1. The weather in this book often corresponds with events in the book. For example, the day Gatsby and Daisy are reunited, it is raining. At the end of the book, you find Gatsby's dreams (Daisy and wealth) have died after all, so this meeting wasn't intended to have a bright ending, but rather a gloomy, cold, and cloudy outcome, such as that day. In addition, that day, Daisy often cries when she is with Gatsby, such as when Nick walked back in on them after warning then with noises from the kitchen that he is coming in.
Another example would be the confrontation between Tom and Gatsby, which took place on the hottest day of the year, where the sun is most intense, like their situation. Then, after we find out that Daisy is going to stay with Tom, the weather turns cold, much like Gatsby's anticipated dream, which is now dead. The change in seasons also represents that it is time to move on. The question is, can Gatsby move on?
2. We find in one of the final chapters, that Gatsby started to tell Nick of him and Daisy's past. I believe he did it to try and keep his dream of being with Daisy alive. Sometimes, people often do these type of things because psychologically, it gives them hope, even if it is only a little. If they can talk about it and feel real feelings about the way they do, it must be true, right?
3. I discovered this next analytical depiction from when Nick was contemplating Gatsby's death. The thing is that with people, people often base on what is "meant to be" by means of obvious symbols they notice while living a normal day. However, I myself believe that symbols are created by the mind as Nick does. They don't have any meaning, it's just people invest in their meaning to please themselves. Again, it is to keep their ambitions alive. If you think about it, if that so-called "sign" were to pop up without you feeling the way you do, would you notice them? Probably not.
4. Birds of a feather flock together. Tom, Daisy, Mrs. Wilson, were all had a get together beginning of a book. And, if you can recall, the event had a horrible outcome. A chunk of this book bases it's plot off of their fidelity. However, if you notice, Nick and Mr. Wilson leave the party early.
5. I have always thought the American dream was to achieve riches because the more you achieve, the better your children will have it. A survival of the fittest sort of thing. At least, I was conditioned to believe this. But, the American dream is the pursuit of happiness of course. I mean, duh. I feel so dumb. Why didn't I notice this before, it says it right in our Declaration. The American dream was originally the pursuit of happiness, but has been reduced to something as superficial gaining as many dollar bills as you can. But, if it's the pursuit of happiness, who can tell me I'm not living the American dream?
Speaking of the survival of the fittest, I've also realized how the people in this book who have originally came from the West can't adapt to their new environment. They went to New York because of some facade that was embedded into them when they were young, only to find out that the East isn't as morally focused as the West. Therefore, the characters couldn't adapt. They were doomed from the start.
6. Last, how do you deal with your past when trying to build your future? After all, your past is your foundation to a successful future. For example, how do we Americans expect to prevail from our economic and social conflicts when our country's foundation was built upon greed, slavery, radicalization, and bloodshed?
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