Monthly Archives: January 2020

Gatsby and Existentialism

In the Genealogy of Morality, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote that “man is sicker, more unsure, more changing, more undetermined than any other animal, of this there is no doubt – he is the sick animal: how does this come about? …he, the one … Continue reading

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Homework – Gatsby, chapter 5

In your journal, respond to the following prompt: Throughout the novel, the characters discuss dreams and illusions.  Sometimes these references are obvious, other times they are subtle.  In chapter 5 it is pretty-heavy handed. Gatsby “was consumed with wonder at … Continue reading

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