really. Lastly, another thing i liked about this chapter was the Nick and Jordan are getting closer and that makes me happy because he said that he didn't have a girl like Tom or Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 3!!!

I liked this chapter, not because there was a lot going on, but because i feel like its going to set a good basis for the rest of the story. I think that all the characters are still in the process of being introduced and that the story is going to get much more interesting. The one part about this chapter that i am extremely curious about is the guy who crashed his car. What happens when he tried putting it in reverse? I didn't like that he just cut the story off to say this but I have a feeling that its going to come up again later in the story. If not I'm going to be disappointed because it would have just been a waste of time. Another aspect of this chapter that i enjoyed was that they partied a lot. I liked that because in reality there are people that very often hold parties and its being reflected in the novel. What didn't surprise me was that Nick and Gatsby met at one of Gatsby's parties. Another thing that didn't surprise me was that Nick didn't recognize Gatsby while talking to him because the story mentioned that he had been one of the few invited to the party although he hardly knew Gatsby. All in all I really enjoyed reading this chapter and I am overjoyed in reading the rest of the novel.

Free Write 1/18/11

1. Why are you apprehensive about sharing your writing?
- I don't believe that I am shy about sharing my writing because there's no way to improve my own writing without positive and negative feedback.

2. What do you fear about sharing your writing?
- I fear that my writing will not be up to the standards that everyone else's writing is at.

3. What is the best case scenario that could occur today when you share your writing?
- No body laughs or interrupts while I am reading so that i can get the most feedback as possible.

4. What is the worst case scenario that could occur today when you share your writing?
- No body was paying attention long enough to tell me what I should correct.

The cold make me want to....

The cold makes me want to go snowboarding. Its been a while since I last went and it is irritating me. It also makes me want to have a snowball fight only because the snow makes me feel like embracing my inner child. Then when I go inside i will be the pyro my family thinks I am and make a fire. For some reason they always think I am trying to burn the house down. Speaking of fire my dog sat in a fire and didn't notice so we had to pull him out. I still think it's funny because he didn't know what was going on. Hot chocolate is a good thing to have when its cold, I would love some hot chocolate right now but i drank it all.

Free Write 1/6/11

I think that my strength in argumentative writing is the rebuttle because i feel like i always have a good understanding of the opposition's argument and i use that towards my advantage. My weakness' are definately the body paragraphs where i express my argument. I struggle with this because what i write makes sense in my head and i can see the connection but it can be difficult for others to see it. I need to focus on that because if i cannot make those paragraphs clear then i will not get my point across.

Response to The Awakening

The Awakening was a very uninteresting novel. Before I was done read the first half of the book I had already began to grow extremely bored with it. Although I did notice that it sped up at the second half but I still did not enjoy it. It would take too long to get to the point of something. It seemed to be procrastinating a little and with the short attention span that I have, the book just didn’t interest me. Also, parts of the novel were just confusing. For example, when Edna swims out to the ocean. What is that supposed to even mean? Were women not able to swim that far out? The novel, to me, seemed more like a description of a normal person’s life over a period of time. There was no excitement in it so nothing in it really caught my attention. It was just a plain, boring text. It was basically a painting with no color. I wouldn’t recommend it because I don’t see anyone that I know enjoying this type of book because I didn’t enjoy it. There might be some people in the world (I don’t know who) that have and/or will enjoy this novel but it was just not my type of reading. If I were to choose to read this again, I wouldn’t and if I could go back in time and stop myself from reading it, I would.