So all we got assigned for the whole week is to read the last two chapters of Gatsby and write one paper. There will probably be some days this week on which I'll skip the blog; other than that, I'll post poetry on some days, etc. But today, chapter VIII:
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7:12 p.m. Chapter VIII is 16 pages.
7:13 p.m. Fog-horn in the first sentence. Symbols from old German expressionist cinema :) But those films were actually current when this book was written.
7:21 p.m. Back story chapter. Even this is beautifully written ... but here I find myself wishing this were written in German, imagining the extra level of depth this would have gained, had it been related in Konjunktiv eins :)
7:26 p.m. "The night had made a sharp difference in the weather and there was an autumn flavor in the air." The weather forecasts everything in this book :)
7:35 p.m. It's beyond masterful, what this text does with its cover art :)
7:40 p.m. Done. Including the crucifix symbol of Gatsby carrying on his back the mattress on which he was going to get shot dead.
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