ENGL 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Romantic Hero
8 Apr 2019
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
English 303 final review the great gatsby. Seek-find-lose grammar novels projection of seek-and-find quest formula (jay gatsby"s story: framework based off which the narrative of others are strung; unfolding of gatsby"s story = nicks story. Grammar produces narrative that embeds the mythos of summer (gatsby"s story, genre of romance) within the mythos of winter (nicks story, genre of irony) Backdrop to seek-find-lose = seek-but-don"t-find: george"s pursuit of financial security = impossible dream. Jordan"s pursuit of social/financial security = beyond reach: nick caraway (most unsuccessful, unsuccessful pursuits: war, venture in bond business, relationships, purpose in life. Frye"s framework: the great gatsby embeds structure of romance (gatsby) within structure of irony (nick) Unidealized existence : not a word of heroes but of everyday, flawed human beings; human misery = result of not fate, but sociological and psychological causes. Real world = death of a romantic hero martyrdom that saves humanity, instead it is a sign that humanity = beyond saving/hope.
