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!!! (issa Gatsby vibe pt.2) HOW ARE IDEAS ABOUT ... PRESENTED: (female…
!!! (issa Gatsby vibe pt.2) HOW ARE IDEAS ABOUT ... PRESENTED:
loss in love
separation in love
barriers to love
materialistic love...
surpasses/ is more powerful than genuine love
It can be said that Myrtle is 'in love' with Tom because she is actually infatuated with the wealth and lifestyle he can provide for her. She has an affair with Tom, showing her lack of respect for and disregard of her husband Wilson- despite the fact he genuinely loves her
he's one of the few characters without staggering flaws and in a marriage with a woman who doesn't love or respect him; who walks through him as though he's a ghost and meanwhile he just does what she says:
"'Oh, sure,' agreed Wilson hurriedly"
NO: genuine love is more powerful than anything or any concept
Sonnet 116:
transcendental quality of genuine love
can be damaging
Tom and Daisy's marriage is built upon social cohesion; by maintaining the facade of a genuine marriage this guarantees their continued membership in the elite class.
with this, the reality of their relationship is that it is highly flawed and damaging for Daisy
NO: all love that involves desire can be damaging... if it is not based on a genuine emotional connection
La Belle Dame Sans...:
the male desire for the woman and her beauty leads to a fast paced and destructive relationship
can be disguised as genuine love
Arguably, Gatsby is not in love with Daisy herself, but what she represents
Gatsby idealises Daisy through her wealth and status
The green light draws is essential to Gatsby, just Daisy as is. She is an idealised aspiration that Gatsby focuses on, and centres his life around; she is the embodiment of the American dream to him for her wealth and prosperity- all that "James Gatz" could have wanted
"her voice is full of money"
Who So List...:
perhaps his passionate desire to pursue the woman is less based on a genuine emotional connection, and more to do with the status and wealth that she comes with (she is objectified perhaps because of her material value)
unconditional love
immorality/ morality in love
immorality = violation of moral norms and so it is experienced in various different forms in different relationships/ love
adultery
Tom - Daisy
Daisy - Gatsby
A Song (Absent From Thee): "the straying fool"
exploitation of women and lust (seven deadly sins)
Tom's brutality and violence
Tom's adultery
casual attitude towards sexual relationships and adultery is commonplace
THCM: uses flattery and comic hyperbole and time pressure and manipulation for his own benefit/ desires = insincere intentions
The Flea: lust
Nick's treatment of Jordan
moral chaos of post-war society
context of post-war societies and permeating immorality/ corruption with the enjoyment of life and indulging in pleasures
female passivity
Daisy is expected to be passive and tolerate Tom's adulterous ways - he is shocked when he learns the reality of her and Gatsby
Gatsby expects Daisy to be a passive object in his fantasies and is thus shocked when she is not/ does not act in the way he had envisioned
In reality, Daisy is not passive as she takes action and makes her own choices
THCM and The Flea: we do not get the female perspective but the man tirelessly pursues her