Catcher in the Rye - Final Response

One of the biggest theme's i noticed was Phonies of adult world, because in the book he really just thought everyone was a phony. Whoever did anything good or amazing, he would call them phonies and would then feel sorry for them, just because you don't know someone doesn't mean you can judge them.
The most important motif i saw was loneliness, Holden was always trying to talk to someone, whether it was to talk to a hooker or to talk to nuns, Holden hated to be alone. He would always go out to clubs to talk to people and hardly ever slept.
To me Holden's Hunting hat was the biggest symbol in this book, it was like something that would fix everything. Every time he would wear it, it would make him feel comforted and make him feel sexy or whatever.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 21-26 Response

Holden is starting to loose it and go crazy, he thinks he is falling every time he crosses the street. I think he found the person in life that really makes him happy which is Phoebe. Every time he gets down he thinks about his sister and how much she means to him.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 26

Holden says that he will not talk about anything after that day that he and Phoebe shared. He says that he is telling the story from a rest home. He says that he is supposed to go to a new school soon and he might actually try while he is there. He wishes that he wouldn't have told about his experiences so much, even to D.B. He than says that if you know someone you start to miss everything.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 25

Holden stays the night on a bench, when he wakes up he starts to walk around, every time he came across onto a road, he thought he was falling and wanted Allie to help him, he would talk to himself out loud. He decides to never go home again and hitch hike west and never talk to anyone. He goes to Pheobe's school to leave a note saying to meet him at the Museum. Pheobe arrives at the Museum and asks to stay with him. He says she cant go. She gets mad and returns his hunting hat. They than go to a zoo, Holden than convinces Phoebe to go on a ride with him, this makes him very happy and he thought he was going to cry.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 24

Holden arrives at Mr. Antonili's place and he could tell that he had been drinking. They begin to talk about what happened at Pency and why he was leaving. Holden said he didnt like the rules. He talks about disgressions and how it made the debates more interesting. Mr. Antolini tells Holden that he is worried for him and that he is afraid that he is going to eventually fall into a big mess. Holden likes the conversation about this fall that he could experience but he goes to bed. He wakes up to find Mr. Antolini stroking his hair and he gets creeped out and thinks to himself what a pervert that Mr. Antonili is, he tells him that he would be back and that he forgot his bag, but he is not comming back.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 23

Holden leaves the room for a second to call his old English teacher. He is shocked that Holden has dropped out of another school and says Holden could come and stay with him. Holden goes back into the Phoebe's room and asks her to dance. They all of a sudden hear his parents entering, he hides in the closet, his mother asks if Phoebe was smoking, she says she just took one puff and threw it out, later after the went to bed Holden tells Phoebe that he has to leave now, Phobe gives him some money. He leaves for his English teachers house.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 22

He goes back into her room and he tries to explain to her why he has failed his classes. He tells her that he hates almost everything about school and she says that he hates absolutely everything. He claims he doesn't but she asks him to name anything that he doesn't hate. He tells her that he liked Allie but she said that doesn't count because she is dead. He than relates to the song Catcher in the Rye and tells her he just wants to be watching over a bunch of kids and would catch them if they were about to fall over the cliff, but she tells him that he heard wrong.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 21

Holden goes up into the elevator and tells the elevator person that he is going to go see a family, he tells him they are on a different floor but he will wait for them because he has a bad back. Once he gets into his apartment he goes to Phoebe's room but than realizes that she sleeps in D.B.'s room when he is out because it is bigger. She is excited to see him and she notices that he is home early and asks if he got kicked out. He says no but she thinks she knows he did and begins to say that dad will kill him. He than decides to go smoke some cigarettes.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 16-20 Response

Holden is starting to use his friends to sure his loneliness, but when he calls them he calls them for the wrong reason. He goes to the park and sees ducks, he starts to think of death and decides to go to Phoebe to help cure his loneliness inside of himself.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 20

After Luce leaves, Holden decides to get drink and gets very drunk, he calls up Jane and she gets angry for calling her and such a time at night. He walks to Central Park to see the ducks and drops and breaks his record for Phoebe. He thinks about the time when he missed Allie's funeral because he was at the hospital. He than decides to go see Phoebe for a bit then leave.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 19

Holden goes to the Bar. He thinks about Luce and how much of a funny and entertaining guy that he is. Luce later arrives and treats Holden like crap, Holden asks him weird questions. He suggests that Holden should get pycholanalysis. Holden remembers Luce's father is a psychoanalyst and asked if he was ever analyzed. He starts to get angry at Holden and leaves.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 18

