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February 22, 2006
EYES!
Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925) -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)
"Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes."
Page 86, Chapter 5
The mention of eyes as mentioned earlier in class happens often throughout the book. Like the eyes of of the man in the library with owl eyes, the eyes of Doctor Eckleberg on the billboard and now gatsby's desperate eyes for the women he yearns for. I think that his desperate staring into Nick's eyes when he is standing at the front door is becuase he is looking at Nick for an answer or anything that would help smooth this reuniting with Daisy.
Posted by TerraStumpf at February 22, 2006 12:21 PM
Comments
Yes, that very well may be the case, or perhaps Gatsbry's eyes represent that moment in life where you say to yourself...I should have just let it go. What was is now in the past. There seems to be an uncertainty about Gatsby's actions. I am anxious to learn more about this man.
Posted by: Shanelle Kapusta at February 22, 2006 10:27 PM
I agree that Gatsby realizes he has made a grave mistake.
As Nick explains, Gatsby spent so much time building a fanciful, flawless image of Daisy in his memory that when he finally meets her again, he can't let go of his fantasy. He is conflicted because the real woman cannot fulfill the role he has created for her, and he realizes that he has wasted practically his whole life preparing to live a dream that can never come true.
Posted by: ChrisU at February 23, 2006 1:01 AM