chapter 7 and 8
“God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!” pg. 160
i thought this quote was important because during this section of reading there were a couple refferals to the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg I though that these eyes could deffenitly be referring to God, especially after the above quote. I guess it depends on your religous views, but if you beleive God see’s anything then this book becomes so much more scandelous. You know that one man or woman is watching your every move. The multiple affairs that are going around, the people who party and get drunk, the crimes, the illegal businesses that lurk. I find that a lot of this book has to do with image. How someone sees you. The pretty girls only want to marry and rich guys. Rich boys drive nice, fast cars and have lavish parties…to find their lost lover? Is that how it really is supposed to happen? I am still curious why didn’t Gatsby just go after Daisy. He knew where she lived, he felt he knew that she loved him, and never loved tom. Why couldnt he just go over to her house and get her? he had the money now, he had a huge beautiful house now that would impress Daisy.
Also i found that in these chapters you can see a persons true personality. when put in crazy situations, like hit n runs, fights, murders. You see people reactions. some cant cope, and go after a murder and kill them, then they still feel they have nothing to live for, they kill themselves. Saying that, i wonder if Gatsby ever had a chance, did he see Wilson coming? i feel like Gatsby would be fine with the thought of death. He felt he had nothing to live for Daisy was basically gone.
interesting.
