- Gatsby and Myrtle: both dreamers
- Myrtle's death: breast
- Gatsby's: in the pool, irony
- scenes before and after: night vs. day, light vs. dark
- Nick's, Tom's, and Daisy's relationship to both
- Wilson's relationship to them; their deaths
- Owl Eyes' benediction?
- Daisy vs. Myrtle; the flowers
- Gatsby/Daisy vs. Myrtle/Tom
- Tom/Daisy vs. Wilson/Myrtle
- Tom/Daisy vs. Tom/Myrtle
Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Gatsby vs. Myrtle and the death of the American Dream (literally)
The great Gatsby has died, and so has the smoldering flower, Myrtle. But what does this mean for Fitzgerald's portrayal of the American Dream? Is he suggesting that the dream has died along with its dreamers? Well, the death of these two powerful characters near the end of the novel certainly seems to point to that. examples, examples, examples, lead into body paragraphs:
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Conor,
ReplyDeleteI love that you are so clearly intent on rooting your argument(s) regarding the death of the American Dream firmly in the text, though I worry that you may need to narrow your focus a bit (the list above seems too all-encompassing, and certainly would require more than two or two-and-a-half pages.
If you need some direction, let me know. But choose one of the 'bullets' above, and limit your exegesis to it.