"If ____ was our Narrator" Nick the Narrator

~This is the version of my merely rewritten scene through Nick's narration from only chapter 5 on pages 86 and 87.

Gatsby, as his nervous hands stayed in his pocket to keep from how scared his actually was to Daisy, was reclining against the mantelpiece pretending to be at ease with absolute boredom. His head leaned back really far, in fact so far, it rested against the face of a useless clock, and from this jocular position, his frenetic eyes looked down at Daisy who sat, disheartened but graceful, on the edge of a stiff chair that represented the conversation perfectly.
"We've met before," muttered Gatsby failing to deliver credence in his voice which was expected of him.. His eyes glanced for a minute towards me, and his lips part attempting to laugh, but not really. Due to the awkward mood through silence in the room, it was relief when the clock tilted from the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it while his hands shook tremendously to put it back in place.
"I'm sorry about the clock," he said.
My own face was now assuming to burn turning all sorts of colors annoyed. I couldn't find at least one peaceful place in my mind .
"It's an old clock," I told them foolishly.
I think that is was clearly apparent of the condition of the clock that was now smashed into pieces on the floor.
"We haven't met for many years." said Daisy, her voice breaking the stone cold ice as much as she could ever.
"Five years next November."
The swiftness of Gatsby's answer to what was meant to be a conversation opening comment put us all back to square one for at least another minute. Just as soon as I got them both to stand up and desperately help me come make tea to take a crack at the awkward ice, Finn came in the room with it already on the tray!
However, I must say, the lack of communication between me and Finnwith the presence of cups & cakes, took a strain off of the physical comfort in everyone. That's when Gatsby's seclusion of himself from the conversation made him feel awkward and distant all over again as me and Daisy talked. So, for Gatsby's sake, I realized the whole purpose of this meeting which wasn't about me getting to know my cousin more,but set the scene for the two to rekindle their love and came up with the first possible excuse to leave the room.
"I'll be back."

Article Review: The Death of The American Dream

In a recent article from the year 2011 on both how and why the so called "American Dream" is dead makes total sense to me. However, I disagree with one point Walter Russell Mead makes regarding complete absence of the dream from declining of stocks to the second dip of double housing downturn we are currently facing. In my opinion, the "American Dream" is not dead, instead, it's dying. The fact that were are living IN the days of society's downfall doesn't yet make it apart of America's past if we are still in it. ".For eighty years we have defined the American dream as an owner occupied family home, preferably with a nice swathe of crabgrass-free lawn around it. The home mortgage was the centerpiece of a society of consumers based on debt-financed living...." This qoute implies and indicates the ways of life in a perception that's lasted several decades and is the opposite of today's housing marketing in which is slowly but surely deteriorating. As much as people tried to eschew the inevitable down spiraling of the U.S. Moreover, American housing policy has come to an dead end. We can no longer excite the economy successfully by motivating more and more citizens to take for granted higher levels of debt. The bad news has come at a bad time. The Baby Boomers, the least provident and most demanding generation in American history, are beginning to hit retirement. For decades, many Boomers comforted themselves with the illusion owning a home would provide them with the savings they would need in retirement. Now many of them haven’t paid off their mortgages and they not only don’t have a lot of equity left; in some cases they cannot afford to sell their depreciated homes. In relation to Jay Gatsby (also known as James Gatz) in the novel The Great Gatsby, he fell in love with the luxurious lifestyle with all America had to offer in the 1920s (which would be considered the "American Dream"). Jay Gatsby was unable to dissemble his feelings for not only Daisy,but this turning this his dream of wealth into reality not realizing the fallacies it with held.

Music Review: "Everything is Everything"

"Everything is everything
What is meant to be, will be
After winter, must come spring
Change, it comes eventually

This is one of the only songs I have heard that is true for almost everyone. Lauryn is singing about how you really can't change life. Life moves very slowly, so you have time to take it all in.

I wrote these words for everyone
Who struggles in their youth
Who won't accept deception
Instead of what is truth
It seems we lose the game,
Before we even start to play

Just about everyone has a confusing time figuring out who they are and how they got there. We think things are impossible but here she says nothing is impossible if you try. Play through to the end.

