Thursday, January 21, 2010

Great Gatsby Discussion

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32 comments:

  1. My favorite character was Gatsby because he was a cool, laid back person and he liked to party. My least favorite character was Tom because he was a jerk to Daisey and he snitched on Gatsby; which got him killed.

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  2. 1. My favorite character is Nick Carraway because he remained neutral throughout most of the story. The drama was never including him but he was always on the outskirts f it all.
    2. My least favorite character would have to be Gatsby because he acts so weird and is very attached and oblivious when is come to anything dealing with Daisy. Basically his attitude bothers me.

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  3. my favorite character was Gatsby, because he was genuine about his feeling and he did what he thought he had to do to win the one he loved.

    my least favorite was Georgw Wilson. basically beacuse he killed my favorite person in thee book and it was not Gatsby who killed his cheating wife.

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  4. My favorite character is Gatsby for he has a mysterious past. This makes him more interesting and keeps you reading to learn more about him.

    My least favorite would have to be Tom. He is unreliable and he has no respect for people if they get in the way.

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  5. My favorite character in the Great Gatsby was Nick.
    Nick was the only normal, rational person in the book. He didn't cheat on Jordan, he worked hard, and he wasn't a corrupt person. Nick was the most honest and upfront person. He had good intentions and was one of the only people there for Gatsby's funeral.
    My least favorite character was Daisy Buchanan.
    The main action that made Daisy my least favorite character is when she left with Tom and never called Gatsby. She broke Gatsby's heart and then he died. Daisy led Gatsby on and made him think tht there was a chance and she just turned him down. She really didnt care about her child and she put up with Tom's affair. She seemed artificial and hooked on men with money.

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  6. 1. My favorite character in the novel The Great Gatsby was the great Gatsby himself.

    2. Gatsby was my favorite character because of his kind nature and how he put others before himself. He put his life at stake for Daisy at the very end, and faced great consequences. It was pitiful that very little people showed up at his funeral, unlike his huge parties were many came uninvited. Gatsby never got the chance to tell Daisy goodbye.

    3. Tom Buchanan was my least favorite character in the book.

    4. How Tom acted towards Gatsby and Daisy was ridiculous. He was very indecisive emotionally who he wanted more, Daisy or Myrtle, but his greedy behavior forced Daisy to stay with him. It were Tom's actions that are to blame for Gatsby's tragic murder.

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  7. My favorite character in the Great Gatsby was Gatsby. He was favorite because he was a generally nice and well mannered man who also loves to party. He was also brave enough to take the blame for Myrtle's death.

    My least favorite character was Tom.He was dishonest and cheating husband. He would have blatant affairs, and he is jealous of, and hates Gatsby. Because of Tom, Gatsby is killed

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  8. 1. My favorite character was Nick because he was very honest person, and he had very kind mind of every people. He wasn't like Tom who's having an affair with someone or treat wife so badly.

    2. My least favorite character Daisy because she didn't had right mind. For example, when Gatsby was a soldier, she didn't like gatsby just because he was not rich, but after she got marry and sees Gatsby's new look as rich person, she falls love with Gatsby again. I just don't like how she judged people by their living wealth.

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  9. My favorite character is Nick. I like him because he was an honest, hardworking man. He didnt have an affair with Jordan, he simply found someone he could love. He also refused to have the illegal bonds that Gatsby offered.

    My least favorite character is Tom. His outlook on life was a huge contradiction. He was angry with Daisy for having an affair with Gatsby, but at the same time Tom was having an affair with Myrtle. Due to Toms ill-concived thoughts, Gatsby was murdered

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  10. My favorite character in the book by far was Gatsby because of his sophistication, charm, and intelligence. His personality was addictive, and that is why he aquired such a successful turnout at all of his lavish parties. My least favorite character has to be Tom Buchanan, because he was very jealous of Gatsby. His jealousy brought him to several hostile encounters with Gatsby and finaly the death of Gatsby. At the same time, however, one must look at this novel through the eyes of Tom. His wife of five years is suddenly taken from him, and his entire life is crumbling beneath his feet at the hands of one man.

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  11. My favorite character in this novel was Nick Carraway. Although he was judgmental, he was honest and the only "normal" person in the book. All of the other characters wanted to live a life full of lavish luxuries, while Nick just took things as they came - never really complained about anything.

    My least favorite character in this novel was Tom Buchanan. He was a hypocrite and arrogant. If he was not jealous, Gatsby would have never died.

