The Great Gatsby

The way characters treated, reacted to, and thought about one another (whether openly or not) fascinated me. When Nick is evaluating Tom and Daisy's relationship, he questions Tom's faithfulness when he gets a call during dinner from, "Some woman in New York", as Ms. Baker says. When Daisy and Tom return to the table, they are exceptionally quiet about what happened. More likely they didn't want to fight in front of house guests but they might be saving their rage at each other for another fight.

Mr Gatsby is another interesting personality in The Great Gatsby. Since he lives alone, except for a butler, he might seem secluded when he isn't having extravagant parties with people he doesn't know. He invites people he knows to the parties, but people show up that weren't invited. They just show up and blend in with the crowd. The fact that Mr. Gatsby either doesn't care or doesn't notice is strange. I'm sure he's glad to meet new people but that would become bothersome after a while. People showing up at your parties, drinking your drink, eating your food, completely uninvited.

Mr. Gatsby begins to become strange later on, firing all of his servants. His reasoning was that they were spreading rumors. He only had one servant then, besides his butler. He had someone deliver food, but no one to clean his kitchen. Daisy visited him and she said that the dishes were piled in the kitchen. At this point I questioned Gatsby's mental state and pondered why he did that.

Late Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad begins the novel as a person who focuses his energy in the here and now. He believes the future is somewhat of an illusion. So, he lives in the moment, not really thinking too much foreword. Granted, he changes over the course of the novel, thinking more of the family's future, putting himself after the good of the family.

Ma Joad emerges as the leader of the family, feeling that the family needs someone to lead them since Pa isn't very much up to it anymore. Her attitude is resilient and strong, she takes control. I believe that Ma feels that the family would fail without her even though they wouldn't. This factor of pride keeps her strong.

The Character Rose of Sharon, is a caring, nurturing soul who cares for the well being of others. She shows this by feeding the weakened man in the barn at the end of the novel. Her doing this might have ment saving the man's life.