Cover art original to the novel. By little known Spanish artist, Francis Cugat. Title is “Celestial Eyes.”

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Tuesday, March 20, 12 East Egg: Old Money

West Egg: New Money

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Tuesday, March 20, 12 Blue: illusions, jazz, color of dreams, smoke

Tuesday, March 20, 12 White: West Egg purity, innocence OR false purity or innocence.

Yellow: sunshine, joy OR corruption, decay, dishonesty, East Egg cowardice.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Valley of Ashes

Dr. Eckleburg The eyes of “God” watching but not involved.

Commentary on American Dream: George Wilson; morally grey area. Place of tragedy and betrayal and death. Between the Eggs and Manhattan.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Gatsby: Criminal? Dreamer? Idealistic? Byronic or tragic hero? The man of mystery.

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Tuesday, March 20, 12 Daisy Fay Buchanan: She comes from old money in Louisville, Kentucky. Daisy embodies fragility. Seems not to understand the consequences of her actions regarding Gatsby.

The flower symbolism associated with the daisy is purity, innocence, loyal love, beauty, patience and simplicity.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Jordan Baker: semi-professional golfer, prone to lie and cheat, friend of Daisy, has affair with . Casual. Doesn’t have any moral center. 8

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Myrtle Wilson: The meanings of myrtle flowers are beauty's crown and wedded love. Verbal irony, again. She married George thinking she would move up in the world. Latched onto Tom Buchanan for the same reason.

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Tuesday, March 20, 12 Cars=wealth; status Tom flaunts his cars to show off his wealth and influence. He taunts George Wilson with the possibility of selling him a car cheaply so George can fix it up and make a bundle. Tom feels no sense of guilt for stealing his wife. He continues to let George think the car will be his. George continues to believe in the American Dream.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 The colors: gold & green Gold: wealth; status; note shades of gold even in descriptions of music and food

Green: new life; growth; wealth; GO!

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Jazz: the rhythm of the times. The rhythm of Fitzgerald’s writing. The parties--the alcohol--the gambling--the empty, shallow superficiality of the times.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 Owl eyes: an unnamed character described only by his eyes and his drunkenness. Gatsby’s library--the car wreck and he will show up again at the end of the book. Watch out for him. Owls: wisdom and omens of death.

Tuesday, March 20, 12 “A Mad Tea Party” by Zelda Fitzgerald

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Tuesday, March 20, 12 “Arc de Triomphe” by Zelda Fitzgerald

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