Sunday, February 26, 2017

TGG Notes

Fitzgerald made a 'mistake' three times -- not really a mistake
He would have / He'd of    ---   He wrote it the way
  correct           /  Fitzgerald --        the way it sounded


Nick is the voice of reason
He is more human than the rest - we have known more of his background since the beginning of the book than the rest of the characters
Nick gives us context ⟶ Compare and contrast

we are all like Gatsby ⬇
He is chasing something like the us (goals)

Green light = symbol
ash heaps = symbol
eyes of TJ Eckelburg= symbol

Gatsby is great because he is not selfish

Ashen- of the pale gray color of ash
Denouement- the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved