Drawings and Debutantes There is no small amount of trepidation that the Baz Luhrmann’s newest motion picture may fall victim to over-commercialization. Those fears were not lessened when the heavily advertised December 2012 release date was suddenly scrapped in favor of … Continue reading
Tag Archives: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The stories behind the story – Part 1 Today’s post is not one that attempts to share the full details of those extra-literary elements that helped create The Great Gatsby or perpetuate its popularity across nearly five generations. The object … Continue reading
For Tuesday night’s discussion of The Great Gatsby, chapter seven, I’m extending the regular half-hour scheduled time to a full hour. There’s so much that happens in this chapter that even an hour will hardly be enough time to sift … Continue reading
It’s all about… I read chapter two last week and realized how many important details had melted away over the years since I last read The Great Gatsby. I’m no spoiler, but I kept returning to the thought that the … Continue reading