Questions without Answers...

1. Why is Daisy STILL married to Tom?
2. By Nick being so reserved, does he win anything?
3. Did Tom have a really good reason for hitting Mrs. Wilson...?

Violence in THIS Marrige...

The little dog was sitting on the table looking with blind eyes
through the smoke, and from time to time groaning faintly.
People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other,

searched for each other, found each other a few feet away.
Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing, i
n impassioned voices, whether Mrs. Wilson had any right
to mention Daisy’s name.

“Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!”
shouted Mrs. Wilson. “I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai ——”
Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan
broke her nose
with his open hand.

Then there were bloody towels upon the bath-room floor,
and women’s voices scolding,
and high over the confusion a long broken wail of pain.

(Fitzgerald page 42)

Money vs. Happiness

     Money can buy you all sorts of valuable things, but never true love. Love cannot be brought with money because in reality that is not a love that comes from the heart but instead from interest. One who looks into a person for their status in money wise isn't there because they love them but instead because they need the money, theres all sorts of things you can do to get money but you should never use someone for what they have economically.
     For instance money will not be there all the time. There will be times where you'll need to save money one way or another, maybe you get fired or the economy is just at its worst. Things will change and if you dont stick to your partner during the bad circumstances, you shouldn't be there at his best either. Once you die you don't take a single dollar with you in that grave. Yes you need it to get buried or to do whatever you want happening to your dead body...but that will not be your problem anymore. It will be your families and if they truly loved you when you where alive they'll want the best for you once you're far away. Love grows and never fades. It can only get stronger, even with those struggles... love has to overcome it.
     I personally would never marry for money. My love cannot be bought, and I will be the only one to choose who to marry. He has to have standards in his life and his bank account will be the last thing I'll worry about. Although he will  need to have his mind set for our future. Because being married will mean we become one and whatever we face we'll face it together. Money wont interfere as long as we have enough to make it happily ever after. 

The Role of Appearances

    You can appear to be a person you're not by the way you dress, talk, and act. Dressing a certain way always says something about you, weather it's dressing good or bad. The way you speak and how you speak reflects where you come from. And by acting a certain way people are able to tell what type of person you are. Usually the way you dress and act will define (in school wise) with what type of people you'll be hanging out with because you'd probably get along with people you can relate too.
     In the period we are living in appearances take a big spot in our eyes. Just by seeing what a person you don't even know is wearing will make you judge them right away. In order to not look different you would most likely wear whats "in" or "the new thing" to impress the people that are around you. When you go shopping you might ask someone how a certain pair of jeans or shirt looks because you don't want to make a fool of yourself once you wear it after buying it. Opinion seems to always be important when its really not necessary all the time, because what you choose is what makes you unique from others. You don't need to buy your clothes at a certain store just because of the brand and because its what everyone is wearing. For one, what you might find pretty in another store might not be pretty at the other or maybe just cost more because of the brand logo. You have to make sure that whatever you get is comfortable while wearing it not just having the brand in front and making you feel uncomfortable. Be yourself, love yourself.
     Physical looks don't matter to me but instead the way they are by heart. I look into their personality not at what they are wearing and if their clothing looks expensive or not, none of that! Even by the way I myself dress and act would surprise you if you saw what kind of people I talk to. I don't go off of looks, I just become friends with whoever welcomes me in a friendship, having a nice conversation can already make you my friend. Money never even crosses my mind while seeing or meeting a person. Hopefully money never crosses my mind because well...it's irrelevant in a relationship. I won't want a friend or anyone for their money because thats selfish and thanks to God I've never had the need to come close with someone by money interest and hope I never will. It can be different depending in what type of person you are, maybe looks and money do matter to you...but would you want someone around you for what you have? Look into their hearts and personality not at what someday might be gone.

To Assimilate or Not to Assimulate?

In order to fit in what seems like a corrupted century most people assimilate on what they're not. From buying things they don't need, to simply acting what they're not starts the assimilation in society. Most people do things like that to simply feel like they "click in" with a certain group of people, or to be known for something they're not...they want attention that will eventually be granted, but think about it how long will that really last? Being who you aren't can only go on for so long you'll eventually get tired of not simply being YOU. If your friends are really your friends they have no reason to change or ask anything in return in order to be with them no matter what. As you slowly try going back to the old you and stop being someone you're not real friends will stick with you and maybe not notice but fake ones who were only intresterd in what you were for a period of time will go bye bye. Walter Lee Young from the play A Raisin In the Sun plays a role of assimilation with in his dreams. As a motivation to finally open his eyes in wanting to get a big house with a big yard like the white Americans had in that time, he looks at what they have and he doesn't. He wanted to be like them and get there in order to prove that not only white Americans can get what they have buy that anyone was capable of getting it, including him. A good role of assimilation played in his part because while he tries to encounter his dream he keeps in mind the benefaction of his family with in himself. Although he wants the best for his family he shouldn't have based it on what others had, he should've pushed himself to getting it from the beginning and not through wanting what others around him had. It started as his weekness and it gain him strength to challenge himself in order to accomplish it. As in my everyday life wise people tend to assimilate a whole lot! I've seen it in many occations and it gets me upset. If by being yourself can't get you to "fit in" or "click in" then go try hanging around with a different group of people and surround yourself with people you can be yourself and comfortable with. Be loved. Give love to those you cherish. I can say I don't assimilate what I'm not, but looks can be deceiving. On a first glance from what I've heard can look/seem different than how I am. But I mean I never want things that everyone has because well if I don't have it for a start and haven't had the needs to have one then why get it, right? Assimilation can fool you, don't let it fool you bye bye real you. Many things assimilated by people won't be used in their future so why bother doing it in the first place. 

My Familia? OR Me?

Well lets just say I do everything to make my family proud of me. I care for them so much and love them to death. My family and me are as one, I don't separate the two things. Both are important for me and complete my life. I do many things to prove my family and myself that I am capable to accomplish them. I am the oldest and I've always thought that threw me I set the example for my brother and sisters. They have told me that they look up to me and that pushes my standards even higher. So its my family and me there is no or, there is no choice. One without the other doesn't complete my life.

MY American Dream

My american dream is based on my education, and the goals I have yet to accomplish. Going to a college and getting a good job is included. Getting payed really good is pretty much a must for my future. Having that dream house of mine and just enough money for my family is needed, since I have never had the need to ask for money from others. We might not be rich in all its word but we have just enough, and are rich of a lovable, united family. I see a lot of accomplishments in my American dream, and I'm sure that with enough determination all of them will be reached.