The Great Gatsby Presented Entirely Through Margin Notes
Previously: Chapter 4
Chapter 5
why the lights are on?
he’s very flight
Jordan’s story from earlier
she’s crying, he’s glowing
which makes it even emptier
tour of the house
the boarders
speaks to his infatuation
Daisy cries
was staring @ her green light
light is no longer symbolically significant
suddenly it’s not so special
Klipspringer reluctantly plays piano
hour of profound human change
again, romantic. maybe is replaced by reality
the previous image
Is this love, or the problem with relationships?
- Jay Gatsby likes all of Daisy’s Facebook photos on his iPad in the middle of the night.
- Jay Gatsby sends a mass text to remind everyone about his party.
- Jay Gatsby blocks Tom Buchanan on Facebook.
- Daisy Buchanan untags herself from Nick Carraway’s check-in at Gatsby’s house.
- Tom Buchanan…
“Slow ahead.” I can go slow ahead. Come on down here and chum some of this shit.
Turns me on
Turning your pages.
Straight spined
And tightly bound
My muse is not amused.Cloth by day,
Leather at night.
Stitched through,
Your words
Are not tortured.Serif like
Your volumed hips.
Indented
Are your clauses.
Orderly, your leafs.*Neatly…
(via musingsofabibliophile)
From Lemony Snicket’s ‘Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid’.
(Source: vintageanchorbooks, via musingsofabibliophile)
