winking ferociously toward the fervent sun
Two eggs hatch the plot of The Great Gatsby, one East and one West. The eggs are fictionalized protrusions, a pair of peninsulas that jut...
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No Way Like the American Way: The Great Gatsby Introduction
In 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald was sick, suffering from the effects of alcoholism, unable to pay his debts, and seemingly incapable of...
Poor Ghosts, Breathing Dreams Like Air:
The Great Gatsby turns 95 this year, and the novel is more relevant than ever. While the name Gatsby may conjure images of 1920s wealth...
TO MY STUDENTS: 'HOPE' IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
The poet Emily Dickinson described hope as a feathered thing that sings even in the hardest of moments. As our lives get upturned and...
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