The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal

Placing a fresh sheet of paper in the typewriter, Tom cleared his throat. With a long, drawn out yawn, he laced his fingers together and stretched out his arms. His joints cracked, and once satisfied he was limber, he waggled his fingers theatrically over the keys before proceeding to type. As far as the young officer was concerned, there was only one downside to policing; the mountains of paperwork that needed filling in on a daily basis. Offense Reports, Incident Reports, Arrest Reports, Accident Reports, each case required daily documentation, the demand for accurate reporting adding hours to each officer's day. It was a necessary but unfortunate part of the job, but Tom undertook the chore in the same way he tackled the

Authors Note: This Chapters kind of like a Introduction, but I plan for the other chapters to be longer.

The characters tone of during the first two paragraphs of the book shows that the character is very straight forward towards the audience. He doesn’t want the audience to be unknown by what is happening. Such as in the book he says “. And, let me confess, you feel that way most of the time. You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world, that you're a part of all the sound and anguish, and you strike out with your fists, you curse and you swear to make them recognize you. And, alas, it's seldom successful.”(PAGE 3). This quote helps the reader learn about the the truth that the narrator is trying to tell, showing the reader that his darkest secret is the very truth

Body 1: As the book begins to narrow down on the qualities of Jay Gatsby, the reader cannot help to notice the extravagant possessions he owns. On hot summer nights in the West Egg of New York, Gatsby would host gaudy parties every weekend for whomever wanted to attend. His intention was for his long lost lover from across the bay, Daisy Buchanan, to come to a party. Unfortunately, it wasn't until Nick Carraway brought her into one, months after he had been hosting. “...Every Friday, 5 crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer...enough colored lights to cover a Christmas tree in Gatsby’s enormous garden...spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs…” (39,40 Fitzgerald). Jay Gatsby orders all the lavish foods

”Buck faced the great problem of sleeping .¨ ¨A chill wind was blowing that nipped him sharply and bit especial venom into his wounded shoulder.´´This help the reader understand the character was experiencing a new situation having to sleep in the cold. He had to observe the other dogs to understand what needed to be done to survive the cold weather.

Tobio sat against the headboard and stared down at Shoyo who slept calmly on his pillow, gently breathing. In this state, his defenses were lowered even as he moved responsively to the lift of Tobio’s hand. The hand brushed hair away from fluttering eyelids and proceeded to move back and forth. The hair was fluffy. Tobio combed locks and untangled small knots though there were little to be found. Had there been more, Shoyo would have awakened in an instant. He was tender headed; Tobio had learned from past experiences.

BrandonKarson BrandonMrs. WheatleyEnglish 3 period 87 September 2017Dear Walter,I remember you driving me places, telling me how you want to be rich. Youwere insulting your Job, your wife's Job, and your Moma job. Iwant to tell you something I told my brother “Love is All Powerful” (Henry 59). Money is not what defines you, It can not make your life better, Love can. If you can just loved your wife and kids, and be happy for what you got. Think about how much you love your family, not money.Dont think about money all the time because money can possessed you. Your Moma said”how come youtalk so much about money” Hansberry 54 You said “Because it’s LIfe Mama” Hansberry 55. Walter money can't buy you happiness

Finally looking at them he stared and slowly placed the paper at the top of his cluttered desk, turning to the two men and sighed the first words, "More of this madness.” Gazing out the window he continued, “For months this town has been unsettled and upset because of these damn requests and these damn ships. Were you present yesterday at the fight at the waterfront?” They shook their head no. “Over the most unbelievable thing,” he shook his head as if scolding school boys. “It seems that one of the sailors, a questionable man he must be, to go on this voyage and perhaps with a bit too much drink in him, told your Captain that,” here the shop keeper played the part of a drunk, “Aye, the 'La Gallega' was a most awkward ship for such a voyage!”

Tom’s lower lip trembled. “It’s my fault,” he whispered, his eyes shiny with tears. “I was so young, and I didn't know how to stop...”

1)The most crucial in the plot is when Nick came back to West Egg he was afraid that his house might be on fire. The wind was blowing power lines back and fourth. The fire was at Gatsby's house from town to cellar. Nick thought he was having some big party again.

As time goes on throughout the book readers will realize how vital and important the cards Ed receives are. To show how important the cards are this quote demonstrates it: “There is something in me that advises me to throw it out- to throw it in the bin and forget about it. Yet, I also feel pangs of guilt even for thinking of discarding it like that” (Zusak Pg. 26). That quote expresses his confusion and frustration towards the cards in the book. While reading you begin to wonder and think who the messenger is, the ending is confusing and will bring some thoughts to your head. For some people it may have been a wonderful ending some not so much, that’s the whole theme of the story though, confusion and different.

She promised herself she wouldn’t get into anything complicated, but she deserved to have fun. And this man was fun.

Tom’s blush deepened, and throwing caution to the wind, he gave a coy shake of his head. “That’s not what I meant. I thought… well, I dunno… I thought maybe this time I could… you know… suck you.”

It´s been a long time since I cooked for you in that fancy kitchen of yours. As much as I

Later that night, as Jake recorded his observations of the town and harbor in his notebook, his mind wandered to Nell’s easy confidence when she navigating around her daddy’s store. He realized that he had seen the Harmony often docked behind Guthrie’s Hardware, and he wondered if it was her boat. Was she working with Lowell? He took a slug of bourbon to wash the image out of his mind. One thing he concluded was that Charlie Lowell could not be the brains behind the rum-running operations that functioned so openly on Front Street. He suspected that the police were being paid off in money or hooch.