Love, Love, Love...

"Love, love, love... Love is all you need." Well, in some cases, love is something that you cannot have. Those famous Beatles lyrics describe the perfect life of having love, which falls under the category of The American Dream. But what if love was something that you couldn't have? in the sense that saying, you were or are, in love with someone, but something, weather its parents, other spouse, or even lifestyle, prevents you from loving that person? In Jay Gatsby's case, He is completely incapable to love Daisy. Now don't get him, or me for that matter, wrong. Daisy is absolutely in love with Jay. However, when Jay disappeared for awhile (little did we know he was busy inheriting all his money), Daisy went off and fell in love out dearest Tom Buchanan. Now- When Jay had returned, it had already been too late. Daisy was now married, and couldn't not turn back time. There was rumors of her being Catholic, and that's why she couldn't divorce Tom, or that she was just plain petrified of Tom to even tell him that she never loved him. But the real reason was that Daisy, in fact, loved Tom and still does. This might be a little confusing so let me clarify. Daisy loves tom, but she also loves Gatsby! Loved Gatsby so much to even lie to Tom and say she never loved him, and the next minute later, she took it back and said she DID love Tom! See how annoying she is? Gatsby had to learn to realize that Daisy was just never going to come back to him. After waiting almost five years to be with Daisy, get married, start a family, and live back in Gatsby's mansion, he finds out she is married, and has a child with some other man. What a bummer! Can you imagine how Gatsby felt?!

I know exactly how it feels when it comes to unrequited love. My parents hated my current boyfriend for the longest time, even though we were going out for almost eleven months. But the brighter side is that when i asked, my parent's were willing to I've him another chance, and they finally realized how serious we were. How would you react if your love was married and taken? Have you ever had unrequited love?

The Green Light

The Green Light. Of which this blog is named after. (for those of you who have in indeed read The Great Gatsby). In the case of my blog title, i didn't just pull it out of thin air, although, i wish i had! It comes from Nick Caraway's narration in which he means the Green Light just as simply as, The American Dream. Although, there is still some complexity to it. The Green Light is not just a figurative symbol, but it is also an actual physical light, that Gatsby is very fond of. Even though it is barely visible from Gatsby's West Egg lawn, The Green Light is located at the end of Daisy Buchanan's East Egg dock. The Light also is representing Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. Starting in Chapter 1, Gatsby uses it in saying to reach more towards his ultimate goal of actually being reunited with Daisy once more, by reaching out of the darkness and towards the light. It might seem hidden to the casual reader, but since the American Dream is associated, in Gatsby's case, with Daisy, The Green Light is leans more towards that actual idea of Happiness, wealth, and most of all- love.

To me, The American Dream is impossible. (Sorry to put a damper on the somewhat happy subject!) But, getting what you desire is, however, more the possible. I just believe that sometimes people get side-tracked by the media nowadays, and we shouldn't be convinced that what celebrities on TV or what rap or hip-hop artists have as far as houses, cars, women, drugs, and dream-jobs is the American Dream! What do YOU believe the American dream is? Is possible? Or no?

Eww.. Jealousy..

What do you think about Jealousy? Silly question, i know, but sometimes, people get side tracked by jealousy, weather we know it or not! In the Great Gatsby, the entire book seems like it is always centered aroundd jealousy or gossip. (both should seem fitting under this category.) To start out, jealousy is pretty clear just by the way people act in East Egg. When they attend Jay Gatsby's parties, the talk of the town are always rumors, and not very nice ones, i might add. While all are mingling about, getting their fair share of drinks, gossip that suggests that Gatsby had once killed a man, that he was a bootlegger (which turned out to be true) and several others, show a sign of jealousy of Gatsby's wealth and abundance, and the only way for these people to forget about there sorrowful lives is to talk about him. Now- that's only my opinion, but i do believe that some do in fact believe that. I absolutely love this harry potter "jealousy" picture to the right. This shows that such talented writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby) and J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), create such a personal connection with characters, even if they do differ from us with their immense wealth or their ability to cast spells and fly broomsticks. Characters like Myrtle show us in Chapter 7 that she mistakes Jordan Baker as Tom Buchanan's wife instead of Daisy, therefore conjuring up this jealousy for her. I guess it's true when they say that no one's perfect!

I love that picture of Hermione's jealousies twords Ron's new girlfriend. do you have a favorite scene from a book, or just a book in general, that explains jealousy really well? Tell me!

East Egg Vs. West Egg.. Who will win?

White egg, versus brown egg. Or in the case if The Great Gatsby, East Egg versus West Egg.

Out of the two, East Egg is the "richer" part of New York, while West Egg is the poorer part of town. Let's see who will win!

So, as we may know, The Great Gatsby takes mostly takes place in East Egg, the more wealthy part of New York. With people such as Nick Carraway, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and of course, the famous Jay Gatsby, East Egg seems pretty flawless! This part of town is easy to recognize against the other, with the voluptuous trees in bloom, the mansions, and you can always tell by the loud orchestra you can hear after sunset, coming from Gatsby's mansion parties. Although some might be corrupted by the fancy living and the roaring twenties facade, some find East egg to be "home-sweet-home!" Next and last is West Egg. In the novel, we hardly find out any information or imagery that helps us picture this part of town. However, we do know that the two towns are separated by a "Valley Of Ashes," which is the term used by Nick to describe the desolate land between the two cities, and that West Egg is quite a bit poorer and more poverty-driven, rather then in the West. Also, there might be a quite of bit of prejudice and hostility amongst the people of East and West.

In my view, I like East Egg the best. Although it goes against what i firmly believe about society, i thing The East is just more fun!! Plus- Jay Gatsby would practically be my neighbor! Who wouldn't want that?! Where would you want to live?

East Egg? Or West Egg?

Guys Of Gatsby!

As you can probably notice by my previous blog posts, i am a big fan of the Ladies of Gatsby. However, without boys such as Nick Carraway, Tom Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby of course, we wouldn't have such a novel. The imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald alone is breathtaking, but to give such realistic-ness to said nonexistent characters, is mind-blowing. Nick Carraway, the narrator of our story, is one of curiosity and open-mindedness. On page 1 of The Great Gatsby, Nick tells us how he is a very un-judgemental person and would never judge someone else. So, it is very easy to like him, right off the bat. And lets face it, we all hate it when we read a book, and despise the narrator. Nick is, thankfully, the complete opposite! Next is my least favorite man in the novel, Tom Buchanan (the man with the profile view, closest to the left. i couldn't find a very good photo!) Tom is a man of arrogance, prejudice, and ignorance. He is described in the book as tall, muscular, blonde, and very intimidating. he is also cheating on his said "beautiful" wife, Daisy, with my least favorite gal, Myrtle. The beautiful and sexy man to our left is our last Guy Of Gatsby, Jay Gatsby. With a very vague description of looking like James Bond, Jay is very VERY handsome, tall, and personable. Jay is my favorite out of all they men in the novel. Jay holds a series of parties, almost nightly, at his mansion, located to right next to Nick's house. Servants or all kinds, including cooks, maids, and gardeners work all day to make sure that the mansion, compared to The Palace of Versailles, is in ship-shape. Shockingly, Mr. Gatsby is not very fond of having these parties, until he reunites with his long, lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Hmm, what a predicament, huh? Tom is having an affair, yet Gatsby is in love with Daisy? Hmm... :)

Oh goodness.. Jay Gatsby.. What a babe! who is your favorite Guy Of Gatsby? Why? Or do you just agree with me about Mr. Rich-and-Fabulous?

Gals Of Gatsby!

In The Great Gatsby, I believe, that without the women of Gatsby, there would be no Gatsby at all! OF course the main character happens to be Jay Gatsby, of which the book was named after, but gals such as Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson, is what the novel thrives upon. Their drama and dilemmas, attitudes and attributes are what make the story as interesting as it is. To start off, Daisy Buchanan (left). That's a statement in itself, right? She is described as a very lean, blond, and very ditsy type of girl. Married to Tom Buchanan, she refuses to believe that her marriage is falling apart, in which it is, because not only is Tom cheating on her with Myrtle Wilson, but her and Tom just do not get a long one bit. To add, Tom has never loved her. Daisy, in my opinion, is THE most annoying character in the book! She is very very dramatic! for instance, the first time she meets up with her long lost lover Gatsby, she starts bawling her eyes out because she had never seen such beautiful shirts that Gatz' had possessed! Are you serious?! Anyhow, next is Jordan Baker. She is, without a doubt, my favorite character. She has great style, great hair, what's not to love? Although the picture to the right doesn't serve her justice. She ends up falling in love with Nick Caraway, the narrator of our story. She is a professional golfer, we find out in the second chapter. Although she seems somewhat shy, she is also very curious about everything. she is one who is always open to new ideas and thoughts, and never bias or prejudice, unlike Tom. Last but defiently not least, is Myrtle Wilson. Now this the woman that i dislike the most out the bunch. Myrtle is the mistress of Tom, who is also very ditsy and she has a bit of snobby attitude. She actually is annoying Tom sometimes by saying Daisy's name all the time to Tom. So much, In fact, that Tom punches her in the nose and breaks it!!

Jordan is my favorite Gal Of Gatsby, but frankly i think that the movies don't do her quite any justice. Below is MY version of Ms. Baker. Who is your favorite, and why?

Boo Selfishness!

Selfishness! What a terrible quality, right? Well- some possess this quality, and yet they don't even know it! There is all different types of this, but really- all fall under the category of rudeness.. As you can probably tell- I'm not very fond of people of the selfish type. I admit, just like everyone should, i might sometimes take a little too much just for i, or that sometimes i don't do something that i should, But that is just because everyone is not perfect. But, you

can always strive to be!Anyways, I'm not just here to ridicule, but i do have a "method to my madness," as my Mom likes to say. In The Great Gatsby, several characters show the unfavorable quality of being selfish. For instance, Tom Buchanan doesn't have the guts to tell his wife, Daisy Buchanan, That he doesn't love her, and never have. And instead he is havingg an affair with another woman across town named Myrtle. This might just seem as if he is committing the sin of Adultery, but when you actually think about it, he is being selfish! Selfish in saying that he doesn't have the courage to stand up to his wife, and tell her the truth, just for the benefit of him getting the adrenaline of going behind his wife's back, and for the fact that, if Tom did ever tell his wife about Myrtle, she would be INCREDIBLY hurt! But that is only one little example.

If you watch The Great Gatsby, or get a chance to read it, you will find that there are plenty of people who show selfishness. I know the typical answer would be that selfishness is a sin, but Why else Do you think that being selfish is bad?