EN 1002 Lecture 7: Tutorial 7.docx
2 Mar 2015
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Close reading: basing your argument off of readings that support your interpretation. Ex: forming an interpretation on how parent/child relationships are presented within the novel and forming an argument from this: the passage is from the book itself not the critical essays, not a research essay. You may quote something from one of the critical essays (levine, moers, etc) Since you only have 1000 words, do not include many quotes stay away from researching anything. The great gatsby: a physical illusionist/magician, nick brings up two categories, fundamental decencies, advantages. Nick being described as an honest person moral decency. Nick"s family having great wealth advantage over others: high language assuring readers that gatsby turned out all right. Ambiguity between gatsby and nick: gatsby: old sport . Sport may be a connotation of a game: he is playing a game, or a role (especially since he changes his name: east/west. Old, referencing the mid-west, rural, not the same wealth as tom and.
