Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Relationships Throughout Gatsby

I'm thinking about using the topic of love. The book is centered around the relationships between all the characters.
  • Tom & Daisy (married)
          - pg 16 (...quote about Tom being gone while birth)
          - she never loved him "pg 132"
  • Tom & Myrle (cheat)
        - Myrtle wants to marry Tom pg 37 (quote "...broke her nose" ) He treats her badly
        - "lured by money"
        - Myrtle runs out to meet Tom (killed by his wife)...pg 137/143
  • Gatsby & Daisy (cheat)
        - Gatsby only wants riches (never will be rich)...pg 120
      
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  1. EmilyLDecember 13, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Kristie,

    I think that Love is a GOOD topic, but one that you ideally have to link to some larger statement relative to the meaning of the work as a whole. You might, perhaps, link the failure of love in the novel to the larger issue of the failure of the American Dream. Just make sure that you keep your analysis rooted in the actual language of the text (as you seem to be well on your way to doing). I look forward to seeing your draft!

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