Holden than goes to a grocery store of some sort and buys a Swiss cheese sandwich and a chocolate malt. He thinks about Jane again and wants to call her. He decides to call her. There was no answer. He then calls a boy named Carl Luce, whom he met at one of the schools he went to. Luce answers and they decide to go for drinks later that night. Holden goes to Radio City Music Hall. He thinks of a movie that he once saw and thought how he could never be in the war.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 17

Holden meets up with Sally and takes her to see a play, be begin to think that the people are all phonies and decides to take her ice skating. Later on Holden becomes very annoyed with her and calls her names. He leaves the skating ring alone.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 16

Holden goes to buy a record to give to Phoebe and he claims that he enjoys the way the music is sung even though it is music for children. He begans to think about talking to his sister Phoebe and how easy it is. He than sees a little boy singing the Catcher in the Rye song and makes his day, he looks for Phoebe in the park, but than meets up with a girl that knows her and said she might be at the museum, but then said that wast yesterday. He than remembers the past when he went to the museum and loved seeing it even though nothing ever changed.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 11-15 Response

Holden is becoming lonely and is still very depressed. He got beat up for not giving a prostitute ten dollars when he told her the man only said it was ten, he than asked out Sally on a date. He is also getting rejected from everyone he meets and wishes jsut to talk to someone.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 15

Holden checks out of the hotel, he calls Sally to take her on a date. Holden doesn't want to loose his money and talks about how his father hated it when he lost his money. He also is worried about how his mother is and what she would do if he was sick and if she would be worried. He then comes across two nuns, he gives them ten dollars because he think they would do a good cause with it, he wants to give them more but realizes he needs money for his date with Sally.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 14

Holden begins to think about the time he left Allie out from not going to go BBing with him and a firend, it makes him feel guilty and very depressed. Then he hears a knock on the door, the elevator man and the prostitute barge in and tells him he needs 10 not five, but Holden argues, he gets tackled by the pimp and they get his wallet, they only take out another five for what he owed. Holden then gets punched by the pimp and struggles to get into bed.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 13

Holden heads back to his hotel feeling like a coward and is depressed. Than the elevator person asks if he would like a prostitute for 5 dollars. He says yes, he waits anxiously. She gets there and they start to talk, she tries to get things started but Holden makes something up that he has surgery and cannot. She than asks for 10 dollars but Holden says it was only 5. She than leaves angrily.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 12

Holden decides to go to a club that his brother used to go to. He talks to a cab driver named Horwitz and asks him about the ducks, he gives him about the same answer as the last one. The only reason he went there was to hear Ernie play. He then meets on of his brothers old friends, her name was Lillian, he becomes very annoyed how she blocked the whole entrance. He then decides to leave.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 11

Holden in this chapter talks about with this Girl Jane in Maine. She used to have a dog and when he and Jane were playing checkers her dad came out and asked where the cigarettes were but she didn't answer. He kisses he on the head and tells her how much he loved her and comforted her. He then decides to go and grab a taxi.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 6-10 Response

Holden lies a lot in this chapter, especially with the mom in the train. Holden also is neglected a lot in this chapter, by the cab driver and the girls he danced with at the club. He seems to be getting more depressed every day and is not getting any sleep.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 10

Holden later decides to call Phoebe, but has second thoughts and doesn't, he then goes to a club nearby the hotel, he gets really drunk and buys drinks for some girls. He dances with girls and tells them how old he is because of his height and his gray hair. He starts to loose interest in the girls and goes home.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 9

Holden doesn't know to call when he arrives in New York, he then gets a cab. Later he asks the cab driver what might have happened to the ducks, the driver gets annoyed by this question and takes it too serious like as it were a dumb question. When he arrives at his room he calls one of his school gals. He talks to her and tells her to meet him somewhere around 2 O'clock but Holden doesn't want to wait and he can't go to bed.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 8

Holden gets on a train late at night. He meets a mother of a student at Pencey and thinks she is very attractive, he doesn't give her his real name because he doesn't want to raise suspicion. He tells his mother that he is one of the most popular boys in school, then he tells her he has to go because of a brain tumor.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 7

They talk about Stradlater in Ackley's room. Holden cannot stop thinking about Jane and if Stradlater went all the way with her. They get sick of t he conversation and Holden leaves. Holden then realizes school is not for him and decides to leave, he gets teary eyed. He says one last goodbye to Pency.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 6

Stradlater comes home from his date and is upset. Holden tries to ask how it went but Stradlater doesn't tell him. Holden starts to get in an argument with him and gets in a little fight. Stradlater breaks Holden's nose and becomes worried. Holden then leaves to Ackley's room.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 1-5 Response

