(This contains spoilers for The Great Gatsby) I'm not very surprised by Gatsby's death. It seems to me there are very few ways Fitzgerald could have wrapped up a story such as this, and certainly fewer still in so few pages. There's something oddly soothing, too, in his death. The reminder that for all of … Continue reading The Great Gatsby: Chapters 7-9
The Great Gatsby
January Joys: Alone Time
Today, for what feels like the first time all break, I finally got alone time. In reality, I think I had a day or two at the beginning of break to be by myself in my room, but since then it's been a cycle of spending time with friends and family and I'm just so … Continue reading January Joys: Alone Time
The Great Gatsby: Chapters 4-6
(There are The Great Gatsby spoilers in this) I don't know how a book earns the title of "a classic." I don't know if someone just writes it into a review, or it's earned over time, or if there is some special initiation ceremony. But somehow, somewhere along the way, The Great Gatsby received the … Continue reading The Great Gatsby: Chapters 4-6
The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1-3
(There are The Great Gatsby spoilers in this) For AP Lang, Anya and I decided to read The Great Gatsby, an American classic. Because it has nine chapters, every three chapters I will write about my thoughts so far. I am a feminist, and for me that means what happens to women in books stands … Continue reading The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1-3
The Creek Bed 