"That was always my experience—a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy's school; a poor boy in a rich man's club at Princeton…I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works."
–F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters
This quote stuck out to me more than others because it seemed so familiar. I believe that this quote directly relates to The Great Gatsby, in particular, the character of Nick Carraway. Nick was an average kid from Minnesota who moves to New York and is surrounded by all of these rich and fancy people with there big houses and what not. I don't know when this quote was written, whether it be before or after The Great Gatsby was written, but I think these were definately Fitzgerald's intentions when creating the character of Nick.
Fitzgerald says "...I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works." When he refers to his works I think this is a direct reference to when he created Nick in The Great Gatsby. Nick was an average person when he moved to New York and he lived in the rich part of town in the West Egg. He says he was a poor man in the rich school of Princeton and in the book it says Nick attended Yale, seemingly him being Nick as the poor boy in Princeton.
This quote I think relates to the most interesting character in the book, other than Gatsby, Nick Carraway. There isn't a doubt in my mind that this quote doesn't relate to Nick. All the pieces fit in, the poor boy in the rich neighborhood, the poor boy in the rich school, and the reference to that quote being colored in his life's works. This quote is Nick Carraway, the young boy from Minnesota.
I also chose to do another piece of wordle art because i enjoyed doing it last weekend. I also think it brings out the text and is a good and creative tool to use in writing. It makes it enjoyable and spices up the blog page, for something to really jump out at the readers.
–F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters
This quote stuck out to me more than others because it seemed so familiar. I believe that this quote directly relates to The Great Gatsby, in particular, the character of Nick Carraway. Nick was an average kid from Minnesota who moves to New York and is surrounded by all of these rich and fancy people with there big houses and what not. I don't know when this quote was written, whether it be before or after The Great Gatsby was written, but I think these were definately Fitzgerald's intentions when creating the character of Nick.
Fitzgerald says "...I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works." When he refers to his works I think this is a direct reference to when he created Nick in The Great Gatsby. Nick was an average person when he moved to New York and he lived in the rich part of town in the West Egg. He says he was a poor man in the rich school of Princeton and in the book it says Nick attended Yale, seemingly him being Nick as the poor boy in Princeton.This quote I think relates to the most interesting character in the book, other than Gatsby, Nick Carraway. There isn't a doubt in my mind that this quote doesn't relate to Nick. All the pieces fit in, the poor boy in the rich neighborhood, the poor boy in the rich school, and the reference to that quote being colored in his life's works. This quote is Nick Carraway, the young boy from Minnesota.
I also chose to do another piece of wordle art because i enjoyed doing it last weekend. I also think it brings out the text and is a good and creative tool to use in writing. It makes it enjoyable and spices up the blog page, for something to really jump out at the readers.
Hey Anthony, good interpretations of the quotes that you chose. Also, good job on incorporating the characters into the quotes that you chose. You compared the quotes and characters very well. Finally, good idea with doing another wordle. That was very creative.
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