What is the “colossal significance” of the “enchanted” green light? In other words, what did it symbolize? Also, while you’re at it, why is the light green? Think about ideas/images associated with the color green. Why is it important that the green light is not visible in this scene? What does the simile of the stars/moon reveal about Gatsby’s dream/the green light? (Hint: Are stars actually close to the moon?) Gatsby chapter five

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”