apparently my school made the senior dinner great gatsby themed
because what better theme for a graduation party than the inaccessibility of the american dream
(Source: acoolshark)
i have a lot of feelings about gatsby and you are free to ask me about them at any time. unless they’re about the movie. i haven’t seen it yet.
okay okay okay okay. let’s talk about being a “beautiful little fool.” Here’s what Daisy is talking about.
So she has spent her entire life in the lap of luxury. It is IMPOSSIBLE for her to be happy without money, to the point where the man who has spent the last five years pining for her has to bootleg his way to the top in order to even DREAM of having a chance with her (but more on that later). Daisy Buchanan is shallow and narcissistic, and won’t get a divorce from the man she hates because she’s afraid of what the other high-societies will think of her. When she does go to Gatsby’s party, she’s uncomfortable because even though it is lavish and Gatsby is OBVIOUSLY throwing around his wealth, the people at the party aren’t a part of the society of wealth she comes from. When she says she wishes her daughter will be a fool, she’s saying she doesn’t want her daughter to be smart enough to realize her troubles, like Daisy thinks she herself has.
In reality, though, Daisy IS a fool. She’s shallow and fickle and STUPID. Being a “beautiful little fool” is NOT a good thing. It is a very, very bad thing, and the point of that line is for the reader to realize the IRONY in Daisy’s statement, and at the same time pity her and hate her for being such a fool herself.
okay?
w hat do snakes use for protection
ANACONDOMS!!!!!
okay ngl that bit with clara traveling through the doctor’s timeline was pretty cool.
a+ for original series references
im sorry
im not
yes this will go nicely on my blog.
