Sunday, September 26, 2010

Old Metropole Prediction?

Could Gatsby's home become the new Old Metropole? "Filled with faces, dead and gone. Filled with Friends gone now forever."(pg 70) The Metropole was an old restaurant that used to be filled with life and character, but now its haunted with past memories and people. "I keep it always full of interesting people, night and day. People who do interesting things. Celebrated people." (pg 90) Although Gatsby's home is not a restaurant, it is always full of life. If someone were to die in Gatsby's home, it could become deserted like Old Metropole. The question is could we have a murder scene coming up? We have all the elements, large luxurious parties, affairs, secrets and Gatsby's businesses with drug and oil now we just need the murder.

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  1. I'm not sure if murder is the only key to leaving the house an empty shell. Perhaps if Daisy scorns Gatsby's advances could he either commit suicide or shut his house off to all vistors? and if Daisy and Gatsby do end up together, could they shut everyone else out?

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