The clock struck midnight, by this time she knew that Hamlet's car would be parked down the street waiting for her arrival. The two have been meeting every weekend for the past year to continue their secret relationship, but, their mixed feelings blocked the couple from making the relationship known.
Ophelia approached his silver mercedes with caution as she knew she had troubled news to tell Hamlet. As she sat down he gazed deeply within her eyes.
"The love of my life, I have missed you. It kills to see you at school and around town jogging, shopping, and ignore your existence." said Hamlet.
Ophelia was silent and clutched her stomach tightly. Suddenly, her black eyeliner began to rush down her face. "The secret kid we were supposed to have, well that is no longer happening Hamlet. There is no baby that you can potentially ignore. Ignoring our love will be at the top of your worries now." she said with nothing but anger.
Hamlet's face transformed into something once so pleasant to anger and sadness. "What? So, what do we do from here Ophelia? Our love being held a secret is something that I hate doing also. But, losing a baby that we both created is my first priority. Who care about what my father has to say, he is too bust celebrating his victory!" he said. Tears then ran down his face.
"Our emotions are both so scattered and we are both so young." said Ophelia. "You will forever be the love of my life, but who knows if our families would agree or if this is really meant to be. We need our time to think. My brother continuously watns me of something like this occuring."
"Wait!" Hamlet interrupted. "My love for you will forever be there Ophelia."
Opehlia looked out the car windoew and then took a deep breath. She looked his way and gentley gave him a romantic kiss goodbye. She had no words to add to his unconditional love confession to her. But, she knew that their romance could never be one that others can understand. As she walked back to her house, all that came to mind was the thought of what could have been their child. What was going to be the next step? How would others react?
"This isn't the end of me and Hamlet.." mumbled Ophelia. "This is just the beginning."
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
"Colors" in Chapter 2
The color Grey...
"Ocassionally a line of grey cars, crawls along an invisible track.... and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades...." pg. 27
The color grey symbolizes the rough, filth, and hardwork that is associated with the "Valley of Ashes." The Valley of Ashes is a dark place, described as a solemn dumping ground. This color also symblizes the "non wealthy." In contrast with the "white," that symblizes the wealth, grey is a dark color, the opposite.
"...now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress if cream colored chiffon which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room." pg.35
"Ocassionally a line of grey cars, crawls along an invisible track.... and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades...." pg. 27
The color grey symbolizes the rough, filth, and hardwork that is associated with the "Valley of Ashes." The Valley of Ashes is a dark place, described as a solemn dumping ground. This color also symblizes the "non wealthy." In contrast with the "white," that symblizes the wealth, grey is a dark color, the opposite.
The color White... "Cream"
"We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost pastoral, on the summer Sunday afternoon that I wouldn't have been surprised if white sheep turn the corner." pg. 32
"The sister, Catherine, was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty, with a solid, sticky bob of red hair, and a complexion powdered milky white." pg.34"...now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress if cream colored chiffon which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room." pg.35
The color white, symbolizes wealth, high class, and innocence. This is associated with the wealth of "East Egg." Throughtout the chapter, anything that is associated with the color wealth has higher class and standards, and is usually talking about the "finer things."
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
My First Impression of the Gatsby
I was attracted to the book immediately due to the 1920's time period that I like very much. Initially, I was nervous in reading the book because I feared that the context would be too complicated to comprehend. But, I then realized that it was the opposite. The context wasn't complicated to read which attracted me even more. I am excited to read more about it, understanding who Gatsby is and his connection that he will have with Daisy.
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