An Important Quote from the Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby: Reader Response
Jewels Hinton
Wishum English 11
P5
“This isn’t just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.”
(Fitzgerald 4). This Novel is like an exceptionally elongated poem. Poems are usually meant to be taken apart and analyzed because there are many ways to view it. The Great Gatsby is a fine example of this. There are many symbols and representations of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s view of the 1920’s as a whole. He demonstrates his view towards the current affairs in the US through the characters and objects. Nick is the most rational of all the characters, which allows readers to connect with him the most. I believe that this quote is the most important line because it is foreshadowing what to anticipate in the approaching chapters and represents one of the major symbols. The simplest and most efficient way to understand what Nick, as a character, and Fitzgerald as the creator of the character, means by this quote would be to break it into pieces. Epigram can be defined as a witty saying tersely expressed. They are used to sum up something and are often used in the wrong situation, but in Nick’s case it is exactly what needs to be said. The idea of looking through a single window is one of morality and uncomplicatedness. Your actions and thoughts would go to whomever they are needed to go, and wouldn’t get mistranslated or end up with the wrong person. I think what Nick is trying to say is that it is easier to uncover the unknown when you are the one looking in at it with only one opinion. Life is more productive when lies aren’t discovered by the person being lied to. As if questions that were mean to be asked weren’t. The Great Gatsby is a tale of love affairs and materialism, but is meant to teach America a lesson. The American Dream can be seen as pursuing ones goals and ambitions to ultimately make money and survive in this society, and of course many loose what is
Jewels Hinton
Wishum English 11
P5
“This isn’t just an epigram--life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.”
(Fitzgerald 4). This Novel is like an exceptionally elongated poem. Poems are usually meant to be taken apart and analyzed because there are many ways to view it. The Great Gatsby is a fine example of this. There are many symbols and representations of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s view of the 1920’s as a whole. He demonstrates his view towards the current affairs in the US through the characters and objects. Nick is the most rational of all the characters, which allows readers to connect with him the most. I believe that this quote is the most important line because it is foreshadowing what to anticipate in the approaching chapters and represents one of the major symbols. The simplest and most efficient way to understand what Nick, as a character, and Fitzgerald as the creator of the character, means by this quote would be to break it into pieces. Epigram can be defined as a witty saying tersely expressed. They are used to sum up something and are often used in the wrong situation, but in Nick’s case it is exactly what needs to be said. The idea of looking through a single window is one of morality and uncomplicatedness. Your actions and thoughts would go to whomever they are needed to go, and wouldn’t get mistranslated or end up with the wrong person. I think what Nick is trying to say is that it is easier to uncover the unknown when you are the one looking in at it with only one opinion. Life is more productive when lies aren’t discovered by the person being lied to. As if questions that were mean to be asked weren’t. The Great Gatsby is a tale of love affairs and materialism, but is meant to teach America a lesson. The American Dream can be seen as pursuing ones goals and ambitions to ultimately make money and survive in this society, and of course many loose what is