Holden has gone through rough times as a child, he seems very lonely. He doesn't really have a lot of friends. He goes and sees a football game but doesn't sit with anyone. He has failed out of 4 schools because he doesn't care and is only good in about one or two classes.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 5

Holden and Mal decide to go to a movie and Holden convinces Mal to let Ackley go with them. They then decided to have a snowball fight and people start joining. They than go back inside, Holden then decides to write about his brother Allie's baseball glove, that he wrote poems in it with green ink, Allie passed away from leukemia.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 4

Holden follows Stradlater in the bathroom and he talks to him while he is getting ready. Holden talks about how Ackley and Stradlater both have a certain kind of hygiene that is gross. Stradlater asks Holden to write a paper for him because he won't have time. He tells hHolden that her name is Jane and Holdens remembers the good times they had and told Stradlater to tell her about the checkers but figures he wont.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 3

In this chapter Holden tells us about where he lives, he is reading a book with his hunting hat on, when a kid named Ackley comes in and bothers him, Holden keeps te3lling him to clip them over the table and finally does, Ackley also doesn't brush his teeth. Later on Stradlater comes in and Ackley leaves because he dosen't like him, Stradlater tells Holden he has to leave because of a date.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 2

In this chapter, Holden goes to his old English teachers house, his name is Spencer. He invites him in, he than starts to lecture him about his grades and why he failed English he tells him that its jsut not his thing. He is concerned about Holden's future and Holden leaves, but thanking him.

Catcher in the Rye - Chapter 1

Holding starts out by saying what has happened at Pency. He tells us something about his brother who lives in Hollywood but doesn't mention anything about his childhood. He says he gets kicked out often and that he is only passing one class, which is English. Holden is the manager of the fencing team but lost all of equipment. Holden is standing on the hill watching a big game and he is saying goodbye. He goes to see Mr. Spencer, who was the History teacher. Holden is a very heavy smoker.

Catcher in the Rye - Characters

Holden - 16 years old teenager, has been kick out of school numerous times. Thinks everyone in the world are phonies.
Ackley - Holden's neighbor at Pencey
Stradlater - Holden's roommate at Pencey, Goes out with a girl named Jane.
Jane - Girl that Holden used to hang out over the summer and still thinks about her.
Phoebe - 10 year old girl, Holden's sister. Holden loves her sister very much and is the only person he really cares about and listens to.
Allie - Holden's brother that died of leukemia. He wrote poems in his baseball mitt in green pen.
Sally - Girl that dated Holden for a long time.
Mr. Antonili - Holden's old English teacher.

Thesis

The Great Gatsby depicts the theme the American dream because in the book, all the characters want to live the perfect life, to be rich, and to have no worries and to be happy.

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they made. (Fitz 187 - 188) This deals with in my thesis how they thought money was everything. They thought that they could do anything as long as they had money, and with that they were selfish. Then once Gatsby died, they just ran because they didn't want to get involved with the police and couldn't face the truth and take the consequences of taking life by the horns.

As Tom left the room Daisy got up and kissed Gatsby "You know I love you," she murmured. "you forget there's a lady present," said Jordan. Daisy looked around doubtfully "You kiss Nick too." "What a low, vulgar girl!" "I don't care!" said Daisy. (Fitz 123) The book also involves love, as in this sentence, Jordan accuses Daisy of being a low, vulgar girl. But Daisy isn't the only one in love. This pertains to the American Dream because if you want to live the American Dream you need to be happy, Nick in the book falls in love with Jordan, the Golf player, and Daisy is in love with Gatsby but is married to Tom, Tom loves Daisy but can't get over his other love Myrtle. Tom and Myrtle both are in an affair, but Myrtle is more in love with Tom than her husband Wilson. Even though this evolves being hurt, as long as they get what they want, they will be happy.

This book showed unlike Gatsby that waiting for happiness will not always bring happiness. The most important theme of the Great Gatsby is the American Dream because everyone wants to live the American Dream and that's what Gatsby tried to do. He was not in it for the money or for the fame, his only dream was to have Daisy, but fatefully ended. Also if you want to be happy you shouldn't half to wait for it, but live happiness, because happiness will not always come to you.

Thesis Draft

The Great Gatsby depicts the theme the American dream because in the book, all the characters want to live the perfect life, to be rich, and to have no worries and to be happy.

