Tom’s jealousy.

I found it interesting how Tom is becomming a little bitjealous of Gatsby. Tom all of a sudden is asking who Gatsby is and how he made his money. On page 107, Tom says, “Who is this Gatsby anyhow?”.
“Some big bootlegger?”
“Where’s you hear that?” I inquired.
“I didn’t hear it, I just imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people are just big bootleggers, you know.”

It seems as if Tom is trying to convince himself that even though Gatsby is rich, he didn’t make the money in a respectable way. Making Tom’s lack of great fortune not seem as big of a deal to him.

I don’t understand why Tom is getting jealous of Daisy seeing and going to Gatsby’s parties. Daisy has remained faithful to Tom, while Tom is the one who had been unfaithful. Perhaps Tom is jealous of Gatsby because of his money. Maybe Tom is thinking why would Daisy remain with me when she could have a man who has a great fortune? I don’t think that Gatsby is necessarily looking to break up any marriages though.
 

American Literature.

What I think of when I think of American Literature,  is classic books. I imagine a lot of the books being uninteresting and poorly written, in my opinion, but to the rest of the world, they are shining stars. 
I think of American literature also as being the mold for authors and gave an idea of how to write in the very early years of American Literature, if that makes any sense.
Books in American Literature seem to have a lot in common. They are about problems that were going on in the world when the books were written. Whether it be racism, sexism, war protests, or something a long those lines. The common denominator for a lot of American classics and American literature, seem to be problems going on in the world.

American Literature.

What I think of when I think of American Literature,  is classic books. I imagine a lot of the books being uninteresting and poorly written, in my opinion, but to the rest of the world, they are shining stars. 
I think of American literature also as being the mold for authors and gave an idea of how to write in the very early years of American Literature, if that makes any sense.
Books in American Literature seem to have a lot in common. They are about problems that were going on in the world when the books were written. Whether it be racism, sexism, war protests, or something a long those lines. The common denominator for a lot of American classics and American literature, seem to be problems going on in the world.