SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

ACTIVE READING NOTE FOR CHAPTERS 1-5:
Okay so at first this book was hard to follow but when Vonnegut continues his his postmodernist writing style and it actually begins to make sense! Lots of stuff happens leading up to chapter five and here are some of the major events:
1) billy being able to travel through time.
2) billy being abducted the night of his daughters wedding.
3) and the imprisonment of billy by the German troops.

Schlachtof Eins

ACTIVE READING NOTES
CHAPTER 1:
1) Vennegut is the main character.
2) he served during world war 2.
3) he was a prisoner of war in eastern Germany during the firebombing of Dresden.
4) he has an old war buddy names Bernard V. O' Hare.
5) in 1967 the both of them returned to Dresden with the funding from the Guggenheim foundation.
6) Vonnegut dedicates Slaughterhouse Five to Gerhard Muller (the can driver they met on there way to Dresden) and O'Hare's wife.
7) it takes Vonnegut so long to write about Dresden because "there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre".
8) he learns that the Dresden's destruction is still classified as top secret according to the U.S. Air Force.

THE END OF GATSBY

Holy crap Gatsby dies! It makes me mad because Daisy just moves on so fast after putting Gatsby through all that. She is nothing but a no good gold digger. When a book makes you feel anger, happiness, or sadness you know it's a good book 👍

Active reading notes for Chapters 4-6 of The Great Gatsby

CHAPTER 4:
Observations:
As we meet Meyer wolfsheim (fixed the world series) Gatsby's friend we get an idea of the type of people he is associated with.
CHAPTER 5:
Observations:
Gatsby wants nothing more than to be reunited with Daisy. He practically begs nick to arrange a meeting between the three.
Questions:
What is so special about Daisy to Gatsby? Why choose her out of all the other women?

CHAPTER 6:
Questions:
Why does Tom allow Daisy to spend so much time with Gatsby?
Why does Gatsby care so much about Daisy when all she cares about is his money?
Foreshadowing:
When We learn about Gatsby's past we get the feeling that we will soon did out why he cares so much about what people think of him and why he carries the metal with him.

4/8 Essay Assessment

First day back and we got hit with an essay. It was a big reality check for me because throughout all of spring break I did not think about school once. That is why I put forth a pretty sad effort today :(. Hopefully next time I have an essay or exam following a break I can try and prepare myself so I don't do this again.