Sunday, July 29, 2012

The Great Gatsby (Pages 61-69)


The Great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald


“Anything can happen now…anything at all (Page 69).”  This simple phrase has powerful meaning both in the sense of what it foreshadows and what promises lay ahead. In this section, the reader learns of Gatsby’s past, but mystery still surrounds him as the reader is guided to question if the story is true.  With such questioning and mystery still present, anything can happen. The plot can take any twist and the characters can turn in any direction. It is unclear as to what Gatsby wishes to discuss with Nick and who Gatsby truly is. This mystery becomes a prevalent and major attribute to both the plot of the story and the style in which it is told. For, it is the mystery of Gatsby’s Greatness and who he really is that the story is even told and becomes important. In this one simple phrase, the book takes an irreversible turn.

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