Thursday, September 29, 2011

THESE BE SOME GOOD LINKS, AND I AIN'T EVEN TALKIN' BOUT SAUSAGES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties
This link right here will take you folks to the glorious wikipedia page of the 1920s. Which just so happens to be the era of time that the Great Gatsby takes place. Good stuff, eh?

http://www.hatagories.com/derbyhats.aspx?gclid=CLjJrsWYw6sCFU0EQAodmx5DvA
This link is a link to a site that contains various styles of derby hats, which can b imagined were worn during the period of time that the book takes place. Everyone loved them horse races.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky
  Whiskey is consumed throughout the Great Gatsby, for somewhat of a minor plot point early on. So good 'ol JD has some impact on this fine tale of love and loss.

http://greatgatsbygame.com/
THIS LINK IS THE MAN. THE CAT'S PAJAMAS, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE LEARNING FUN, CLICK ON THIS LINK. IT'S A GAME. BUT A GAME ABOUT THE GREAT GATSBY. CHECK IT OUT. REALLY. IF YOU TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THIS BLOG POST AT ALL.

http://www.oldfords.org/
In the novel Nick Carraway drives about in an old Ford. This site has a lotta old fords... hence the name.

http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/?front_door=true
This leads to the New York City website. Perhaps learning a tad about the city that takes place in the near vicinity of Fitzgerald's warped geographics will help some of you.

http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/
The fashion style in the book reminds me personally of the attire one would wear to a good horse race. So, if  you like horse racing check this link out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
In the novel the characters of both Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway were to have participated in the first world war. Get some info on the war up ther. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_%28finance%29
Nick Carraway returns from the war to be a Bondsman. Learn something about finance here, and perhaps not have to worry about sleeping on your grandmother's couch eating ramen noodles for every meal like myself.

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/
Here's another one for you. It's just another link to something related to horse racing. You can't even fathom the vibe of the influence of horse racing upon this novel that i feel exists. Even if it isn't real. But this is the last horse link i swear.

http://www.butlerforyou.com/
Do you ever get that feeling that you really want to feel rich and famous and have a butler of your own? well luckily this blog post is for you. Check it out and you can have an esteemed international butler come into your home and make you all big and lazy, Just like Jay Gatsby.

http://www.naturesfinestseed.com/Grass-Seeds
In the book, Gatsby Likes to keep his lawn nice and beautiful. He even encourages that his neighbors do the same. Here you can get some quality grass seed and have your yard looking mighty jazzy in no time. (Except for the time it takes for grass to grow)

http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/divmguns.htm
In the war, Gatsby says that he led a detachment of machine gunners. This site has various information on WWI as well as some nice information on machine gun battalions.

http://www.ox.ac.uk/
Mr. Gatsby is consistently referring to himself as "an oxford man". This is the oxford he speaks of. Large and elaborate, and british. ASPIRE FOLKS, ASPIRE TO BE LIKE THE GREAT GATS.

http://threecookie.glogster.com/Gatsbys-Car/
Here's a nice link to another blog. A blog within a blog, Blogception some may say. But this link has a nice picture of gatsby's prestigious vehicle. The murder machine that it is. 

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1f1srj/www.cinemablend.com/new/Warner-Bros-Will-Probably-Make-Baz-Luhrmann-s-Great-Gatsby-A-Reality-23089.html
Oh Hey guys, did you realise that there is a Great Gatsby Movie in the works? Warner brothers studio is supposedly taking over the production. Should be a winner!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2SNAsv/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_%25281926_film%2529
This is a link to the older version of the movie, which was made in 1926, the new one should be much more appealing, So check it out.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7ktlOj/www.huffenglish.com/gatsby/gatsbyhunt.html
This is almost a useful tool for anyone using the Great Gatsby as a historical reference, though it is not historically accurate at all. Treasure hunts are pretty cool, especially on the internets.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/99T1nE/www.infibeam.com/Books/great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/9780812415773.html
The first step about learning about a book is to actually buy a copy of the book, this one is real fancy though, straight from Japan. Buy one, thank you, come again.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3Csycl/www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/connotation-character-color-imagery-831.html
Within the book there is this shady system of color imagery that reveals deeper meanings behind everything, this post somewhat explains various colors and their meanings.

1 comment:

  1. You have fantastic blog entries... especially this one. Your paragraphs are just a little bit short, but your style is hysterical. Coming up with lots of links for this kind of thing certainly isn't easy, and it seems like you kind of got less detailed with your paragraphs as time moved on. Don't worry, though; I did practically the same thing. You also brought to my attention a great resource: Stumbleupon.com. You use it for a lot of your links, and it seems very versatile. As far as your grammar goes, it's nearly flawless. I personally can't find a single mistake. It seems to me the only aspect you could possibly improve upon is paragraph length. Keep up the good work!

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