Gatsby Discussion

Today we finished up our discussion of Gatsby. Some great points were brought up some I'm just going to ramble off some other things to think about that may help people with paper topics.
The idea of change was brought up in one of the hours and that is something that could be investigated further. Who does change and who doesn't? What causes the change or allows them to remain the same?
What view of marriage do we get? Are there any stable/happy relationships portrayed?
Is Myrtle a one time thing for Tom? If you said yes think about where he was the night of his daughter's birth (p. 17) and who he got in a car accident with (p. 78).
Weather was touched on briefly but I think the contrast of settings is also interesting. Look at the opening scene of the novel. Nick walks into the Buchannan's house with women dressed in loose white clothing while the warm wind blows through. In contrast to Myrtle and Tom's apartment with a "small living room, a small dinning-room, a small bedroom, and a bath. The living-room was crowded to the doors..." (29). What's going on here? Also compare it to the scene in the hotel.
Why is Nick so depressed about turning 30? page 136 He says they "drove on toward death." What a downer!
Finally, three pages that need to be looked at p. 69 weird inversion scene
Duality idea page 36 and the entire last page--what is Nick talking about?

Bonus: On page 115 there is a weird scene on the subway that I still can't figure out. Any takers on explaining it to me?

Upcoming: Paper due next Tuesday with 2 copies and Vocab test this Friday. Don't forget to glance at the sources tonight.