‭Story‬‭Murphy‬

‭Mr.Smith‬

‭G-Block‬

‭May‬‭6,‬‭2024‬

‭Wealth‬‭is‬‭one‬‭of‬‭the‬‭world's‬‭most‬‭addictive‬‭drugs.‬‭While‬‭many‬‭wealthy‬‭people‬‭have‬‭the‬

‭opportunity‬‭to‬‭use‬‭it‬‭for‬‭good,‬‭their‬‭greed‬‭assumes‬‭control‬‭over‬‭them‬‭which‬‭in‬‭the‬‭end‬‭leaves‬

‭them‬‭in‬‭their‬‭own‬‭world‬‭of‬‭ignorance.‬‭Great‬‭Gatsby‬‭displayed‬‭wealth‬‭in‬‭the‬‭1900s‬‭and‬‭during‬

‭this‬‭time‬‭even‬‭New‬‭and‬‭Old‬‭money‬‭were‬‭distinguishable‬‭regardless‬‭of‬‭the‬‭amount.‬‭The‬‭novel‬

‭Great‬‭Gatsby,‬‭when‬‭viewed‬‭through‬‭a‬‭marxist‬‭lens,‬‭unveils‬‭the‬‭ignorance‬‭and‬‭deep‬‭seated‬

‭superiority‬‭complex‬‭extremely‬‭wealthy‬‭people‬‭have.‬‭The‬‭movie‬‭augments‬‭this‬‭through‬‭its‬

‭display‬‭of‬‭emotions‬‭and‬‭use‬‭of‬‭imagery.‬

‭Affluent‬‭individuals‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Great‬‭Gatsby‬‭exhibit‬‭carelessness‬‭stemming‬‭from‬‭everything‬

‭being‬‭handed‬‭to‬‭them‬‭on‬‭a‬‭silver‬‭platter.‬‭They‬‭struggled‬‭to‬‭think‬‭about‬‭others‬‭and‬‭this‬‭is‬

‭emphasized‬‭when‬‭Nick‬‭observes‬‭that‬‭"They‬‭were‬‭careless‬‭people,‬‭Tom‬‭and‬‭Daisy—they‬

‭smashed‬‭up‬‭things‬‭and‬‭creatures‬‭and‬‭then‬‭retreated‬‭back‬‭into‬‭their‬‭money‬‭or‬‭their‬‭vast‬

‭carelessness,‬‭or‬‭whatever‬‭it‬‭was‬‭that‬‭kept‬‭them‬‭together,‬‭and‬‭let‬‭other‬‭people‬‭clean‬‭up‬‭the‬‭mess‬

‭they‬‭had‬‭made...".‬ ‭Tom‬‭and‬‭Daisy‬‭not‬‭only‬‭lacked‬‭care‬‭for‬‭those‬‭around‬‭them‬‭but‬‭also‬

‭themselves‬‭and‬‭the‬‭consequences‬‭they‬‭could‬‭possibly‬‭face.‬‭The‬‭worst‬‭part‬‭is‬‭that‬‭they‬‭knew‬‭that‬

‭if‬‭anyone‬‭had‬‭their‬‭back‬‭it‬‭would‬‭be‬‭their‬‭money.‬‭In‬‭a‬‭society‬‭where‬‭money‬‭was‬‭of‬‭such‬‭high‬

‭value,‬‭people‬‭were‬‭able‬‭to‬‭bend‬‭the‬‭rules‬‭to‬‭tailor‬‭life‬‭to‬‭accommodate‬‭their‬‭needs.‬‭The‬‭rich‬‭live‬

‭in‬‭their‬‭own‬‭world‬‭not‬‭even‬‭realizing‬‭how‬‭unrealistic‬‭it‬‭is,‬‭this‬‭is‬‭highlighted‬‭when‬‭Nick‬‭was‬

‭immersed‬‭in‬‭their‬‭lifestyle‬‭and‬‭realizes‬‭that‬‭he‬‭“was‬‭within‬‭and‬‭without,‬‭simultaneously‬