Gatsby - Chapter 9

In this chapter Nick tries to have a funeral for Gatsby, he tries inviting people, he tries inviting Daisy and Tom but they moved away, he can't get anyone to go. He starts getting sick of the East and moves to the West, he then breaks up with Jordan, right before Nick leaves he sees tom, reluctant of shaking his hand he still does. Tom says how much he suffered giving up his apartment and said that Gatsby deserved to die, Nick also think that Tom and Daisy think they can do whatever they want as long as they have money. Nick then thinks about the East in comparison of the West, on his last night Nick goes into Gatsby's empty mansion and erases a bad word on his steps, thinking of how Gatsby's goal was unfulfilled. Nick then says that everyone is motivated by a goal, he relates like a boat going against the currents in the sea.

R: In this chapter Nick says that everyone has a goal in life that they would like to reach, unlike most people Gatsby's goal was not to be rich and powerful, it was just to get Daisy back. This chapter also relates to Fitzgerald's life, his goal in life was to get enough money so he could get the girl to marry him, his goal was pretty much reached because she married him for the money. Fitzgerald related a lot of things in this book to his own life.

Q:

Gatsby - Chapter 8

In this Chapter Nick goes to Gatsby's house the next night to talk with him, Gatsby tells Nick that he waited outside his house until 4 and Daisy never came out. Nick tells him that he should leave Daisy and find someone else, but Gatsby does not want to, Gatsby tells Nick before the war him and Daisy were going to get married but while he was gone he went to Tom instead. Gatsby then decides to take a swim, Nick then leaves for work, later on the book goes onto George and him telling Myrtle that she needs to stop because God is watching her. He thinks that whoever drove the car was the killer, he thought it was Tom but then assumed it wasn't because he showed up at a different time. George than assumes it's Gatsby, he then goes to Gatsby and shoots Gatsby in the pool than shoots himself, Nick tries to hurry back and sees that Gatsby is dead. He thinks his last thoughts are meaningless because he didn't fulfill Gatsby's goal of getting Daisy.

R: i thought this chapter was very saddening, George accuses Gatsby of killing her wife and shoots Gatsby then kills himself, I don't know why he would just go and shoot Gatsby, he didn't even know that it was him he just assumed, i would of thought me might of killed Tom instead because of what he has done.

Q: Why did George kill Gatsby?

Gatsby - Chapter 7

In this chapter, Gatsby fires all his servants and cancels all his parties so no more rumors get spread, Gatsby then goes to Daisy's house and Tom realizes they are in love, he than they should all go into town to get a suite at the Plaza Hotel, Tom and Gatsby begin to argue, Tom gets angry because he always says old sport. Gatsby then says Daisy has always loved him, she agrees, than Tom says that Gatsby got all his money from bootlegging, tom then sends Daisy back with Gatsby, nick than realizes it his his 30th birthday, on their way back they witness a horrid sight, they see that someone was hit by a car, and that someone was Myrtle. Nick realizes that Gatsby and Daisy must have hit her with Gatsby's car, Tom thinks Wilson will recognize the vehicle and assume Gatsby was driving. Back at Tom's Nick sees Gatsby in the bushes, later on Gatsby says Daisy was driving the car when she hit Myrtle, but he will take the blame. Gatsby sends Nick inside to check on Daisy and sees them eating, they're not fighting anymore and leaves Gatsby in the dark alone.

R: Gatsby and Tom in this chapter argue a lot, and while arguing Gatsby says that Daisy loves him, and Tom accuses Gatsby of bootlegging. During the chapter, Myrtle is killed by a hit and run.

Q: Why would Daisy kill Myrtle?

Gatsby - Chapter 6

In this chapter roomers about Gatsby are starting to spread throughout the town, during this chapter a newspaper writer comes to Gatsby's house, during the interview, Nick interrupts the writer and tells him about Gatsby's past. He tells him that his real name is James and that he worked on Lake Superior as a fisherman and that he met Dan Cody, who owned a yacht. He worked there for years and began to love money, he left 25,000 dollars for Gatsby and dedicated himself to be wealthy. Nick doesn't see Gatsby or Daisy for a couple of weeks, and one day when he went over to Gatsby's he saw tom inside. tom still yet doesn't know about Daisy's and Gatsby's love for each other, later on Gatsby troughs another party and this time tom and Daisy went, during the party Tom tells Daisy that Gatsby got all his money from bootlegging. This upset her and, next Gatsby finds Nick and tells Nick that he is upset because Daisy is not having a good time. Gatsby wants things to be like they were back then and Nick thinks that Gatsby's dream is over.

R: Nick now thinks that if Gatsby and Daisy get together Gatsby's dream will be over and that he will not have to work or anything, now that Gatsby is close to making his goal he doesn't feel as happy as he thought he would be.

Q: What will Gatsby do to help make Daisy feel better?

