"The Great Gatsby" turned out to be a lot different than I thought it would be. My idea of it was more of a rags to riches story on the narrator's side, not so much Gatsby. The plot started out a little slow with confusion on what character was who and why they were important. In the end however, it came together nicely with Wolfsheim as the exception. I didn't understand fully what part he had to do in it all. He was a business partner of Gatsby's but that's has far as I got with it. Overall, it was very interesting reading about those times. We learned a lot about the 1920's in Modern America but seeing one whole story of the lying, cheating, and scandals made it all come alive. It also related a lot more to modern day bourgeoisie than I expected (parties, affairs, deceit, mystery).
The annotating process was a very new experience. I felt bad about writing in the book at first but then got over it very quickly. For "The Great Gatsby," I used the annotating skill of "making trails." To me, that ment summing up the text and relating new ideas back to ones that had previously be made. Even if that isn't what "making trails" means, it still ended up helping me in the end. I was able to follow along a lot easier and keep track of minor characters more efficently. Hopefully annotating books will become more natural to me as I practice.