‭enchanted‬‭and‬‭repelled‬‭by‬‭the‬‭inexhaustible‬‭variety‬‭of‬‭life.”‬‭Nick‬‭feels‬‭detached‬‭from‬‭reality‬
‭while‬‭experiencing‬‭the‬‭rich‬‭lifestyle.‬‭Rich‬‭people‬‭do‬‭not‬‭understand‬‭that‬‭any‬‭“normal”‬‭person‬

‭would‬‭not‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭up‬‭with‬‭the‬‭way‬‭they‬‭live,‬‭once‬‭again‬‭isolating‬‭them‬‭and‬‭providing‬

‭them‬‭with‬‭reason‬‭to‬‭be‬‭ignorant.‬‭Nick‬‭also‬‭reemphasizes‬‭not‬‭being‬‭able‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭up‬‭the‬‭lifestyle‬

‭by‬‭mentioning‬‭how‬‭exhausting‬‭it‬‭can‬‭be‬‭and‬‭the‬‭only‬‭way‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭up‬‭with‬‭it‬‭is‬‭money.‬‭Many‬‭rich‬

‭people‬‭are‬‭so‬‭used‬‭to‬‭being‬‭rich‬‭that‬‭they‬‭don’t‬‭even‬‭have‬‭a‬‭clue‬‭what‬‭reality‬‭is‬‭like.‬‭They‬‭use‬

‭their‬‭money‬‭to‬‭create‬‭paths‬‭for‬‭them‬‭that‬‭would‬‭otherwise‬‭not‬‭be‬‭there‬‭which‬‭is‬‭why‬‭they‬‭were‬

‭and‬‭are‬‭so‬‭separate‬‭from‬‭everyone‬‭else.‬

‭These‬‭same‬‭scenes‬‭can‬‭be‬‭seen‬‭in‬‭the‬‭movie,‬‭but‬‭with‬‭the‬‭addition‬‭of‬‭emotions‬‭and‬

‭imagery,‬‭the‬‭full‬‭message‬‭is‬‭displayed.‬‭The‬‭author‬‭provides‬‭details‬‭about‬‭the‬‭scene‬‭that‬‭enhance‬

‭the‬‭dramatics‬‭of‬‭it‬‭such‬‭as‬‭“INT.‬‭GATSBY’S‬‭CASTLE‬‭-‬‭GRAND‬‭BALLROOM‬‭-‬

‭CONTINUOUS‬‭As‬‭Nick‬‭slowly,‬‭bitterly‬‭hangs‬‭up‬‭the‬‭telephone…”.‬‭While‬‭rich‬‭people‬‭live‬‭in‬‭a‬

‭world‬‭isolated‬‭from‬‭others,‬‭that‬‭is‬‭not‬‭the‬‭case‬‭for‬‭everyone‬‭else,‬‭signifying‬‭that‬‭those‬‭who‬‭aren't‬

‭rich‬‭have‬‭to‬‭put‬‭up‬‭with‬‭the‬‭behavior‬‭of‬‭those‬‭who‬‭are‬‭due‬‭to‬‭their‬‭ignorance‬‭emerging‬‭from‬‭said‬

‭wealth.‬‭In‬‭the‬‭first‬‭scene,‬‭these‬‭additional‬‭details‬‭highlight‬‭the‬‭difficulties‬‭of‬‭living‬‭in‬‭a‬‭world‬

‭with‬‭people‬‭who‬‭truly‬‭don’t‬‭care‬‭about‬‭you‬‭or‬‭how‬‭their‬‭actions‬‭will‬‭impact‬‭you.‬‭The‬‭producer‬

‭also‬‭emphasizes‬‭Nick's‬‭realization‬‭of‬‭the‬‭unrealisticness‬‭inherent‬‭in‬‭the‬‭so-called‬‭reality‬‭that‬‭rich‬

‭people‬‭pertain‬‭to‬‭when‬‭he‬‭writes‬‭“The‬‭Manhattan‬‭skyline‬‭-‬‭millions‬‭of‬‭lighted‬‭windows‬‭frame‬

‭silhouettes‬‭of‬‭this‬‭inexhaustible‬‭humanity…”.‬‭The‬‭use‬‭of‬‭imagery‬‭helps‬‭with‬‭painting‬‭a‬‭picture‬

