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diff --git a/jones-la/quick1.tex b/jones-la/quick1.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66d210d --- /dev/null +++ b/jones-la/quick1.tex @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +\input mla8.tex + +\numberfirstpage +\clas{AP Lang} +\name{Holden} \last{Rohrer} +\prof{Jones} +\header +\title{``Enchanted Objects'' in the Great Gatsby} + +In the Great Gatsby, Gatsby's enchanted object is the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. +Nick considers it to be enchanted or magcal because the green light is a symbol---a symbol of longing. +I have no enchanted object of similar magnitude to Gatsby's because I don't long for much; in fact, what could be considered an enchanted object is already close to me. +For my ``enchanted object,'' I would probably list something given to me as a gift by my grandmother---a small metal rod that vibrates at a particular frequency. +It, specifically, holds no special emotional or symbolic importance, but I value it greatly because it represents my family, somewhat. + +Both my sisters and I have one of them, and I believe my grandmother got them from a trip oversease somewhere, and they are not unique or rare. +But I value it because the object is representative of her relationship with me and my immediate family. +She's an admirably giving person, and the small metal rod represents that despite its lack of intrinsic or attributed individual value. +Separate from Gatsby, I don't think the enchantment of the object could be lost---I already own it, and it's not associated with any longing or any conflict which could possibly be resolved at some point in the future. +So it is static. +The enchantment of the object is derived from a general sense of emotional attachment to it, but like Gatsby's enchantment, it is valuable and relevant. +The object holds value despite its materialism. + +\bye |