February 4th

Well, today was a half day. Sadly, Mrs. Trice was not with us today. She is not feeling well, so hopefully, if we think nice thoughts about her, she will be back soon! In the meantime, you still have me as your fearless leader.

I was really impressed today with how much you all remembered about the movie so far. Isn't it great that we have the projector now? It makes watching and paying attention a lot easier:) Now if we could just get a popcorn machine. MMMMMMMM. Popcorn.

For those of you who missed today, we finally met Jay Gatsby and learned a little bit about him. Here are some things I noticed:

1. Gatsby throws parties that he doesn't attend.
2. The people at Gatsby's parties don't really know anything about him.
3. Gatsby seems to have some mysterious sources of income.
4. Gatsby has known Daisy for 8 years. It seems like he really sweats her.
5. Tom (Daisy's husband) is violent.
6. Myrtle (Tom's girlfriend) seems unhappy. So does Tom. So does Daisy. So does Gatsby. Hmmmm. I think that's a pattern:)
7. The light on Daisy's dock represents all the things Gatsby wants, but can't reach.
8. The Billboard with the glasses represents the "eyes of God" looking down on the action.
9. Jordan seems like she is an instigator.
10. Daisy said she hopes her daughter will grow up to be a beautiful fool. 

Anyway, that's what stood out to me. See you next time!