Friday, March 30, 2007

Gatsby's Shirts - Jessie and Michaelangelo

Jessie and Michaelangelo

Shirts

1) The meaning is riches and opportunities. At that time most people had one two shirt him and Gatsby has many shirt that he dumps out on a bed. He was also proud and joyous over this representing material objects give joy.

2)
a. “It makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before.” ~ Daisy Buchanan (Fitzgerald p92.)
b. “He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them, one by one, before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel, which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray. While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher--shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange, and monograms of Indian blue.” (Fitzgerald p92.)

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wikipedia.org. 22 Mar. 2007 .

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Gatsby has much wealth and his shirts is only one object that shows is wealth.
steven m 6th