Donald Trump is Jay Gatsby, albeit a Gatsby with a mean streak. Nevertheless, the rise of the character helps us understand the success of our current president.
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Tag Archives: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Workers of the World, Read! (Then Unite)
A “Washington Post” article argues that the arts are key in counteracting economic injustice. While this is true, the arts must be accompanied by smart politics to achieve this end.
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Sarah Palin as Daisy Buchanan
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, speaking for moderate Republicans who are being driven from the party, sees himself as Jay Gatsby jilted by Daisy. Sarah Palin was once his Daisy and Donald Trump could be compared to Tom Buchanan.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, GOP, Great Gatsby, politics, Republican primaries, Ross Douthat, Sarah Palin Comments closed
The Rich Complain about Shaming
Some wealthy Americans are receiving therapy to make them feel better about their riches. Swift would have something to say about this, as would F. Scott Fitzgerald and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Epistle from Mrs. Yonge to Her Hustand", Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, one percent, Rich Boy, Therapy, wealth inequality Comments closed
Bechdel Uses Lit to Understand Her Life
Alison’s Bechdel time and again turns to literature in her memoir to understand her upbringing.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Sunday Morning", family drama, Great Gatsby, Henry James, homosexuality, Marriage, Portrait of a Lady, Wallace Stevens, Washington Square Comments closed
The Super Rich: Great Gatsby Redux
Many of today’s billionaires are as paranoid as Tom Buchanan in “The Great Gatsby.”
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Lit’s Ten Most Sensitive Guys
To match my 10 strongest literary women characters, here are my 10 most sensitive male characters.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charles Dickens, Cormac McCarthy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henry Fielding, Herman Melville, James Baldwin, Jane Austen, John Milton, John Steinbeck Comments closed
To Know Gatsby Is to Know America
“The Great Gatsby” is about fantasizing. Baz Luhrmann’s new film appears to understand this well.