Symbols in Chapter 9: THE LAST CHAPTER
In this Chapter Nick seemed to emphasize the Geography of where the story takes place AND the people within...
* Green light : Nick compares Gatsby's green light to the "future." (pg.189) The "unknown" world. This symbolizes the unknown of America and also his relationship with Daisy.
* Upper class : Daisy and Tom are classified as the careless. They only care about themselves, and with Daisy, all she does is take advantage. I believe Nicked classified all upper class like that. Sociology and class had a lot to do on why the novel was written to begin with. Hence, the differences between East and East Egg & the Valley of Ashes.
* The "East Coast" : (pg. 184) "...were all Westerners, and perhaps we possessed some deficiency in common which made us subtly unadpatble to Eastern Life."
The main characters are from the "west" and it shows how they react to life on the East. They can't handle it.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Chapter 7: "The Immorality" and the "American Dream."
(Chapter 7 basically summarizes the ongoing conflict that Gatsby has to win Daisy's heart. This is also where Myrtle is killed.)
Immorality... DAISY AND GATSBY! MYRTLE AND TOM! GATSBY'S DIRTY BUSINESS!
The fact that Gatsby is Daisy's mistress and Myrtle is Tom's, shows the downfall in the definition of "love" and "marriage."
Tom can still have his love affair with Myrtle but when he catches wind of Gatsby's love for Daisy, he calls him out on his past, which I believe terminated the "American Dream." There is no "American Dream," nothing but corruption and foul play. This is the Chapter where his dream officially dies.
Once again inch by inch, Gatsby's past was revealed... leads us to the question, what EXACTLY did he do. (Tom's quotes see pages 140-141) With that said, Daisy will never have Gatsby. Tom has the better "brand."
Tom and Myrtle are very sneaky scandalous creatures. Unlike Gatsby and Daisy, their relationship was solely based on "sex," and Tom becomes a total hypocrite when confronting Daisy. IMMORAL!
Besides the scandals that define "immorality," this Chapter openly reveals the immorality,associated with the death of Myrtle. Daisy should have stopped the car! But does this also mean Gatsby has "morals" for taking the blame for Daisy? Or is it the opposite?
(Chapter 7 basically summarizes the ongoing conflict that Gatsby has to win Daisy's heart. This is also where Myrtle is killed.)
Immorality... DAISY AND GATSBY! MYRTLE AND TOM! GATSBY'S DIRTY BUSINESS!
The fact that Gatsby is Daisy's mistress and Myrtle is Tom's, shows the downfall in the definition of "love" and "marriage."
Tom can still have his love affair with Myrtle but when he catches wind of Gatsby's love for Daisy, he calls him out on his past, which I believe terminated the "American Dream." There is no "American Dream," nothing but corruption and foul play. This is the Chapter where his dream officially dies.
Once again inch by inch, Gatsby's past was revealed... leads us to the question, what EXACTLY did he do. (Tom's quotes see pages 140-141) With that said, Daisy will never have Gatsby. Tom has the better "brand."
Tom and Myrtle are very sneaky scandalous creatures. Unlike Gatsby and Daisy, their relationship was solely based on "sex," and Tom becomes a total hypocrite when confronting Daisy. IMMORAL!
Besides the scandals that define "immorality," this Chapter openly reveals the immorality,associated with the death of Myrtle. Daisy should have stopped the car! But does this also mean Gatsby has "morals" for taking the blame for Daisy? Or is it the opposite?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Chapter 6 - Locations (So SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN POSTING!)
Okay, so many places were briefly mentioned ex: Nevada, Canada, New Jersey, Long Island, Minnesota, Montana, but the two that I believe are most relevant to the novel are West Egg and New York City. (If the other locations played a role please comment below and let me know (: )
West Egg: A rich place that describes where Nick, and Gatsby come from.
"She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecendented "place" that Broadway begotten upon....appaled by its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms... She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand." pg. 114
"Or perhaps I had merely grown used to it, grown accept West Egg as a world of complete in itself, with its own great figures.." pg 110
But here you see the contrasting thoughts between Nick and Daisy. Can this impact Daisys thoughts on Gatsby counting on the fact that he is from "West Egg"
New York: We described New York "City" as this as the place of all "sin."
"....in my association with his affairs. For several weeks I didn't see him or hear his voice on the phone - mostly I was in New York, trotting around with Jordan and trying to ingratiate myself with her senile aunt - " pg. 107
In this chapter, I cannot relate any thought of sin to New York.
West Egg: A rich place that describes where Nick, and Gatsby come from.
"She was appalled by West Egg, this unprecendented "place" that Broadway begotten upon....appaled by its raw vigor that chafed under the old euphemisms... She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand." pg. 114
"Or perhaps I had merely grown used to it, grown accept West Egg as a world of complete in itself, with its own great figures.." pg 110
But here you see the contrasting thoughts between Nick and Daisy. Can this impact Daisys thoughts on Gatsby counting on the fact that he is from "West Egg"
New York: We described New York "City" as this as the place of all "sin."
"....in my association with his affairs. For several weeks I didn't see him or hear his voice on the phone - mostly I was in New York, trotting around with Jordan and trying to ingratiate myself with her senile aunt - " pg. 107
In this chapter, I cannot relate any thought of sin to New York.
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