Monday, March 2, 2015
Gatsby
One of the assignments similar to the great gatsby was the Kashmir gardens assignment. Because in the book it mentions that gatsby was a fisherman before he was rich and powerful, he worked so hard but made so little in the process. Another similar assignment would be the film we watched about migrant workers. Even though gatsby wasn't a migrant he still made as little as the workers.
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We covered these ideas lightly in class, though didn't make the same connection. I'd like to see you explore this further, go in depth. Also, use textual evidence from the book to prove your points.
ReplyDeleteI agree and like how you compared the film to Gatsby's situation because I did not really see it like that! However, I disagree with the comparison of Kashmir Gardens and the little amount of work Gatsby did and their similarity. In Kashmor Gardens we did plenty of work while you say that Gatsby did only a little in order to earn success.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you choose the comparisons you did? I wish you would have gone into more detail or proved your points by making textual references.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Your comparison isn't one that instinctively comes to mind when comparing IHSS to Gatsby so I would like to see what your point is. Your point is somewhat vague considering that you don't delve into why Kashmir Gardens volunteering and Great Gatsby are similar. That, and if you wish to validate your argument you need textual support. Even so, points for being different with your ideas.
DeleteI understood him to be saying that both Gatsby and the people of Kashmir Gardens work extremely hard, yet they only end up earning very little in return. However, I disagree with this point. Yes, the people of Kashmir Gardens and Jay Gatsby both worked hard; however, they received very different outcomes for their work. Gatsby ended up earning boatloads of money while working hard, propelling him into the upper class. The people of Kashmir Gardens, on the other hand, don't make tons of money, while working hard, and stay stuck in their socioeconomic class.
Deleteam a bit confused about the comparisons you're trying to make. Gatsby was never a fisherman, and him not earning much from his hard work doesn't really relate to us packaging food for disadvantaged families. A more apt comparison of the two would be between the *families* at Kashmir struggling to support themselves and their children, which is similar to Gatsby's lack of success with low-paying jobs and hard work. What you said doesn't draw the two topics together at all; you're going to need to do more than say "Kashmir Gardens= Gatsby" to get your ideas across, and the same goes for the migrant workers part.
ReplyDeleteHe was not a fisherman,but he did work on a boat. Maybe that is what Conner is referring to?
DeleteI am a little confused about the comparisons because it is difficult for me to understand how they relate to each other. Do you think that you could explain the comparisons a little bit better so I could understand?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on how Gatsby worked really hard and didn't make a lot, but I also agree with Brayden on how it would make more sense if you had compared the families at Kashmir struggling to support themselves to Gatsby. This happens all of the time in everyday life. Why do you think that some jobs pay higher even if you're working just as hard as people who don't make nearly as much?
ReplyDeleteGood comparisons but can you be more about how the Great Gatsby was related to the Kashmire gardens assignment?
ReplyDeleteConsidering that Kashmir Gardens was a volunteer service where we packaged food for underprivileged families, I don't see the connection between Gatsby and these families because we don't know if those families work hard. Although that may sound bad morally, we cannot confirm that they are hard workers, especially taking into consideration that what qualifies as hard work is, for the most part, subjective.
ReplyDeleteLocation wise, I think Kashmir Gardens much symbolizes Gatsby in the fact that both think themselves to be within proximity of the privileged as seen in the Mandarin Magnet School being twenty steps away. By merely looking at the physical exterior of these two elementary schools, it is easy to deduce that the Mandarin Magnet School has more money than Kashmir Gardens despite their close proximity and both being public. For example, Kashmir Gardens is broken up into outer box rooms that have wooden ramps leading to the entrances and a fading sign whereas Mandarin Magnet School consists of one or two large, sturdy brick buildings with a shiny sign and nice playground. Across the street from the Mandarin Magnet School is the Post Oak School that with its average annual tuition of $20,000 for all students requires an upper middle class and higher socioeconomic rank which is most likely significantly higher than those at Kashmir Gardens considering that they are eligible for free food by a non profit. From Kashmir Gardens, a student can see both schools that represent the middle and upper classes. This much symbolizes Gatsby in that, like the school, he was always close to the rich, but only in sprit, for he believed himself destined to be rich as seen when Jordan Baker tells Nick his life story and when Gatsby's father shows Nick his daily schedule. Whereas with Kashmir Gardens it is a physical proximity to wealth, with Gatsby it is a spiritual one.
Good comparison Conor, but can you be more specific on what similarities between The Great Gatsby and The Harvest video? I understand the similarities with both via money, but what other comparisons can you make?
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the brighter bites assignment. I have to agree with Braydon and Jordan on how you could have compared the families more. I also disagree with your statement that gatsby probably made as little as migrant workers. Migrant workers are only getting to work part times of the year due to harvesting seasons, the long hours in bad weather conditions, bad living conditions, and are making way less than minimum wage. Gatsby was a white male who didn't have to worry about possibly being deported, had a rich man taking care of him, and was not having horrible living or work conditions. P.S I kind of found of difficult to read your blog post with your background but other than that I enjoyed reading your opinion.
ReplyDeleteI dont totally understand your conparison between Gatsby and migrant workers seeing as those are two very different cases but i do slightly understand where you are coming from with the Kashmir Gardens comparison. You should go more in depth next time to help us understand what you mean.
ReplyDeleteYour points are very interesting, but the food desert grocery stores vs. the fancier one's gave a real-life comparison of the Eggs and the Valley of Ashes.
ReplyDeleteYou talk about how Gatsby made it big and this was confusing to me (the way you compared it to the migrant workers) because the migrant workers never made it big from working on the bottom.
ReplyDeleteI think that the great Gatsby ties into the grocery trip in a few different ways. For example take the american dream for instance. The third ward, or sixth (not sure witch one it was) reminded me of the valley of ashes. Everyone was stuck in their state of wealth, and they couldn't do anything to make it out of their economic situation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Becca. I think you should have gone more into detail.
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