The Great Gatsby
In which John Green discusses the first chapter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, including thoughts on the role that the ideas of the self-made man and the American dream fuel the beginning of the novel. Themes, metaphors, and symbols are all discussed--although hopefully not in that boring and unlikable way you all find so reprehensible. Uploaded to YouTube July 18, 2011
In which John discusses critical readings of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including metaphors and symbols like the color yellow, the green light at the end of the dock, the eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleburg, the valley of ashes, and the American dream.
A Video about core themes in Gatsby, the value of a liberal arts education, and the dangers of shallow thinking.
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John, I hope you realize how often you change people's lives. Well, at least mine. I can't exactly speak for other people. But I digress. Your videos force me to face the questions that the world consistently asks the human race. Thank you for these videos and your books and nerfighteria and a thousand other things. Thank you.
You just convinced me to re-read this book. I hated it in high school, it seemed like a story about basically nothing, but now I see it just wasn't being read/taught for anything but face value.
You just convinced me to re-read this book. I hated it in high school, it seemed like a story about basically nothing, but now I see it just wasn't being read/taught for anything but face value.
