In The Great Gatsby, Nick has a peculiar way of describing Gatsby by making his description of him somewhat ambiguous. I feel that this is foreshadowing later into the book in some ways because of how little we know about Gatsby. The ambiguous description of Gatsby through Nick's eyes was, "[he] represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn." After reading this, I became more interested in Gatsby as throughout the reading, some of what Gatsby says and does is in contradiction to where he lives and what he does. After our discussion in class about him living in the West Egg, this can imply that Gatsby did not inherit his wealth from his family because the city that represents old money, East Egg, is the place that he should be tied to if that is the case. With the lie that he brought up, it can also be assumed that there are other lies that are in place to keep his character mysterious. Because of the reason the Gatsby wants to hide how he obtained his wealth, this can foreshadow that he obtained his wealth and not in a good way as I believe that he obtained his wealth illegally. This can also tie him into the chasing category further because he just got his wealth for meaningless house parties he throws as stated by Nick. What Fitzgerald is doing by adding all this detail that is bias by Nick is saying how he is not the perfect protagonist and that he also has flaws.
As many know, America is known as the land of equal opportunity. This is far from the case however when considering its past and the grueling effects of it to this day. Minority groups have always had a tough time in this country when it comes to housing, jobs, and many other factors. Something in particular that as taken strides to improve is the diversity of workplaces in cities that are known as segregated. The reason the cites face this stigma of being dangerous or unsafe is because of the lack of white people that live in these areas. So how can a place be so diverse in the workforce but so segregated in the housing department? The reason for this is because of the cycle that started that white neighborhoods get more funding than non-white neighborhoods and with the inclusion of other races, that could jeopardize the majority of the funding received. This then encouraged a negative stigma for the founders and also created divides in the cities. While whites started to move out of...
Great job with your blog this week Ajay! I really liked the way you analyzed the most important elements of the book.
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