Remember Gatsby saying he can turn back time, before when meets daisy at Nicks house. He leans back so far that he moves the clock off the shelf, then catches it, then says he will buy a new clock. Symbolic of turning back time. He fixes the clock and leaning back into the clock, turning back time. He leans back but Tom Buchanan leans forward.
What about the dog Tom buys for Myrtle? I feel like it's a symbol for how Tom sees women. He sees them as "bitches" that can be bought and bought again.
Tom buys a dog for Myrtle to please her (she's cheap, she has no social status) Gatsby goes and makes a fortune, buys a castle, throws ridiculously extravagant parties just to get Daisy's attention (she's important, she's old money) There's no way to compare both girls they're from two different worlds. Their social class dictates the way they are treated.
I just finished reading this for fun, not for school sadly, but I didn't quite understood it (kind of hard to understand). Loved that you explained the symbols! This helped me to understand the story better, thank you!
Thanks firstly , i just wan to add another symbol and correct me plz if i am wrong . so , in this quote : “There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour, if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.” i think that Gatsby is like the oranges and people who are surrounded by him are the machine .I.e people takes the advantage of him , they squeeze him and get the benefits from him . it is like a metaphor.
I wasn't a literature person and cared so much about symbolism until I read and watched the great gatsby something about the last line gets to me and moves me deeply
Why is no one ever talking about how Nick always describes flowers when Daisy is nearby? The kind of the flower and the state is always saying something about what is going on, mostly in regard to her relationship with Gatsby
Thank you for the summary. Loved the examples you used for the old and new money. Also I didn't noticed until after I watched the video the significance of the weather. WOWWWWWW MIND BLOWN...IT AL MAKES SINCE. THE GREAT GATSBY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. I LOVE IT
Well Ms Brown it did so happen Im afraid Ithat I hade a totally different mindset while watching this flick, nevertheless I very much enjoyed Your thougts om the matter.
Totally different show , buuuut. In once upon a time Emma swan drive a yellow car ,( I suppose she brought life/hope) But I understand they are two different characters
I was confused about the yellow too, to be honest. I thought it's such a bold colour, I wouldn't connect it to cowardice, but I'm no expert in the symbolism of colour :D And I mean, Emma is anything but a coward!
@@RTHSEnglishwithMsBrown I'm not really a "death of the author" kind of guy, but your position certainly is a popular one. Interesting video nonetheless. I'll watch more of your videos in the future no doubt.
Remember Gatsby saying he can turn back time, before when meets daisy at Nicks house. He leans back so far that he moves the clock off the shelf, then catches it, then says he will buy a new clock. Symbolic of turning back time. He fixes the clock and leaning back into the clock, turning back time.
He leans back but Tom Buchanan leans forward.
What about the dog Tom buys for Myrtle? I feel like it's a symbol for how Tom sees women. He sees them as "bitches" that can be bought and bought again.
I agree.
Tom buys a dog for Myrtle to please her (she's cheap, she has no social status)
Gatsby goes and makes a fortune, buys a castle, throws ridiculously extravagant parties just to get Daisy's attention (she's important, she's old money)
There's no way to compare both girls they're from two different worlds. Their social class dictates the way they are treated.
I just finished reading this for fun, not for school sadly, but I didn't quite understood it (kind of hard to understand). Loved that you explained the symbols! This helped me to understand the story better, thank you!
lovely summarized version, Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks firstly , i just wan to add another symbol and correct me plz if i am wrong . so , in this quote : “There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour, if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.” i think that Gatsby is like the oranges and people who are surrounded by him are the machine .I.e people takes the advantage of him , they squeeze him and get the benefits from him . it is like a metaphor.
This can also be linked to materialism, greed and corruption of the Americans in the 1920s.
I wasn't a literature person and cared so much about symbolism until I read and watched the great gatsby something about the last line gets to me and moves me deeply
wow! you are really a great teacher. loved the way you explained it.
You are the best I loved how you explained things clearly simply shortly you are indeed a great teacher
Why is no one ever talking about how Nick always describes flowers when Daisy is nearby? The kind of the flower and the state is always saying something about what is going on, mostly in regard to her relationship with Gatsby
Thank you for the summary. Loved the examples you used for the old and new money. Also I didn't noticed until after I watched the video the significance of the weather. WOWWWWWW MIND BLOWN...IT AL MAKES SINCE. THE GREAT GATSBY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. I LOVE IT
Thank you so much for this enlightening Odyssey as a much appriciated bonus after watching this film.
Well Ms Brown it did so happen Im afraid Ithat I hade a totally different mindset while watching this flick, nevertheless I very much enjoyed Your thougts om the matter.
Thanks for the wonderful presentation
Wow this is so good and so well explained.
Kim is married to Kanye WEST, so she represents WEST egg ehhh!
Excellent interpretations!
A bit weird to see the contrast between the Queen and Kardarshian.. guess not a great example of East vs West egg.
Thank you very much for this great summary! Will watch this a couple more times before my exam next week!
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Thank you very much.It is really very helpful.
Totally different show , buuuut. In once upon a time Emma swan drive a yellow car ,( I suppose she brought life/hope)
But I understand they are two different characters
I was confused about the yellow too, to be honest. I thought it's such a bold colour, I wouldn't connect it to cowardice, but I'm no expert in the symbolism of colour :D And I mean, Emma is anything but a coward!
Thank you so much!
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awesome video. thanks for sharing. 💜
This really helped! Thank you!
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Learnt a lot. Thanx v much.
In German we would say: „Ehrenfrau!!“
it has really helped me thank you
I'm always skeptical that Fitzgerald actually really meant all of this so-called symbolism to mean anything at all.
Readers bring meaning to the text-- even above an author's intention, certain colors, objects, are archetypal and become symbolic for the readers.
@@RTHSEnglishwithMsBrown I'm not really a "death of the author" kind of guy, but your position certainly is a popular one. Interesting video nonetheless. I'll watch more of your videos in the future no doubt.
Thank you!
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wow! detailed eplanation!
Great job, but it would be fun to analyze Daisy, "The misunderstood American bitch."
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Highschool english class hermeneutics be like green = GO 😂
she sounds like money
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please help me, what preyed on Gatsby
I'm sorry but Kim very much didn't earn her money
I am not convinced...The Great Gatsby is the great American novel.