Journal #21

The Great Gatsby and Some Like It Hot are both two very popular works around the time of the Great Depression and portray the life of the 1920's. Though these book seem to have very different plots, characters, and themes, they are actually more similar when one compares them together. In Some Like It Hot, there are some characters that closely resemble some of the characters in the Great Gatsby. One for example, is the character of Joe. He is a lot like the character of Gatsby because he is trying to be something that he is not to win the women of his dreams. The two characters are also similar in the way that they try to use wealth and money as a way to lure the women in. Other Characters that resemble each other are the characters of Jerry and Tom. These two are very similar in the way they try to hid things from the way Jerry tries to keep the image as him as a women, and the way that Tom cheats on Daisy, but keeps it a complete secret. Other than the characters, other similarities between the two are their themes and plot. Both are people trying to find their way, and both have a hopeless love story about two people trying their hardest to be together, even though the stories end differently.

Journal #20

In this passage of the book, Nick describes how he spends his Saturday nights in New York because he can still see those parties of Gatsby in his mind very vividly. He uses the image of the parties being over as a way to say that Gatsby's life is also over. He also uses the image of the Dutch sailors that discover the island, and how the first thing that they say were the green trees that held so many possibilities, and their hopes and dreams. Just like the green trees symbolized the possibilities of life to the sailors, the green light at the end of the dock symbolized the possibilities with Gatsby and Daisy, and all the love they could of shared if they were together. Also The green light at the end of the dock was what Gatsby wanted to most, and he hoped one day he would be on the other side of the river with Daisy, instead of staring at the green light.

Journal #19

 Nick Carraway-  Friendly
Nick does not specifically describe his appearance in the first chapter of the book, though he does describe his characteristic on how he tries not judge others. He is often seen as quiets towards others, and he is not rich like his friends. No matter, he always tries his best to look after all of his friends, which in the end, seems to backfire.

Tom Buchanan-  self centered. 

Tom is described as built, strong, and somewhat athletic. Those are the only good qualities of him because his personal characteristics can be described as cocky, self centered, conceited. He always puts his money and his happiness before anyone else, and it ends up hurting not only all his friends, but, later,  in a way contributed to the death of Myrtle.

Daisy Buchanan -  Annoying

She is described to be Nick's cousin, and also to have a very "sing songy" voice. She constantly is talking throughout the book, even when it is time for her to be quite. She is snoopy in her husbands business when he gets a call, and she tries her best to present herself as happy. I also really did not like her character in the movie. -_-

Jordan Baker - Confident

Jordan in the book is a professional golf player, and is just a friend of the Buchanan's. She does not talk much in the book, though. She tries her hardest to not get involved in all the drama that unfolds throughout the book. At the first chapter, she seems to ignore Nick, and brush him aside like she does not need him. 

Jay Gatsby   -Sad

You do not see much of Gatsby in the first chapter. The only time you see him is when he is staring longenly at the water and the light as if he wants to go there for some reason. Nick seems to view this as strange, and the encounter with Gatsby has not words and is over within a few seconds.