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  12. My favorite character is Nick. He guided us through the whole story and he made us think the way he thinks. I like his attitude about affairs and that he was surprised about that whole action of Tom's. I also like that he stayed with Gatsby and did not leave like everybody else did. He tried his best to make his friend a nice funeral.
    My least favorite character is Daisy. I liked her at first but after she killed Myrtle and then just left with Tom I did not like her at all. She could have at least send a flower or something for Gatsby's funeral. The man she used to love. She is just ignorant and I really don't like her whole attitude and that she just stayed with Tom because it was easier.

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  13. My favorite character in The Great Gatsby was Nick because he is very honest and more "down to earth" than the other characters. He doesn't take his money for granted as the others do and he is not a snob. Nick was happy with what he had and didn't need the lavish things that Daisy and Tom had to be happy.

    In this book, my least favorite character was Tom becaus ehe was such a pushy, and unhappy person who never did the right thing. He married a woman who he didn't truly love, and then he would have numerous affairs and never even tried to hide them. Tom was a person who believed that he could buy his love and keep Daisy around forever.

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  14. 1. My favorite character would have to be Nick, he was so neutral throughout the story. He also seemed to be the most honest of everyone. While everyone else was off doing whatever they pleased.

    2. My least favorite character would be Tom. He just had a certain essence of dishonesty. You couldn't really read him, but you just knew he was up to no good. He was one of the most dishonest characters in the book.

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  15. (1)My favorite character in The Great Gatsby was Nick Carraway.
    (2)Nick was my favorite character because he was the only one who saw the greatness in Gatsby and he was the only one who was honest and down to earth. He was the only one who seemed normal and hardworking.
    (3)On the other hand Tom was my least favorite character.
    (4)Tom was just very dishonest and arrogant. He cheated on Diasy, lied to Mr. Wilson about who killed his wife, which ultimately led to the death of Gatsby and Mr. Wilson and he didn't care about anyone but himself.

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  16. My favorite character would have to be Gatsby because of his overall determination that he shows in the book. That type of determination to be reunited with his true love would make anyone a lovable character. Especially since Daisy's husband is cheating on her.

    My least favorite character is definitely Tom. He's clearly the main antagonist of the book and seems to be the most selfish of all the characters. Tom is my least favorite because he wanted to keep Daisy even though he was cheating on her. He kept her away from Gatsby and ended up getting him killed.

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  17. my favorite character was gatsby cause all he wanted was to be together with a women that he loved in the past.

    my least favorite was tom. he was a basic meathead only thinking about himself. also he was dumb to cheat on daisy but everyone knows that he is so they just shoulda had a divorce in the first place.

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  18. In The Great Gatsby, my favorite character was Nick because he was the most normal out of all of them. His head wasn't filled with money and it seemed like he could see a deeper meaning to things than what everyone else saw.
    My least favorite character would be Daisy because even though Gatsby spent years loving her (he even bought a mansion so her house would be across the bay) she still chose to stay with Tom. She didn't even go to his funeral after he died. Also, she ran over that woman with a car. Even though Myrtle wasn't the best character, I normally don't take to characters who run other characters over.

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  19. My favorite character is Gatsby, because he seemed to be one of the most real characters- he was sincere and caring. Gatsby loved daisy and always had ( everything he did he did for her) and that was sweet. My least favorite character is Tom, because he openly cheated on his wife and cheating is horrible. Also, he contributed to Gatsby's death.

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  20. My favorite character in this novel was Gatsby, because he went after what he believed in no matter what others thought of him. He loved Daisy so therefore he spent most of his life trying to get her, even though he had many obstacles in his way.
    My least favorite character is Tom, because he did not treat Daisy with respect. He should have just respected Daisy's feelings and let her make the decision on who she would like to be with.

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  21. My favorite character in The Great Gatsby would be Nick. I liked how he was an honest man. Plus he wasn’t stuck on his life or on love. He saw that he could move one and get a better life for himself, and that’s what he did.

    My least favorite character in The Great Gatsby is Daisy, because her existence ruined Gatsby’s life. If she had just told him that she was content living with her legally rich husband, than lives could have been speared. I didn’t like Tom too much either. He was a jealous cheater. That doesn’t make any sense. And why is it that ever one who Tom got involved with got hurt in an automobile accident?

