Text Connections

 

In F. Scotts Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the author makes it available for the readers to make different connections from the text (world, text, self, etc.). One of the many connections that can be made is that of text-to-text. One of the main themes of this book is how far love will take someone. It is illustrated through out the novel that Gatsby will do anything for Daisy, the only love of his life, to make her happy. He throws extravagant parties to impress her and get her attention, he tells Tom, Daisy’s husband, about their love for each other, and he even takes the blame for running someone over to spare her the punishment, which ultimately led to his death. In another well known story, Romeo and Juliet, their love for each other caused both of them to go to extreme measures, such as hiding it from their parents, and in the end, killing themselves because one could not live with out the other. This theme that is portrayed in these two stories convey the consequences that can come from love.