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I decided to read chapter 4 four of the Great Gatsby for this module’s free choice blog.  In chapter four Nick took a trip with Gatsby to New York to eat lunch. As they drove to the city, Gatsby told Nick about his past, Nick finds his story to not be completely accurate. When Nick asks which Midwestern city he is from, Gatsby replies, “San Francisco.” Gatsby then lists told Nick of his achievements: getting an educated at Oxford, to have collected jewels in the capitals of Europe, received medals in World War I by multiple European countries.

Nick meets up with Jordan Baker After lunch with Gatsby in New York. Jordan tells Nick the secret conversation with Gatsby at the party. She stated that Gatsby told her that he is in love with Daisy Buchanan. According to Jordan, during the war Daisy fell in love with Lieutenant Jay Gatsby, who was stationed at the base near her home. Daisy married Tom although she was in love with Jay Gatsby. The night before her wedding Daisy drank herself into numbness, after she received a letter from Gatsby. Gatsby also bought his mansion in West Egg to be near Daisy.

Gatsby wanted nick to invite Daisy over for tea so he could secretly meet up with her.

• What was your personal reaction to this reading selection? I like the book “The Great Gatsby” so far. Narrator Nick Carraway is my favorite character in the story, he is a honest caring man.

·         What do you believe the author’s intent was, and what patterns of organization did you observe?  The author’s intend was to make the readers think for there are many beliefs about Gatsby that no one really know how he got his education or how he got his money. The author uses order of importance as his organization patterns.

4.08 Free Blog

I read an article on F. Scott Fitzgerald on http://www.history.com/topics/f-scott-fitzgerald . F Scott Fitzgerald was a famous writer during the time period of the 20^th century born in St. Paul Minnesota on September 24, 1896 France grew up in a poor family and he didn’t have the essentials to live. Like electricity, three meals a day or clean water. France Scott was named after his second cousin Francis Scott Key who created “The Star –Spangled Banner”.

·         What was your personal reaction to this reading selection?

I found the article to be very interesting. The article informed on the life of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.

·         What do you believe the author’s intent was, and what patterns of organization did you observe?

The Author’s intent in making the article was to inform the readers on a great American author. The Author used chronological order to organize the data.