The Great Gatsby

    The novel’s narrator, Nick is a young man from Minnesota who, after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I, goes to New York City to learn the bond business. Takes place in the summer of 1922. He rents a house in the West Egg district of Long Island, a wealthy but unfashionable area populated by the new rich, a group who have  expanded way too quickly & made their fortunes rapidly and to overcome establishments  of social connections. Nick’s next-door neighbor in  West Egg is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby, who lives in a gigantic mansion and throws extraordinary parties every Saturday night.

     Nick drives out to East Egg one evening for dinner with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom, an erstwhile classmate of Nick’s at Yale. Daisy and Tom introduce Nick to Jordan Baker, a beautiful, cynical young woman with whom Nick begins a romantic relationship. Nick also learns a bit about Daisy and Tom’s marriage. Jordan tells him that Tom has a  lover, Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the valley of ashes, a gray industrial dumping ground between West Egg and New York City. Not long after this,Nick travels to New York City with Tom and Myrtle. At a vulgar, party in the apartment that Tom keeps for the affair, Myrtle begins to taunt Tom about Daisy, and Tom responds by breaking her nose.  As the summer progresses, Nick eventually garners an invitation to one of Gatsby’s legendary parties. He encounters  Jordan Baker at the party, and they meet Gatsby himself, a surprisingly young man who affects an English accent, has a remarkable smile, and calls everyone “old sport.” Gatsby asks to speak to Jordan alone, and, through Jordan, Nick later learns more about his mysterious neighbor Jay Gatsby. Gatsby tells Jordan that he knew Daisy in Louisville in and is deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at the green light at the end of her dock, across the bay from his mansion. Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are simply an attempt to impress Daisy. Gatsby now wants Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy, but he is afraid that Daisy will refuse to see him if she knows that he still loves her. Nick invites Daisy to have tea at his house, without telling her that Gatsby will also be there. After an initially awkward reunion, Gatsby and Daisy reestablish their connection. Their love rekindled, they begin an affair.

    After a short time, Tom grows increasingly suspicious of Daisy’s relationship with Gatsby. At a luncheon at the Buchanans’ house, Gatsby stares at Daisy with such love and passion he cannot hide. Tom realizes Gatsby is in love with her. Though Tom is himself involved in an affair, he is deeply outraged by the thought that his wife could be unfaithful to him. He forces the group to drive into New York City, where he confronts Gatsby in a suite at the Plaza Hotel. Tom asserts that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand, and he announces to his wife that Gatsby is a criminal and his fortune comes from bootlegging alcohol and other illegal activities. Daisy realizes that her loyalty is to Tom, and Tom arrogantly sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him.

    When Nick, Jordan, and Tom drive through the valley of ashes, however, they discover that Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle, Tom’s lover. They rush back to Long Island, where Nick discovers that Gatsby wasn't that hit Myrtle but Daisy was driving the car when it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intends to take the blame. The next day, Tom tells Myrtle’s husband, George, that Gatsby was the driver of the car. George, who jumped into the conclusion that the driver of the car that killed Myrtle must have been her lover, he later goes to Gatsby’s mansion and finds him in the pool and shoots him dead. He then fatally shoots himself.

    Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby, ends his relationship with Jordan, and moves back to the Midwest to escape the disgust he feels for the people surrounding Gatsby’s life and for the emptiness and moral decay of life among the wealthy on the East Coast. Nick reflects that just as Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and dishonesty, and of course his way of the American dream has ended for Jay Gatsby. In the end Nick was the only real friend Gatsby had and even opened up to his personal life without all the rumors people would make of him. Everyone surrounded Gatsby were just careless people whom only cared about wealth and nothing more.

The Crucible

  The Crucible symbolizes Mc.. Carthyism  which took place in the 17^th Century. Arthur Miller was a  man who was against it and that is why the whole storyline is based on witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts.

  It takes place us back to the puritans that all migrated to Europe . In which all were very religious and everything was taken seriously with the trials in death and executions. For example, the crucible for the cause of the girls acting odd they assumed the girls were being bewitched by the devil. Then after Abigail was the one who started the witch hunt and manipulating all the girls and she knew she would be blamed for that reason Abigail admitted her sin so she will be remorsed and of course be seen as a victim and only have pity for her. The rest of the girls began to blame others and that was how the witch trials took place and began. Twenty-seven people were being accused, nineteen whom were hanged for example , John proctor and more than one hundred were imprisoned.

  The government they had at that era had high authorities and for that people didn’t have enough rights and many individuals were fearful of being convicted. The whole point is that the characters in the crucible mainly Abigail Williams was taking advantage to lie and blackmail John Proctor so his wife Elizabeth will get killed. No one could be trusted and caused a huge dilemma and for that many innocent people died and that is a big example of what really occurred in the 17^th century.

Margaret Mead

     In the quote written by Margaret Mead she states "the concept of success is a source of confusion."

 In other words, it begins with many Americans , which do not know what they can achieve in. By

doing so it can start off with something unusual or unexpected that people rarely do and not look

 forward to. No matter what it is regardless its something we are proud for others in pursuing it. 

     I agree with Margaret Mead because in any obstacles individuals should always be supportive because its best to hope the good in others. Anyone can be successful and theres so many categories to decide from. My opinion is that it causes motivation then more and more people will want to be involved and do something productive. For example myself I can slack off easily and give up on things i would like to achieve on. Knowing that others just keep going even if they fail till they make it I realize I should do the same and will succeed. Also I like helping others out and maybe give a little advice if i can. That is something important to go out and talk to the community to persuade and give others ideas for their future.

     As Margaret states no matter what profession you do as long as you become stable and successful and it will benefit the people and being outgoing and do the impossible and make it possible.

Stream of Consciousness

   During my winter break I spent most of my days relaxing and fatiguing. I'll admit it 

wasn't exciting whatsoever, especially the fact that I didn't do anything productive the 

entire time. In a way I regret it that way I would've done something instead of 

procrastinating and wasting my days. The good part is I at least hung out with two close 

friends one whom lives in Palmdale and also I don't see very often; luckily I had the 

chance to do so . Christmas was simple not something I look forward to anymore it used to 

be more exciting , but I was with my family and friends so that was good. For New Years 

I spent it with my best friend from Palmdale and her family including my friend who I 

invited . We went to Universal Studios it was actually fun surprisingly . Overall I enjoyed 

my break for the meantime .