The Great Gatsby Character Analysis

In "The Great Gatsby" by Scott Fitzgerald, the character that the title is based off of is named Jay Gatsby. Mr Gatsby lives a very mysterious life that most people don't know about, or have the wrong idea about. He is extremely wealthy and no one knows where his wealth came from.

Jay is loves a women named Daisy, who is married to Tom Buchanan. They met when they were young and instantly fell in love. He grew up as a very poor child, he lies to Daisy about his past so he can make her believe that he is good enough for her. His main motivation for his wealth was Daisy. Gatsby moves to a huge house across the bay from Daisy in West egg, a part of long island for the newly rich. Every Saturday night, he throws big parties hoping that Daisy will come. He hopes to win her over with his wealth. One day, he discovers that his neighbor, and the narrator of the book, Nick Carraway, is her cousin. Nick invites both Jay and Daisy over for tea and the love connection is once again there. 

"The Great Gatsby" is based off the story of a man named Gatsby. He is in love with a women named Daisy whom he would do anything for. Gatsby is a very interesting character with many dimensions.

Hurricane Song

In Paul Volponi's "Hurricane Song",  the author wants us to remember what happened to the people who stayed in the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina. The main character Miles and his father changed a lot because of the storm. and those hardships affected their relationship in many ways.

At the beginning of the text, Miles resented his father, he thought he cared about music more than he did about Miles, Pops and Miles were not close at all and didn't care about each other. As the story progressed, Pops had to become a real father for Miles and they had to protect each other from the dangers of Hurricane Katrina. In the end, Miles comforted his father when all the jazz clubs were destroyed, and Pops used his horn to save Miles from the man hurting him. These changes affected their relationship because they had to learn to protect and support each other. They also started to tell each other how they felt and how much they really did love each other, even though it wasn't obvious.

The protagonist of "Hurricane Song", Miles and his father Pops went through a very difficult time together during Hurricane Katrina that most people will never go through. The hardships they experienced helped to strengthen their relationship and in the end, show each their love for each other.