Blog Project #4 Text Connections
The Great Gatsby was a novel that was full of contradictions. Throughout the novel, the narrator, Carraway, has contradicting ideals towards what is wrong with society and what he finds fascinating. Text-to-Text: An example of this style of contradiction can be found in the novel, “The Catcher and the Rye,” by J. D. Salinger. Carraway in this novel opens up in the first chapter with his introduction of the man, Gatsby. He originally talks about his wealth and all the mysteries surrounding him and how he dislikes this sort of publicity and mystery about the man, but then he says that he finds him to be a great man and calls him “The Great Gatsby.” Similarly in, “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden Caulfield, a kid who runs away from his family in 1949 tells the story of his adventure. He repeatedly contradicts himself, one of which being his contradictions about the movies and movie stars. He talks about how movies are not real life and how he does not like the way movies portray what reality should be like, but through his adventure away from home, he continually goes to movies as a way to pass time. This shows that he, like Carraway, finds that which he is mocking and saying he does not like is actually be something that he finds to be interesting. Text-to-World: Another example of this type of contradiction can be seen when people talk about “The Great Gatsby” and make up all of the rumors that surround who he is perceived to be, some rumors that are to his benefit and others that make him out to be a bad individual. These are rumors that even Gatsby tries to get the narrator, Carraway, to believe. The contradiction is that he is actually a man who came from nothing worked his way up to the top, even though it was through a corrupt path. This relates to the world today because, with the up and coming presidential elections, many rumors are being spread about the men who are running for the candidacy. The candidates who have risen to a higher power in society are subject to the rumors that the general public accuses them of, some being to their benefit, and others in the case of Herman Cane, leading to the end of their candidacy.
The Great Gatsby was a novel that was full of contradictions. Throughout the novel, the narrator, Carraway, has contradicting ideals towards what is wrong with society and what he finds fascinating. Text-to-Text: An example of this style of contradiction can be found in the novel, “The Catcher and the Rye,” by J. D. Salinger. Carraway in this novel opens up in the first chapter with his introduction of the man, Gatsby. He originally talks about his wealth and all the mysteries surrounding him and how he dislikes this sort of publicity and mystery about the man, but then he says that he finds him to be a great man and calls him “The Great Gatsby.” Similarly in, “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden Caulfield, a kid who runs away from his family in 1949 tells the story of his adventure. He repeatedly contradicts himself, one of which being his contradictions about the movies and movie stars. He talks about how movies are not real life and how he does not like the way movies portray what reality should be like, but through his adventure away from home, he continually goes to movies as a way to pass time. This shows that he, like Carraway, finds that which he is mocking and saying he does not like is actually be something that he finds to be interesting. Text-to-World: Another example of this type of contradiction can be seen when people talk about “The Great Gatsby” and make up all of the rumors that surround who he is perceived to be, some rumors that are to his benefit and others that make him out to be a bad individual. These are rumors that even Gatsby tries to get the narrator, Carraway, to believe. The contradiction is that he is actually a man who came from nothing worked his way up to the top, even though it was through a corrupt path. This relates to the world today because, with the up and coming presidential elections, many rumors are being spread about the men who are running for the candidacy. The candidates who have risen to a higher power in society are subject to the rumors that the general public accuses them of, some being to their benefit, and others in the case of Herman Cane, leading to the end of their candidacy.
Good connection to "Catcher in the Rye", the connection drawn is a very broad one and i feel as if you summed it up with details that help to make the connection stick in my mind. I pay no attention to politics yet i still hear rumors about the candidates some which might or might not be true. I am exactly like the public in the book as far as not knowing what to believe, so good job on connecting to the real world, it helps to give people a better understanding of the situation. All in all, these are good connections that needed insight to be seen.
ReplyDeleteYour connection to The Catcher in the Rye caught me off guard. At no point in the book did I think there could be connections drawn to The Catcher in the Rye. Yet, I am very impressed with how you pulled it off. I like how you compared Nick Carraway to Holden Caulfeild. I agree that their personalities are quite similar. I like how you pointed out that just like Holden, Nick Changes his mind throughout the story on many different subjects. This however, I believe is reflective both authors trying to make their characters seem more human and vulnerable. I also really enjoyed your text to world connection about the upcoming presidential candidates. I to believe that with great power comes great responsibility and accountability. Overall, great connection old sport!
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