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4 Cards in this Set
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"Sprang from his platonic conception of hinself" |
* misplace power, refuses to accept nature * contributes to Gatsby's mysteriousness as gives him no genes/family etc * Deluded as he attempts to play God "His father's business" so he thinks he's all that despite being stuck in a "17 year olds body" - unoriginal/2D/the "advertisement of a man" |
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"She'll be alright tomorrow" |
* out of touch with reality - Myrtle won't be alright * No concept of human nature, only talked about Myrtle for Daisy - he is her life and death |
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"The whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light" |
* Light described before the house so it's concealing it - Gatsby is concealed by its artifical brilliance * home is a massive trap for Daisy "the house winked" house is dreams made into something tangible buuut his dreams aren't real |
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"Pale as death... glaring tragically" |
* Gatsby will no longer have a purpose when he's house Daisy - will kill him (happens!) * won't have anything to strive for after he's got Daisy "tragically" feels terrible about himself |
