Gatsby

Gatsby: “Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God--- a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that—and he must be about his father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty.” Pg.28 “The tragedy here is pure confession, a supplication complete in the human note it strikes.” Pg. 28 “Fitzgerald could sound the depths of Gatsby’s life …

…Their concern foreshadows later plot developments, including the arrival of Mr. Lindner, who reveals that the white people of Clybourne Park are just as wary of the Youngers as the Youngers are of white people. It turns out that dreams in and of themselves are not always blissful, even amid the possibility of realization. “The simple eloquence of the characters elevates the play into a universal presentation of all people's hopes, fears, and dreams. (Galenet)