Monday, January 26, 2015

Green Lights, Yellow Cars, and Church Steeples (All about THE GREAT GATSBY!)

     Jay Gatz...or maybe Gatsby? Nope. The internet concludes that it is James Gatz and Jay Gatsby. His names are so similar yet so different...and so confusing. But that is all besides the point. Gatsby, from the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is what this is all about. Gatsby, an "Oxford man" (Although for a short time) as well as an army man. He fought in the second world war, where his love, Daisy Carraway, left him! Can you believe the nerve of some people? Ever since Daisy left him, Gatsby has had a dream. A 5 year dream, of FINALLY reuniting with Daisy (she is married now), since he is all rich now.
     The green light, the dream he was reaching for. The dream ended because of a yellow car. And the whole speculation of it as if you are looking at a church steeple. Gatsby was reaching for a green light, a light that illuminated across from his house, which shows that it was his dream. He was reaching for his dream, but his dream was never fulfilled. Then there is the yellow car, a car used to kill a woman which in turn led to his dream ending, or rather, his realization of his dream ending. Last but not least, there is the church steeple from the philosopher Kant. He would think up of philosophies while looking at a church steeple, which matched the novel a bit. He would try to explain the philosophy between reason and human experience. Gatsby had no reason, which led to a negative human experience. Nick had human experience, which led to little reason. Green lights, yellow cars, and church steeples. I am not good with endings, so bye!

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