Gatsby - Chapter 5

In this chapter, Nick has Arrived home from his date with Jordan, once he is home he sees that Gatsby's mansion is lit up and is surprised by this, next thing you know Gatsby walks towards nick and offers things to Nick. Nick than realizes this is just could help with the set up with Daisy, Nick agrees, as Daisy comes over Gatsby disappears, later on he comes back and the first 30 min were very awkward, then they start talking and Gatsby offers them over to his place, Daisy sees all the nice things in his house, Nick realizes that they started not to notice them and leaves the house.

R: That was kind of Nick what he did for Gatsby and Daisy, there could be problems in the future because Nick and Tom are friends and Nick is starting to become friends with Gatsby.

Q: Will Daisy go back to Gatsby?

Gatsby - Chapter 4

Nick is describing the trip he went on with Gatsby through New york, Jay tell him about his past claiming he was form the Midwestern part and attended Oxford Uni. He than says he's from San Francisco,Nick is a little skeptic of Gatsby about what he tells about himself. Gatsby than shows Nick pictures to prove to him about his past, later on they get pulled over by the cops, once the cop talks to Gatsby, Gatsby shows him a white piece of paper and lets them go. then they go to lunch, after that Nick goes to see Jordan and tells her that Gatsby loves Daisy, he told her that Gatsby meet her before the War, but was stationed to go out and never got back together, and they get a plan to have Nick invite Daisy and Gatsby to nick's house, she will be fooled into seeing him.

R: Nick and Jordan are going to try and Get Daisy and Gatsby together by inviting them to Nick's house, Nick is getting pulled into something once again, this chapter is related to Fitz, because he was in love with a girl named Zelda but then had to go to War.

Q: Why didn't Daisy stay for Gatsby to get back from the War?

Gatsby - Chapter 3

At the beginning of the party Gatsby throws a huge party at his house, and is know for throwing good parties with lots of rich people. People look at his things in awe, he has a rolls royce, a huge house and a pool, during the party Nick decides to go and meets Jordan there along with her friend Lucille and thinks that Gatsby is a German spy and kills people. Around midnight they go to see a play of some sort and Nick sits by someone he thinks he recognizes, and the person is Jay Gatsby, the man who threw the party. Nick notices that he is not drunk and keeps it to himself, later on the butler tells Jordan that Gatsby wants to speak to her. Nick than says goodbye to Gatsby as he begins to walk home, as he was walking he sees a car in the ditch and notices that it is the guy that he meet earlier in the library, Nick took the advise and is now seeing Jordan.

R: In this chapter we get to know that Gatsby is good for throwing parties and has a huge house and a nice car, there is also a roomer that he is a spy and he killed someone, Scott Fitzgerald was also in the army.

Q: What did Gatsby tell Jordan at the party?

Gatsby - Chapter 2

In this chapter, the beginning starts out with Tom and Nick and they are headed to a train station, after the first stop, Tom forces Nick to get out of the train and they go to George Wilson's garage where they go and see Myrtle who is a lover of Tom's. After that they get back onto the train and head to Morningside Heights, where Tom has an apartment. Later that day they go to a party and Nick hears that Gatsby is a nephew or a close relative to the leader of the German army in WW1. People start drinking and getting drunk. during the party Myrtle starts saying Daisy's name, Tom tells her to stop but she keeps repeating her name and Tom then Breaks her nose and soon after Nick leaves on a train to go back home.

R: Nick was brought into another awkward situation where Tom made Nick go to a party where he knew nobody, and i thought it was mean how Tom made Nick get off the train. Nick also found out that Gatsby was related to the leader of the German army.

Q: Why did Myrtle keep repeating Daisy's name.

Gatcby - Chapter 1

In this chapter it begins off with Nicks father telling him not to judge other people, be treated the way he would want to be treated. Then the story takes place in 1922 in the summer, nick is renting an apartment on West Egg, which is more for the newer rich people, and there's a place called East Egg, for the more rich and powerful people. Later on nick goes to East Egg to visit his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan, whom Nick knows from his days at Yale.
Tom greets him, than receives a call from Jordan Baker, who is a good golfer, they have an unusuakl dinner and Jordan leaves early because of a golf tournament tomorrow morning, Daisy and Tom give Nick a hint that he should have an interest in her. Than after Nick goes home and sees Gatsby for the first time, he is standing by the pool.

i thought the first chapter was ok, it was weird how the had an awkward dinner, why did Daisy and Tom give Nick a hint to make him like Jordan, wonder if Nick will ever go out with Jordan.

