Theories and Philosophies on Literature: The Intellectual's Guide to Knowing Stuff About Reading
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Great Gatsby: A Humble End
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"A small gust of wind that scarely courrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden. The ...
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The Great Gatsby: Irony Round 2 (but a different kind and actually this happened before the last one...)
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"She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. He was astounded. His mouth opened a little, and he looked at Gatsby, and t...
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The Great Gatsby: Dramatic Irony (Prepare Yourself for Another Rant)
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"We saw the three or four automobiles and the crowd when we were still some distance away. 'Wreck!' said Tom. 'That's ...
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The Great Gatsby: Simile
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"So the whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house at the disapproval in her eyes." pg. 114 In reading this novel, I'...
The Great Gatsby: Ambition
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"I suppose he'd had the name ready for a long time, even then. His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people--his imagina...
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Great Gatsby: Foreshadowing
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"'You see,' cried Catherine triumphantly. She lowered her voice again. 'It's really his wife that's keeping them ap...
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The Great Gatsby: Personification
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"He smiled understandingly--much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it...
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