Alcohol in TGG
Alcohol saturates The Great Gatsby, careening out of control at parties thrown by Gatsby and lubricating the decadent lifestyle of…
Motherhood
Motherhood is a recurring of Beautiful Little Fools, one which lends reality to the women and redirects their choices. While…
Weather in TGG
Fitzgerald uses weather as a symbolic setting with skill to remark on the mood of characters and the dramatic movement…
The Pearl Necklace
The pearl necklace, which in The Great Gatsby is a minor detail, takes on new symbolic value in Beautiful Little…
Was Gatsby’s Death Noble?
Is Gatsby a hell-bound hero or dream fool? Fitzgerald resists the temptation to define him and instead demonstrates to us…
Full of Money
When Gatsby tells Daisy that her voice is “full of money,” he’s not merely complimenting her; he’s uttering the truth…
Absence, Betrayal, and TruthÂ
Gatsby’s funeral is probably the most mournful part of the novel. After he has hosted thousands to his parties those…
Daisy the Femme Fatale
In the original Great Gatsby, Daisy embodies elusive privilege and beauty. In the zombified version, she is all the more…
Feminist Justice
Beautiful Little Fools retells the story of Gatsby’s murder as a mystery, turns a literary tragedy into a feminist whodunnit….
TGG and Modern Celebrity Culture
Even though it’s been dated to the 1920s, The Great Gatsby uncomfortably mirrors celebrity culture today. Jay Gatsby is not…