Q: Why was Gatsby standing by his pool with his arms out infront of him

Character List

Nick Carraway - Main character of the book, from West Egg, lives next to Gatsby, fought in WW1, knows and is close to all the people in the story, the story is comming from his point of veiw.
Jay Gatsby - Rich man from West Egg, actually moved to West Egg for his lover Daisy, he is the "New" rich which means he inherited his money, is believed of bootlegging for his wealth, from WW1 from the same division as Nick, Gets Daisy to like him again but in the end she stays with Tom.
Daisy Buchanan - Pretty, Gorgeous girl, also Nick's cousin, promised to wait for Gatsby after the war was desperate for love when a rich wealthy man named Tom Buchanan cam along and married her, she begins to then fall in love with Gatsby but stays with Tom.
Tom Buchanan - Rich wealthy man that marries Daisy, he is the "Old" rich which means his fathers before him were rich, member of Nick's social club, he is very arrogant, and starts to get mad when Daisy and Gatsby start to have an affair.
Jordan Baker - Daisy's friend in which Nick falls in love with a little, the Golfer that people say "Cheated" while in a tournament, she is also very pretty.
Myrtle Wilson - Married to George, Tom's lover, her husband owns a garage, looks for help but picks Tom which treats her with disrespect, in the end gets killed by Gatsby.
George Wilson - Myrtle's husband, owner of the car garage, he is lifeless and is devastated when Myrtle gets killed by Gatsby.
Owl Eyes - the Drunk Nick meets at Tom's party, he goes to Tom's library and is astonished that his books are real.

Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896, the namesake and second cousin three times removed of the author of the National Anthem. Fitzgerald was born a catholic and attended a Catholic school called the Newman Prep School in New Jersey, where he met Father Fay, who encouraged his ambitions for personal instinct and achievement. In 1918 he was assigned to go to Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama, where he fell in love with Zelda Sayre, the youngest daughter of the Alabama Supreme Court. They were going to get married but did not, later on Fitz wrote the novel The Side of Paradise, which later on after married Zelda.

"Exegit monumentum aere perennius."

i have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

To me it means he has shown or done something that he has changed the lives of people for a long period of time.

1920's

1920 - 19th Amendment, Fitz writes the book "This side of Paradise."
1921 - Wage cuts, Fitz wrtites, "Flappers and Philosophers" (Stories)
1922 - Supreme Court declares 19th amendment to be constitutional, Fitz writes "The beautiful and Damned."
1923 - Teapot dome scandal,
1924 - Congress Passes immigration law
1925 - Scopes Trial, Fitz Writes, "The Great Gatsby."
1926 - The Air Commerce Act regulates civil aviation,
1927 - Charles Lindbergh flies The Spirit of St. Louis From New York to Paris.
1928 - Herbert Hoover Elected President.
1929 - The St Valentines Massacre, Nella Larsen, Passing

Thesis

In Henry's mind he thinks not of the consequences nor stands up for himself but stays back like a face in a crowd.


"As he looked the youth gripped his outcry at his throat. He saw that even if the men were tottering with fear they would laugh at his warning. They would jeer him, and, if practicable, pelt him with missiles. Admitting that he might be wrong, a frenzied declamation of the kind would turn him into a worm." (Crane 3) In this paragraph Henry thinks he must break from the ranks and harangue his comrades so they wont all be killed like pigs if he didn't warn them from the dangers, but as in this he thinks they will all just laugh at him and make fun of him, but if he should of told them about the dangers, because every little suggestion or warning could be a turning point in the war, but he only thought of the worse case scenario and remained silent.

"The youth achieved one little thought in the midst of this chaos. The composite monster which had caused the other troops to flee had not then appeared. He resolved to get a view of it, and then, he thought he might very likely run better than the best of them." (Crane 4) In this paragraph Henry is starting to get worried, as the regiment is fighting some of t he regiment starts to retreat and run back, and it gives Henry a sense of thought that it is ok to run, which isn't totally his fault, but he is in a mix of weather to run or weather to stay and fight, and feels that it is ok to run, but doesn't think about how much he is hurting his regiment and fighting back.

"He had fled, he told himself, because annihilation approached. He had done a good part in saving himself, who was a little piece of the army. He had considered the time, he said, to be one in which is was the duty of every little piece to rescue itself if possible." (crane 7) In this paragraph Henry deciedes to run, thinking of saving only himself and being self centered, Henry does the wrong thing and thinking that he didn't mean much to the regiment or even the army, but everyone really matters in the war, one person could change it all, but instead of fighting he decides to take the wrong road and flees, also hoping that the regiment would be happy because he would still be alive, which they would but also discourage him for running.

chapter 8

Henry hears the sounds of the battle and goes to check things out, when he goes closer he sees the wounded soldiers walking on the road. an injured soldier starts talking about how they had a lot of courage and asks henry what his injury is but henry ran away.

this chapter was sort of interesting, it had a lot to do about what henry was thinking, and i think the injured soldier will give henry less hope for survival.