‭of‬‭how‬‭isolating‬‭being‬‭rich‬‭can‬‭be.‬‭While‬‭it‬‭acknowledges‬‭that‬‭there‬‭are‬‭many‬‭people‬‭in‬‭the‬

‭expensive‬‭manhattan‬‭apartments‬‭it‬‭reduces‬‭them‬‭down‬‭to‬‭silhouettes‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭people.‬‭Affluent‬

‭people‬‭often‬‭separate‬‭themselves‬‭from‬‭everyone‬‭else‬‭solely‬‭because‬‭of‬‭their‬‭wealth‬‭but‬‭when‬‭the‬

‭rest‬‭of‬‭society‬‭feeds‬‭into‬‭it,‬‭it‬‭gives‬‭the‬‭rich‬‭more‬‭reason‬‭to‬‭isolate‬‭themselves.‬‭While‬‭the‬‭idea‬‭of‬

‭rich‬‭people‬‭being‬‭ignorant‬‭and‬‭conceited‬‭can‬‭be‬‭easily‬‭seen‬‭through‬‭just‬‭the‬‭story,‬‭the‬‭added‬
‭details‬‭help‬‭paint‬‭a‬‭greater‬‭picture‬‭from‬‭a‬‭different‬‭perspective.‬‭That‬‭greater‬‭picture‬‭ultimately‬

‭being‬‭rich‬‭people‬‭live‬‭grand‬‭lives‬‭that‬‭are‬‭completely‬‭unattainable‬‭to‬‭most.‬

‭To‬‭conclude,‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Great‬‭Gatsby‬‭marxist‬‭views‬‭can‬‭be‬‭seen‬‭everywhere.‬‭Rich‬‭people‬

‭have‬‭no‬‭reason‬‭to‬‭think‬‭outside‬‭of‬‭their‬‭own‬‭world.‬‭Daisy‬‭and‬‭Tom‬‭would‬‭cause‬‭whatever‬‭chaos‬

‭to‬‭the‬‭outside‬‭world‬‭but‬‭not‬‭have‬‭a‬‭care‬‭in‬‭the‬‭world‬‭because‬‭they‬‭simply‬‭had‬‭money.‬‭Nick‬

‭attempted‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭up‬‭with‬‭the‬‭wealthy‬‭lifestyle‬‭but‬‭in‬‭the‬‭end‬‭it‬‭was‬‭a‬‭draining‬‭and‬‭unrealistic‬

‭way‬‭for‬‭someone‬‭who‬‭wasn’t‬‭absolutely‬‭wealthy‬‭to‬‭live.‬‭This‬‭is‬‭simple‬‭to‬‭see‬‭throughout‬‭the‬

‭story‬‭but‬‭with‬‭the‬‭added‬‭details‬‭and‬‭imagery‬‭from‬‭the‬‭film,‬‭it‬‭makes‬‭the‬‭divide‬‭between‬‭the‬‭rich‬

‭and‬‭not‬‭even‬‭clearer‬‭by‬‭emphasizing‬‭the‬‭almost‬‭sheltered‬‭lifestyle‬‭of‬‭the‬‭wealthy.‬

‭Skill‬ ‭ ‬ ‭Foundational‬
N ‭Proficient‬ ‭Advanced‬
‭Y‬

‭Thesis‬ ‭ stablishes‬
E ‭*previous‬‭and‬ ‭*previous‬‭and‬
‭a‬‭basic‬ ‭Indicates‬‭the‬ ‭Effectively‬‭&‬‭clearly‬
‭claim‬ ‭relationship‬ ‭conveys‬‭the‬
‭Mentions‬ ‭between‬‭texts‬ ‭relationship‬‭between‬
‭both‬‭texts‬ ‭Claim‬‭is‬‭a‬ ‭texts‬‭&‬‭and‬‭the‬
‭Specifically‬ ‭reasonable‬ ‭message‬‭or‬
‭mentions‬‭or‬ ‭interpretation‬ ‭interpretation‬‭that‬
‭alludes‬‭to‬‭a‬ ‭and‬‭moves‬ ‭can‬‭be‬‭determined‬
‭critical‬‭lens‬ ‭beyond‬ ‭Clearly‬‭developed‬
‭summary‬ ‭throughout‬‭essay‬
‭Developed‬
‭throughout‬
‭essay‬

