Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Jay Gatsby

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I picked the image of Gatsby's house as Gatsby's house is where everything begins. When I hear Jay Gatsby, I think of his grand parties in his huge house as all the parties were thrown to impress his true love, Daisy. I chose the image of a simple heart as Gatsby did everything for Daisy! Despite his good intentions and his ambition for a better life, Gatsby was an evil man as he participated in illegal activities during prohibition, which is represented by the prohibition sign and the cartoon devils. I chose the image of a sailboat as the sailboat represents Gatsby's past, before he achieved the American Dream. Gatsby was always greedy and always wanted more, which made Gatsby constantly travel on the wrong path. 

In Gatsby's words:
Everything I am today is because of my experience on that sailboat, and the people I met along that particular journey. Due to Daisy being born to a wealthy family, I constantly felt like I had to provide her with a certain lifestyle as her voice is "full of money." I am a passionate man, who tries to stay humble. I do everything for my one love, Daisy. I throw these grand parties only for her. My life is full of twists and turns, and often I feel lost because I am on the wrong path. The picture of several roads was chosen because at times I feel so isolated. But when I feel lost, I turn to Daisy and she makes me feel better. Daisy is the one person who makes me feel so good about myself, despite my poor upbringing. I feel like I held the grip too tight on Daisy, causing her to make the wrong decisions in life as she was constantly torn between Tom and I. I chose the cartoon where money is in the person's eyes as I believe that money makes a person successful. Money makes someone happy, and money makes someone powerful. Because of my money, I am famous. 

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