Kailey’s Comments (group member since Sep 03, 2010)

Kailey’s comments from the Akins AP Lang & Comp - Hollis 8 group.

Im not really sure what I think about Gatsby. When he took Nick to lunch and Nick met that sketchy guy Mr.Wolfshiem, it made me feel like Gatsby is involved in something. Also, when they were on their way to lunch and the police officer stopped them, Gatsby showed him a white paper that I guess was a picture and the police officer was like "excuse me" then tipped his hat. What was that all about, like why is he getting special treatment?
Then the last thing I read was when at lunch Nick saw Tom and tried to introduce them, Gatsby just left. I realized it was because he was once Daisy's lover like 20 years ago and all that but still, I feel like Gatsby is hiding something. I wonder what will happen when Nick invites Daisy over for tea and Gatsby just "happens" to stop by.

Yeah what Mr.Hollis says helps me out a lot. Tom and Daisy are wealthy while Mr.Wilson (Myrtles husband) is just a garage shop owner. So I think that Tom and Myrtle are just looking for something different that they dont have with their current spouses. But at one point, when Nick is talking to Daisy's friend Jordan about the affair thats going on, Jordan mentions Daisy being a catholic and that being the only reason they cant divorce. But Nick knows that Daisy really isnt catholic, so I think thats an excuse by Tom so he can basically have his cake and eat it too, by keeping both women.

Also, I have a lot of respect for Hester staying in New England. She believed that the everyday torture of living there would cleanse her soul and make her pure again. But does anyone else think its weird that although everyone looks down upon her for her sin, they all wear garments she made? Such as the sashes that the military men wore, the minister's armband, hats for babies and some other things.

Christian, I think the husband for Hester is Roger Chillingworth because when he was the doctor for her while she was in prison, they talked about it. Hester wouldnt reveal the identity of Pearl's father, so he asked her to keep his secret of being her husband from everyone else in the town as well. And Logan, I think he changed his name because he was afraid of the consequences of being her husband. He didnt want everyone to know who he was just in case people turned on him as well.

Oh, and Ty, I think they're in Massachusetts.

The first two chapters were kind of confusing to me. I know that her punishment was to stand infront of the townspeeople with the red A on her chest, but since they were talking about the prison, did she spend time in prison too?