‭Claims‬ ‭ akes‬‭a‬
M ‭*Previous‬‭(and)‬ ‭*Previous‬‭(and)‬
‭statement‬ ‭Somewhat‬ ‭Considers‬‭the‬‭thesis‬
‭that‬‭requires‬ ‭considers‬‭the‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭paper‬
‭evidence‬‭to‬ ‭thesis‬ ‭Effective‬‭use‬‭of‬
‭support‬ ‭Somewhat‬ ‭transition‬
‭developed‬ ‭words/phrases‬
 t‭hrough‬ ‭ learly‬‭developed‬
C
‭paragraph‬ ‭through‬‭paragraph‬

‭Evidence‬ I‭ncludes‬ ‭*previous‬‭and‬ ‭*previous‬‭and‬

‭evidence‬ ‭Includes‬‭multiple‬ ‭Includes‬‭a‬‭variety‬‭of‬
‭from‬‭both‬ ‭pieces‬‭of‬ ‭specific,‬‭meaningful,‬
‭texts‬‭(either‬ ‭evidence/‬ ‭and‬‭well-chosen‬
‭quotes‬‭or‬ ‭examples‬‭that‬ ‭evidence‬‭that‬‭relates‬
‭examples)‬ ‭clearly‬‭relate‬‭to‬ ‭to‬‭the‬‭thesis‬
‭Most‬ ‭the‬‭thesis,‬
‭evidence‬ ‭individual‬‭claims,‬
‭relates‬‭to‬ ‭and‬‭critical‬‭lens‬
‭lens‬ ‭Includes‬‭multiple‬
‭pieces‬‭of‬
‭evidence‬‭in‬‭each‬
‭body‬‭paragraph‬

‭Analysis‬ ‭ omewhat‬
S ‭ xplains‬‭how‬
E ‭ xplains‬
E
‭explains‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭well-selected‬‭points‬
‭how‬ ‭supports‬‭topic‬ ‭of‬‭comparison‬
‭evidence‬ ‭sentence‬‭of‬ ‭among‬ ‭evidence‬
‭supports‬ ‭individual‬ ‭and‬‭their‬‭connection‬
‭topic‬ ‭paragraphs‬ ‭to‬‭the‬‭thesis‬
‭sentence‬ ‭Explains‬‭how‬
‭and‬‭thesis‬ ‭evidence‬
‭supports‬‭the‬
‭thesis‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭essay‬
‭Some‬‭use‬‭of‬‭film‬
‭specific‬
‭vocabulary‬

‭MLA‬ ‭ ome‬‭elements‬‭missing‬
S ‭No‬‭errors‬‭in‬‭MLA‬‭format‬
‭or‬‭some‬‭errors‬‭in‬‭MLA‬
‭format‬

‭ onventio‬
C ‭ hows‬
S ‭ ost‬‭quotes‬‭are‬
M ‭ ll‬‭quotes‬‭are‬
A
‭ns‬ ‭evidence‬‭of‬ ‭correctly‬ ‭correctly‬‭integrated‬
‭basic‬ ‭integrated‬ ‭Shows‬‭evidence‬‭of‬
‭proofreadin‬ ‭Follows‬‭essay‬ ‭careful‬‭proofreading‬
‭g‬ ‭organization‬
‭Shows‬‭evidence‬
‭of‬‭proofreading‬

‭Fluency‬ ‭ imple‬‭use‬
S ‭ emonstrates‬
D ‭ trong‬‭use‬‭of‬‭of‬
S
‭of‬ ‭use‬‭of‬‭grade‬ ‭vocabulary,‬‭diction,‬
‭vocabulary‬ ‭level‬‭vocabulary,‬ ‭sentence‬‭structures‬
‭Simple‬ ‭diction,‬‭sentence‬
‭sentence‬ ‭structures‬
‭structures‬ ‭ ccurate‬‭use‬‭of‬
A
‭text‬‭specific‬
‭vocabulary‬