What made henry run toward the war?

chapter 14

It is dawn, he felt as he was sleeping for a thousand years. Henry finds out that wilson is a sensitive man, they talk about the battle and henry says that jim is dead, wilson goes and breaks up a fight and tells henry that yesterday over half to the regiment was lost.

I think henry felt bad because of the soldiers that went into the woods.

What made wilson so sensitive?

Chapter 15

Henry remembers the yellow envelope, henry was going to ask him about it the next day thinking it will help him from being caught, he thinks that he is invisible and wont die, he thinks the people that ran are not as good as him. wilson asks for his envelope back and gets embarrassed. Henry then thinks about all the stories he will tell his mom from war.

Henry is getting a little cocky and thinks he is invisible and needs to straighten up.

Why was wilson embarrassed?

Chapter 16

Soldiers go into trenches, while shooting henry spots some of the troops and his regiment is taken into the forest, henry starts to blame others for not having a good regiment. they are told they will fight soon and get ready for battle.

This chapter is sort of a climax to the fight.

How will the fight go?

Chapter 17

After waiting, the enemy came upon a blue group, henry fights hard and doesn't retreat. He thinks about nothing but killing the enemy, at the end he hears someone laughing, then shooting in the air from victory. henry believes that he didn't do anything for bravery, the soldiers congradulate each other.

Henry proved himself to the other soldiers, he is very brave.

Why did henry stay and fight.

Chapter 18

In the beginning the troops are resting. Later on the troops hear a noise and its Jimmie in pain wilson thinks there is a stream and goes to check it out. They see the blue troops and a general, as the general walks by they hear the general talking about which unit they don't need.
They say the dont need the 304th unit which henry is in and that they don't fight well enough.

I believe their is hate and betrayal in this chapter because they have no faith in the 304th.

why would the genral say something like that

Chapter 19

Henry feels guilty about not being a good fighter. They are scared because they are told they going to die. They head back to camp and organize into a formation. the keep info to themselves when they are a bout to charge. henry notices the flag in front of him and follows it. The soldier gets shot with the flag and henry picks it up.

Henry has changed now, and is becoming more of a man.

Why would they go into battle knowing they have a chance of dieing.

Characters

Henry Flemming - Young Soldier. Showed weaknesses, such as of being a coward, later to come toughs it our and becomes stronger.
Jim Conklin - Tall soldier, was one of henry's good friends, died during the war.
Tattered Soldier - wounded man, henry talked to him once in awhile, made henry feel somewhat guilty because he lied that he had a wound and the tattered man always asked about it cause he cared for him but henry didn't have a wound.
Lieutenant - Henry's leader, commander of regiment, toward the end they become closer friends and realize they need to motivate the others.
Henry's Mother - Caring, tells henry that she doesn't want him to go to war, but finally gives in and lets him go.

Chapter 24

The regiment is told to march back toward the river, while walking Henry thinks about all his experience during the battle.
While he was thinking he was mad at himself for being a coward the time he ran.
He then thinks about it and gives in and puts things in perspective.
As they are walking it rains but soon after a ray of gold light came through tbe hosts of leaden rain clouds.

chapter 23

the colonel comes running back sayin we half to charge em!
Before they charged Henry tried to motivate them.
Nearing the end of battle they won with the flag.
They decide to lay in the grass and jubilant and glorified come over to congratulate Henry.

What would of happened if they didnt charge them.
Why did Henry motivate them.

Chapter 22

The praise helped henry in his next battle.
as he fights his regiment thins.
he wanted to prove that he wasn't mud dog and was a man.
They keep fighting and their regiment still weakens.
i thought the chapter was intense, lots of fighting action
Why don't they get backup?
Why don't they find a new place to attack?

Chapter 21

The regiment returns. Happy about winning with odds against them.
Some of the soldiers made fun of them and the mud diggers.
News from the colonel that Henry and wilson were some of the best fighters.
thought the chapter was warming knowing they won.
why did the soldiers make fun of them.
why would the leader call them mud dogs.

Chapter 20

after the youths grabbed the flag they noticed some of their regiment was killed.
henry takes the flag from wilson and run back t othe regiment with shooting around them.
they returned back to their regiment as the keep fighting they won.

thought the chapter was a good booster for their regiment.
how mant more soldiers are they willing to sacrifice?