L. Boogie spars with stars and constellations
then came down for a little conversation
Adjacent to the king, fear no human being

Lauryn's nickname is L. Boogie. She is saying that she is a star. You can look at her self confidence and be inspired to look at yourself in a different way. You can look at yourself as the best person in the world. To other people you may not be, but to yourself you are a star." Without a doubt, Lauryn Hill's music is ageless and timeless.:)

Enjoy this music video by Paramore(I absolutely love them) even though it's a bit extra and not apart of my music review on Lauryn Hill=D.


Aside from these two songs I pointed out within the categories of true Hip-Hop and Rock, I enjoy all genres...seriously. I think that my ability to find talent in something no matter if I'm use to it or not comes from my open-mindness. It's also easy for me to fall in love with it. Alot of the music that I just know will never get old to me is mostly 90s music because I am a 90s baby:) and heard it growing up. From waltz music to techno, I like it all!! Here are JUST A FEW artists I adore with some of my favorite songs they've produced (if you haven't heard some of their majic already):
Snow Patrol-"You could be happy","Chasing cars"
Coldplay-"Fix you","Paradise","The scientist"
Erykah Badu-"Window seat","Love of my life","Honey"
Angie Stone-"Brotha"
Common-"I want you","The people"
Maxwell-"Pretty wings"
Goo goo dolls-"Iris","Slide"
Avril Lavigne-"Smile","When your gone"
Hilary Duff-"So yesterday"
One Republic,The Script,Maroon 5, Seven Nation Army
Rihanna-All songs
Digable Planet-"Im cool like dat"
Beyonce-All songs
Fefe Dobson-Stuttering
Pink,Desiree',LMAO,Pixie Lott
India Irie-All songs,Jill Scott-All songs
Queen Latifah-U.N.I.T.Y
Michael Jackson,Janet Jackson,Aretha Franklin
La Roux
Kirko Bangz-"In my cup"
Owl City,Katy Perry,Selena Gomez
Kimbra,Lyfe Jennings,Karina Pasian
Marsha A.,Jenniefer H.,Nas,Nicki Minaj,Bruno Mars
Wilson Phillips-"Hold on"
Bob Marley-All songs
Jamie Foxx,Drake,Lil wayne,Ice Cube,Tupac
Nivea-"Complicated''
Mary J.,Kanye,Ludachris, Chris Brown,Chrishan
Visoto Bosses,Luther Vandross,Jerimiah,Marvin Gaye
Big Sean,A.S.K. ME,Robin Thicke,Adam Lambert
Sade-"Soldier of Love","The sweetest taboo","Smooth Operator":)

Temorary love (Winter Poem)

Phenomenon of JD Salinger & The Catcher in the Rye.

The author of a 65 million sold copies of one of his most famous books, The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger makes the decision to run from it all. Well, at least the fame and not so much the $$$$$$$ lol.He left because the success of his book was overwhelming and he really wasn't ready for it at the rapid speed it came from in my opinion. "I'm so sorry you've come so far but, as you will know, my husband is someone who values his privacy," says the wife of Salinger to a reporter from Spector name Leonard. It makes perfect sense to me as of why he doesn't want media taking over all of the little bit of privacy he does have (at home). On the other hand, I'm not so sure about the disappearance in the public eye completely and turning anti-social when everyone just wants to credit him for a great contribution to the world through writing and his own personal accomplishments. Moreover,• The catcher in the rye was a lot more fascinating during the 1950s and has dramatically changed over the years differently in many people eyes. In 1950s, teens were a lot more rebellious and dealing with post-war stress. Some people, mostly parents think it’s unappropiate for teens in highschool and has been banned because of that. However, schools that continue to teach have realized and noticed the awesome literature JD Salinger intells.
"I connected to this book in the sense that my way of thinking is the same as Holden. Yes, he is selfish and a madman. Is this bad? It is not for us to say. It has been benifitial to me and everyone around me that i love. Holden is a fictional character that represents what many of us have gone through, and is the manifestation of what just a few of us have gone through. Parents, love it or hate it this book depicts the truth going on around our world. You of all people should know that this vulgar language is only as bad as we make it. It is in every day life, and honestly its not that big a deal.Neither is sexuality. Its not so much the age of the kid as much as it is the moral values, intelligence and manor to which the child has been raised. If the child has been raised in a non tolerant household that fluffs up the real world, of course the child is going to be disturbed by this. and kids, teens, whatever, please read this book. hell, you might not make the least bit connection with it but it is a very real statement and your first insight of the truth. "

