Olivia Agius 12/14

Today’s class was started off with reading last night’s interesting blog. Mr. Rivers read it aloud to us in order for us to understand how dramatic the scene described was. The blog related to our recent topic of TRUTH, and what truth really means, along with how truth is different depending on perspective. Also, the blog related to truth because most people agreed that a sum of what was said in the blog was false. After reading the blog, Mr. Rivers quickly mentioned that the “Does Money Buy Happiness?” assignment is due Friday instead of Thursday. Then we went back towards our book, The Great Gatsby, and were told to discuss in groups the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby throughout chapter five. My group said that at first the two were awkward and didn’t know how to react after the long awaited reunion. However, towards the middle they get slightly more comfortable together, and as the chapter progresses, so does their relationship. By the end the two are so enticed by each other that they forget about Nick. Our class then came back together and discussed the same thing. Then, we talked about the weather in chapter five, and the symbolism behind it. At first in the chapter it was raining. The rain symbolized Jay Gatsby’s unease, nervousness, and how distracted he was. These feelings came from how nervous he was about talking to Daisy after five years. Then, the sun comes out and is shining. This was the turning point of their relationship, and is when Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy all go over to Gatsby’s large colonial mansion. The sun symbolized Gatsby becoming less nervous. By the end of the chapter Nick leaves the mansion alone, which is symbolized by rain pouring down. Along with weather being symbolic, the class said the clock was symbolic as well. It symbolizes time running out for Gatsby to be with Daisy, as well as Gatsby attempting to rekindle an old romance. The fact the clock was already broken symbolized that even if Gatsby and Daisy still felt in love with each other, something could go wrong. Another discussion was the best case scenario that could occur from Daisy and Gatsby reuniting. Some answers were them getting married, or them running away together. Contradictory, we also came up with the worst case scenarios, Tom finding out or she tells Gatsby she is in love with Tom. We ended the period left with a question; “Is Daisy a gold digger?” and, “by whose standards and by whose eyes would she be considered a gold digger?”.