Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Gatsby 10: 110-127- Ca$h Money

    "'Her voice is full of money,'" (Fitzgerald 127) is the line that stuck out most to me after reading 17 pages of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Maybe it's a theme, or maybe it reminded me of the recently read House of Mirth, but that profound line really said a lot. Is Gatsby in this game for the money? It is most definitely a possibility, but I really thought better of him than that,and I hope he proves that line to be untrue.
    Aside from that line that I saw as having great significance- especially for a possible theme later on- there were a few other important events that are contributing to the rising action. One of them being Tom and Daisy's attendance at Gatsby's party. And then also there was when Daisy said I love you to Gatsby in so many words- and Tom caught on! These very events, while having a great importance on the plot, also point out the great irony. These things that Daisy is doing behind Tom's back are the exact same things that Tom is doing with Myrtle behind Daisy's back. It is a horrible situation, but it is rather amusing, and maybe it's because I'm a girl and want to sympathize with Daisy, but I think that right now, Tom is getting what he deserves.

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