11/16/17

Today in class we talked about how threshold values affect people. We listened to a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell talking about a basketball player and how he shot because he was influenced by who was around him, and another who was not. We took notes on how the podcast applied to Great Gatsby, and how Nick's perceptions were influenced by his "threshold value". We also talked about how Tom and Myrtle's threshold values limit them in their interactions, and stimulate vanity. 
This can be applied to the real world by determining our own threshold values, and adapting to change based on how they function. If we can improve our values, then we would be able to do more with less inhibitions. If we can take our own vanities and expunge them, then we can learn to work better as people. If we can judge other people based on their thresholds, then we can work against being scared of certain things that are judged by society.