Post 2 Paula Orozco

-->So far, my predictions have been confirmed but they were not too risky... That's why now I decided to be a bit more "adventurer": I think that what will happen next is that Tom discovers Daisy's affair with Gatsby, so he forces her to move far away from West Egg. If that's OK Daisy is the unhappy woman in the cover and my Voice Thread prediction would be completly correct!!

-->The quote I'll select now is:

"They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn't know me now at all. I looked once more at them and they looked back at me, remotely, possessed by intense life."

I've chosen this quotation because of the way Nick express the intense moment between Gatsby and Daisy as if they feel full of life and love. By reading it, I can imagine how uncomfortable Nick felt there and I understand his decision of leaving them together. I can't say why, but Nick's way of speaking make me laugh! May be it's because of the way I imagine he expresses his feelings. 

-->The changes I noticed were: 

1- We now know about Gatsby and his parties, we also know what people think of him. Then, Gatsby invents a story of his life but finally tells Nick the real one.

2- There's more descriptions about Jordan Baker, she is a golf player, dishonest but anyway Nick is beginning to be in love with her.

3- It's explained why Gatsby lives there and why he gives so many parties.

4- The "romance" begins again between Gatsby and Daisy, so we can see that Daisy is not  so innocent after all...

5- Tom is shown as jealous because he can perceive his wife's affair.

Post 1 Paula Orozco

So far my predictions in the Voice Thread have been quite well, as I said it was situated in the United States,  was related to wealthy families and with dances. But, up to now, nothing is mentioned about a character that is not happy with something!

-->The quotation I've chosen is:
"I lived at West Egg, the- well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them."
I chose it because he made me laugh with that description. I can imagine Nick expressing that idea with a sense of humor and a touch of irony... His poor house was squeezed between two huge places that made it look even more horrible!

-->Characters:
Nick Carraway: the novel's narrator and  member of a well-to do family. He is a tolerant person, a hard worker (in the bond business), a veteran of the war and because of his father's piece of advice, he is declined to reserve judgements.

Daisy Buchanan: Nick's second cousin and Tom's Buchanan's wife. She was described as a charming woman with a thirilling voice, with a sad and lovely face.

Tom Buchanan: Daisy's unfaithful and violent husband. He was a football player at College and member of a enormously wealthy family. He was a sturdy straw-haired mand of thirty, with arrogant eyes and a cruel body.

Jordan Baker: Daisy's friend, well-known for playing a sport.

Jay Gatsby: Nick's wealthy neighbour and the protagonist of the novel.

Myrtle Wilson: Tom's lover under the pretext that she was totally unhappy with her marriage.

-->I think Gatsby and Nick will be very close friends and that Nick and Jordan will part a love story...