I've noticed that Nick is always using descriptions of character's eyes to describe their thoughts, and the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg are always watching in a "persistent stare." Wilson forces Myrtle to the window saying that God is always watching, but he is pointing to the eyes on the billboard. And speaking of windows, widows are also mentioned often. I was wondering if Fitzgerald just really likes windows or if the eyes can be said to be windows to the soul in this text. Gatsby stands outside Daisy's window waiting for her to signal, but she turns out the lights and goes to sleep the night of the accident. Any thoughts?
~Nicole
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That's great, I didn't even think about that, the eyes. I also really want to go back to my earlier thoughts about the American Dream. Because I think that the deceptions sort of add to the decay of the American dream. And also gender roles, wow how women are portrayed in this novel. A great deal could be discussed or done with the subordination of women. And also class, I think the importance placed on class division, especially in the eyes of Tom could be compared to our society today. When we think about the small percent of people that control the majority of money in our country and that the middle class is becoming obsolete. There is so much going on but many of these larger themes can be connected to the world we live in today. Now that I have actually finished the book I am going to really start thinking of how I would teach it. There are many avenues to take....
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