Chapter 13

they start to fight again, fighting. the allies thorugh something firey at them which cause some of them to get shot right away, then they had to move across a lot so they wouldn't get killed. and two of the youths grabbed the allies flag.

i bet they felt pumped when they grabbed the flag.

What would of happened if they stayed?

Chapter 12

he comes to realize that his regiment lost.
a big man smashed his rifle on henrys head and henry struggles to get up.
his pain starts to fade away and henry starts to make a run for it but he moves cautiously.
a man comes to henrys aid and says he will try to help him frind his regiment and gives him a ride.
the man brings him to his regiment and henry doesn't even see his face.

i thought that was awesome that the man helped henry.

whose side was the man really on?

Chapter 11

Henry starts to move towards the fighting.
he started imaging himself dead. he started to become hungry and thirsty.
he heard cheers but wondered who had on.
begins to realize if anyone was worried about him.

i thought henry is better than what he proves and is not a runner

why doesn't he try to find his regiment.

Chapter 10

they begin to talk about that jim was a good man and the tattered man wishes he could have some pea soup. the youth tells the tattered man he has an injury but really doesn't and gets angry because the tattered man keeps asking him questions so he decides to part and leave the tattered man behind.

I thought henry did something bad he shouldn't have lied

why did the youth not want to stay with him.

chapter 9

henry goes back to avoid all the injured men, henry got jealous of the injured soldiers, jim gets shot and jim was afraid he'd get ran over by the wagon, henry tried to lead jim toward the feilds but jim shortly after collapses and dies. The read badge of courage is a bullet wound from war. henry says his wounds looked like he got bitten by a wolf.

i thought this chapter was sad because the tall soldier gets shot.

how did the tall soldier get shot?

chapter 7

Henry is having a hard time dealing with the battle, he is mad that not everyone ran, henry thought it was the right thing to run so he could stay alive and help the army out. henry then goes to the forest to find a dead man with the same uniform that he had on, henry runs away thinking the dead soldier will haunt him.

Henry thought the others were dumb for not running and i thought that henry running was him running away from being killed or death.

Why would henry be roaming around alone during the war?

Chapter 6

henry is this chapter is happy and relaxed, henry is walking around talkin to people and shaking their hands, then all of a sudden the enemy comes back, henry and some of the others are running back, the come to the rifleman and tell them that they are comming and they stop he charge.

The soldiers should have been more prepared and not dazing off and having a little victory party.

why did the youth fell like he was a man who had his legs severed?

Chapter 5

the enemy reaches the soldiers, the begin fighting, henry forgets about his worries and gets a sense of belonging and continued to fight. they begin to sing a song so they enemy would retreat and they finally do and they cheered, henry is very suprised and thinks that nature will stop.

This chapter dwelt a lot around courage and strength, i believe henry will start to bond now in stead of being an outsider.

What made henry think nature was going to stop.

Chapter 4

the soldiers are in a grove fighting, the lieutenant gets shot, while the enemy is charging they get read yfor battle. And henry is feeling that he needs to find a way to get out. ?

The story is getting a little intense and the fighting is about to begin.

Why did henry want to get away

Quiz #1

1. What advice does Henry's mother give him? To be a good boy and to be safe, also to send back his clothes if he needs new ones.
2. What question is Henry struggling with? If he will run or not.
3. What does the "dead soldier" represent? How the war is like, what could happen to him.
4. What is the "red rage?" Describe. The Adrenaline from seeing others in battle and from the events that took place in war.

Chapter 3

Henry runs into battle somewhat. Later on they head into the woods and find a dead body, and Henry comes to realize that he wishes he never joined the army and towards the end of the story Henry starts betting to himself that seven will go.

Henry experiences his first battle and is baffled that it is very scary and feels like a coward.

Why did wilson think he was going to die?

Chapter 2

In the story a fat soldier attempted to steal a horse but a gal stopped him and started to fight but someone else came along to break up the fight.

it made me feel good and made me laugh when the fat man tried to steal the horsey.

Why are there still roomers going on around the people?

Chapter 1

The story takes place during the Civil War about a boy named Henry washing his clothes in the river and notices that the army was moving. So that following day Henry tells his mother that he wants to join the army, his mother tells him no but he decides to join, after joining he tells his mother and finally gives in telling him ok and to be a good boy. Along the way he meets Jim, a rather tall man, a youth, and a loud voiced man which his name is not known yet. When at camp Jim, youth, and the loud voiced man talked about weather they would fight or run and Jim said if people would fight, then he would fight.

I thought that henry's mother could have made more of an attempt to stop henry but did the right thing and let him go.

Questions: why hasn't the youth or the loud man have greeted themselves and said their names...