Mentions (13)
"They don't do novel studies anymore, not even shit like Shakespeare or The Great Gatsby. Standardized testing was 'halted' during covid and there's been no mention of bringing it back."
"I've noticed a huge trend where most people seem to be unable to engage with media on any level other than the surface level unfolding of events. Analysis is treated like it's conspiratorial or something. I always think of the green light in the great gatspy as an example of this."
"I'm talking big ol' metaphors n shit. like moby dick or ulysses, or even gatsby. they are all such romanticized depictions of the modern life at the time."
"I've been reading a lot. Finished up As I Lay Dying a couple days ago, powered through The Great Gatsby Saturday afternoon/evening, and am just getting into The Brothers Karamazov, which I've started a handful of times but never managed to stick with."
"I'm probably going to reread a bunch more high-school required reading to continue rebuilding my attention span. I think I'm gonna do the Great Gatsby next or Brave New World."
"Ummmm buying a house so you can stay within view of your ex's place who already moved on and is in a new relationship??? Stalker much???"
"Fitzgerald was right 'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool'."
"The school ended up implementing a sticker system. Green= safe for everyone, red = mature content. The Great Gatsby was red and perks of being a fucking loser green"
"I swear I know a few girls who have multiple Gatsbys in the air at all times, they just go through life like this. And it's not even the ones you would expect."
"Ummmm buying a house so you can stay within view of your ex's place who already moved on and is in a new relationship??? Stalker much???"
"The Great Gatsby was red and perks of being a fucking loser green"
"In reframing masculinity as an honorable trait to self-actualize, you give men a Gatsby-esque green light they can believe in and strive towards"
"he makes 24/hr, relax bro you aren't the great gatsby"