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  22. 1. My favorite character was Gatsby. Although he went to unthinkable lengths to gain his love, his passion for Daisy is what drove this whole story. He had purpose and knew he could not live without Daisy.This young love was so deep and sincere and to me absolutly beautiful.
    2.My least favorite character would have to be Tom. He was so money minded and selfish that his life was only centered around what he could get. He was hypocritical and he was the reason George murdered Gatsby.

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  23. My favorite character from the book was Gatsby because I felt that he was a genuine good person. I liked how he first came off to be a mysterious rich man living in a mansion and how nobody really knew anything about him except for his lavish parties. Gatsby is the definition of the word "man" because even after Daisy broke his heart, he still loved and forgave her. He managed to do everything he could to have Daisy, just for love.

    My least favorite character had to be Daisy. Her words and actions made me angry because she always seemed clueless of everything. She was weak-minded and didn't have much self esteem to confront Tom of his affair with Myrtle. She needed to be strong and independent but she wasn't. I felt a bit of sadness when Gatsby died and how Daisy had no idea and went off with Tom to escape the disaster they both committed. It was such a shame when Daisy never showed up for Gatsby funeral.

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  24. My favorite character in The Great Gatsby had to be Nick. He was the only honest, hard-working character in the entire book it seemed. He was brought up right as the reader finds out in the beginning of the book. He also had his head screwed on right when it came to morals, money, and priorities.

    My absolute least favorite character was Daisy. She was completely fake and shallow. She didn't wait for Gatsby, then she acts like she loves him behind Tom's back. The thing that really stood out as terrible, was that she told Gatsby he wanted too much when he said to tell Tom she never loved him. Did she think she could just have both of them for the rest of her life and everything would be hunky-dory? She also ran over a woman, broke a man's heart, then left everyone (including her daughter) without consequence.

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  25. My favorite character was Nick. I liked Nick because throughout the story he was very honest and didn't change. He worked hard and didn't try be someone he wasn't.

    My least favorite character would have to be Daisy. I didn't like her because she didn't have a mind of her own. She had the chance to run away from the man that was cheating on her with a man that loved her and she chose comfort and wealth over love. She was a weak character and it annoyed me how she let Tom dominate over her.

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  26. The Great Gatsby was a novel where I found mysef choosing sides. My favorite character would be Gatsby because I can understand his emotions. I find it romantic on how he had waited for Daisy his whole life. He was just a young man who all he wanted was love. He even died loving her for taking the permanent blame for something she did.

    My least favorite character would be Tom. He was a typical rich, stuck up, ignorant man who wanted to have his cake and eat it too. I despised the way he cheated on Daisy, and the way he did it openly showed that he had no respect for her. He showed off his wealth and I didn't like the way treated Gatsby because it was hypocritical.

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  27. 1.) My favorite character in The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway. He is my favorite character because he is always honest and he is a very loyal friend.

    2.) My least favorite character in The Great Gatsby is Tom Buchanan. He is my least favorite because he told Wilson that Gatsby was the driver of the yellow car, and thats why Wilson shot Gatsby and killed him.

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  28. fav cha. why? who is least? what actions made it that way

    My favorite character was Gatsby, I liked how he never gave up on chasing after his dream of being with Daisy. My least favorite character was Tom because he cheated on Daisy all the time and saw nothing of it, but when he found out what was going on with Daisy and Gatsby he was outraged and wanted it stopped, I also didn't like how he was in the way of Daisy and Gatsby when he would have treated her much better.

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  29. My favorite character was Nick Caraway. I picked him because he didn't try to fool anyone or take advantage of them like Myrtle Wilson.

    My least favorite character would have to be Tom Buchanan. He was very much a hypocrite, expecting Daisy to be okay with him having an affair, yet he blew up when he found out about her and Gatsby.

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  30. My favorite character in the Great Gatsby would be the killer of Gatsby, George. I just personally was very annoyed by Gatsby. My least favorite character was Daisy. She was so weak, two- faced, and selfish.

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  31. 1. My favorite character would be Gatsby. Gatsby was a mysterious character that everyone else tried to figure out. His unknown past and his passion for Daisy made his character interesting.

    2. My least favorite character is Tom because he took what he had for granted. Once he realized that he might lose Daisy, he sold out Gatsby.

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  32. My favorite character was Nick because he was really laid back, loyal, and he was never really involved in any affairs. My least favorite character was Daisy because she led Gatsby on and in the end she threw away like he meant nothing to her.

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