This is a discussion about the negativity parents and others in authorities having been giving this book instead of at least crediting the author for the overall concept/message. “All I did was, I got up and went over and looked out the window. I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead.” Both boys are motivated to consider suicide by a feeling of intense loneliness. This suggests that Huck and Holden not only wish to escape the constricting, corrupting influence of civilization as they perceive it, but also to discover some unprecedented form of community or intimacy that the prevailing social order has denied them.

Holden

Holden? Hmmmmm..CHILDLIKE much?
Describing Holden and what I truly think of him can't be told one word and not even a few,but I'll try my best.
Holden Caulfield is a terribly disillusioned teenager who is disgusted with the adult world he sees around him. His plan to run away from school is the result of his desperation to escape the realities of his oncoming adulthood. Through the innocence of his youth Holden views the world as hypocritical and corrupt. His fondest memories are of playing checkers with Jane Gallagher and dancing with his sister Phoebe. Among his many cynical views is his attitude about sex. He is disgusted that people can have sex casually rather than it being an expression of love. He is traumatized when he perceives that people are ruining his sense of purity and righteousness. An example is his hatred of the profanity used in graffiti, most especially when it’s within the view of young children. Holden fools himself into believing that he can stay young forever and his attempt at running is his means of doing so. He has temper tantrums, he smokes in his dorm room even though he knows it is against the rules. He doesn't study. He likes to sit and pretend he cannot see, and calls to his mom for a joke. He does this to annoy Ackley, and he says he does childish games like this all the time for his own amusement.I'd say he is disrespectful to his roommate, and neighbors his dorm building. He starts a fight with his roommate over a childish crush he has on an old female friend and neighbor. He rides ackley about how his roommate was right in saying he does not brush his teeth.

“I took my old hunting hat out of my pocket while I walked and put it on. I knew I wouldn’t meet anybody that knew me, and it was pretty damp out” (Holden Caulfield – CITR). Holden’s red hunting hat from the book Catcher In The Rye, is one of the most recognizable symbols from twentieth-century American literature. It represents his individuality and need for security, while also representing his mixed emotions on acceptance, alienation, conformity.Holden's red hunting hat appears frequently throughout the book but one of the most significant appearances is in chapter 13.Honestly, I could go on and on about him,but overall, I must say Holden represents an average teen of his decade that is put in similar situations with the same reactions.Period.

My red Hunting Hat

In my personal opinion, the red hunting hat is a way of Holden expressing his freedom and voice. This one is open to interpretation. I always saw it as a symbol of Holden's identity. It's a bit strange and out of place, as is Holden. It's something he hides behind, choosing to wear it at times when he doesn't care how he looks. He often hides behind fake identities in the novel.Some draw a connection between the hat and his brother Allie, because Allie had such bright red hair. Maybe a way to hang on to his memory, with the hat?? I think there's definitely significance to Phoebe wearing the hat toward the end of the book. When Holden sees her walking toward him, wearing his hat and carrying his suitcase, it makes him realize Phoebe is following directly in his footsteps. This is what makes him change his mind about running away from home.

The first time we read The Catcher in the Rye, we noticed that this red hat kept cropping up, but actually, we didn't really know what to do with it. At first it just seemed a little ridiculous. After all, Holden just berated Mr. Spencer for being the kind of old guy that "can get a big bang out of buying a [Navajo] blanket," and here he is a few chapters later admitting that he himself gets "a big bang out of that hat." At least on this level, the hat hints that Holden has the same characteristics he judges in others. But at this point, that's not really news to us. There's definitely more hidden in this hat.Then we had to look at certain specific key passages, starting with the first time we see the hat. Holden tells us (towards the beginning of Chapter Three) that he bought the hat in New York that morning after he left all the fencing equipment on the subway and pissed off the entire team. So we know he's feeling particularly vulnerable at the time, though Holden would never admit to such a state as vulnerability.Overall, the red hunting hat has endless possibilites of purpose.