The Great Gatsby

Contrast Jay Gatsby's story about himself on p. 65 and Jordan Baker's story about Daisy and Gatsby on pp. 74-77.  What is different about these stories, and why do you think that they are different?

 With Gatsby's story he restates that he that has a family tradition is to get an education at Oxford. Even though he did make it hard for Jordan and Fitzgerald to believe him, he seemed to be a little tense while telling this story. Jordan gives the year of when everything happened, with Daisy, Tom & Gatsby, she gave her age, she also gave Daisy's age. I believe the reason why they are different is because one view is as an  and another is from a personal experience. We learn that Daisy gets scared or paranoid whenever Tom, her husband, leaves the room for even the shortest amount of time. We learn with Jordan's story, after a while after she and Tom get married, she hears Gatsby's name again in years. The main differences between these two stories are: detail, depth, step by step, time, and truthfulness. 

Explain

1. Do you think that the American Dream is specific to The United States in some way? Explain why or why not?

No, I do not believe the "American Dream" is specific to the US. The American Dream is "If you work hard you can become rich" right? Well, I believe that this dream is attainable for everyone around the world. Yes I know some areas around the world are poor, but that doesn't mean the dream isn't there. It's true that hard work can get you to the top, look at Paris, France, the American Dream is there. It's shown a whole lot better in some other countries than in America and it's our dream. So, no this dream is not bound only to America, it's a dream seen all over the world.