Berry’s Blog

  Luckily, my dog nose is very good at differentiating between different people. However, this does not allow me to see into their past. Many people, such as Jay Gatsby or rather James Gatz, personify this narrative. James Gatz started life as the son of unsuccessful farmers in the middle of nowhere in North Dakota, before moving to the Great Lakes area and ultimately meeting Dan Cody, who would help accelerate his rise to wealth, along with his love for Daisy. This change required James Gatz to leave everything behind to try to pursue his dreams. While at first it does not seem that his life represents the American dream, and in many ways it does not, Gatsby still had to struggle to earn his money. Gatsby still spent years of his life on Dan Cody’s boat. Gatsby still spent years as a salmon fisherman in the Great Lakes. Gatsby still went overseas and fought in World War I. Many people in the modern world seem to believe that The Great Gatsby is outdated; however, these same storyl...

  My short little life has only been going on since 2023; however, there was once a time when everything was different. Modernism was a time following the turn of the 19th century that saw a change in American culture. This time saw the introduction of the flapper, who were women who broke from the more reserved mindset of the previous generations in favor of more personal freedom and expression. They started going to clubs and dancing as well as drinking during prohibition, and wearing different clothes. I believe this had to do with the current state of the world back then. Prior to this time, the world was a smaller place, as many people kept to themselves. However, the First World War changed things and helped lead to the world becoming more globalized. This war was not the first war that had great casualties,  but it was one of the first where people all over the world heard about it and were affected by it. I believe that this was the way that people were able to cope wi...