Joe Gould’s Secret by Joseph Mitchell Joe Gould’s Secret by Joseph Mitchell concerns itself with the relationship between Mitchell and a man named Joe Gould, who was one of his subjects. These two men who are completely different and lead different lives, but very much see themselves in each other. Joe Gould was from Norwood, Massachusetts and classified himself as a Bohemian because of his lifestyle, and was very well known in the Bohemian community. He attended Harvard University not because he wanted to, but because his father and grandfather did and he wanted to continue the legacy. At fifty-three years old, he looked like that of a seventy-five year old.
His yellow car is a one of a kind, which is the main reason someone could have tracked him down for the murder of Myrtle Wilson. He maintains a good life, according to him, because he has acquired an impressive life style with fine objects inside a fine home. (Johnston 5). It almost seems like enough is never enough for Gatsby’s life style. Sure, Daisy might be the motivation for his materialism, but nevertheless it is now a part of who he is as a person and he continues the ideals with or without Daisy.
Throughout the book, Simon was friendly to all of those who he encountered. In the beginning of the book, when Simon first meets Rube, Simon seemed pleased to see him. “He smiled as I stepped into the lobby, a real smile, an I liked him instantly” (Finney 8), Simon thought when he first met Ruben. Even though he was having a fairly bad day, and anything would have been better, he was pleased. He acts and feels happy to meet the project leaders as well, from Danziger to Rossoff.
In the social circle he was well known for his extravagant Black and White Ball held in New York City. Capote was a smart, honest man that had a rather dark side about him setting him apart from others. The attributes that made him famous, in the end, lead to his demise. His career began as most struggling writers often did, just trying to catch a break. He got his first “foot
Also, Nick Carraway found out that Mrs. Baker knew Gatsby pretty well, and Nick tried to ask more information about Gatsby from Mrs. Baker. 2. In this chapter, the emotional state of the character is surprised that a man who came to his party did not know or recognize him. Also, he is pretty calm for the rest of the story. 3.
The book plods. I have had the hardest time in finishing it. And this was a “notable” New York Times book? I cannot be accused of insensitivity: as a white male I read in a single sitting “the color purple” for example. And I was quite impacted by it.
Over the next couple of months we grew closer and I continued to learn more about him. I got to know his family and his friends, and I got to see who he was around them. I found out he had two sides to him: the loud, obnoxious fun side when he was around his friends, and the more sensitive open side to him when he was with me. I didn’t think he had a serious bone in his body when we first met. The more time I spent with him, the more I came to love the person he was, and the more I came to know that I was completely wrong about
Gatsby found out that Nick knew Daisy and became friends with him in order to find out more about Daisy. Knowing Nick gave Gatsby the opportunity to invite Nick and Daisy over for tea. Tom, on the other hand, uses people’s wants, thoughts, and feelings as a way to find his own comfort and happiness. Both Gatsby and Tom are also extremely rich. Though their money was acquired in different ways, the same result of wealth has been achieved in both cases.
How do you find information and articles on such an individual? The booklet The Bottle King was very helpful. Reading about his life and the history of the mansion at first seemed boring, but after I realized just how much he had accomplished in his life and how the mansion came to be, it became more interesting. The mansion that we get to learn in every day is just absolutely beautiful. The thought of it being someone’s summer home seems such a waste.
King get his own column in the college news paper called Kings garbage truck. It was Called Kings garbage truck because it was so unpredictable. King then graduates College on June fifth, 1970. King followed that success with a completing a novel. He finished the novel “Getting It on” in 1971, that novel was later rejected but it didn’t phase King, he just kept on writing (39).