This reading changes my view on Gatsby significantly. At first, it seemed as if Gatsby was trying hopelessly to reach this deep idyllic woman that he pictured Daisy as. However, He is actually covering up his past, which I didn't see at first, but it now makes sense to me.
I do agree with the authors interpretation of Gatsby, and I feel that Gatsby is multi-faceted individual, and can not be generalized using this one lens. Ex. on pg. 48 of CTT, "Gatsby's outrageous idealization of Daisy...can not do wrong, can not love anyone but him, etc." portrays Gatsby as a man who is simply trying to live his fantasy out through this woman who is insecure about her past as well. I feel that this view, while valid and I agree with it, is but a small part of Gatsby, and I think that he is not fully insecure about his past, and does have some qualities that in another analysis will shine through.
Christian Frey
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