The Books That The World Calls Immoral Are Books That Show The World Its Own Shame.

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

This 💀😩

things my friends and i have said while reading the great gatsby pt 1

"gatsby gets bitches." "the whole point of the book is. he can't."

"if gatsby's car represents his dick...and nick rode in his car..."

"gatsby's problem is he's never had his dick sucked."

"i could fix him."

"you're telling me an eccentric billionaire isn't having wild sex parties in his cock car? unrealistic."

"'i don't like to judge people but what the fuck' - nick"

YES

Nick Carraway 🤝 Holden Caulfield 🤝 Jay Gatsby

Repressing gay thoughts

This is a cover I drew for a poem I’m planning to write. It’s not special, but it took a while. I hope y’all like it.

#art

Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever you just have to live.

— Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

Yesssss 🥺

Gatsby wasn’t in love with Daisy. When they first met, he was, but over time he fell more in love with his perception of her than Daisy herself. We know this.

He was truly in love with Nick. Think about it. Gatsby never told Daisy about his past. He never even told her his real name. He did, however, feel an inclination to tell NICK. He only knew Nick a short amount of time, but almost immediately he’d told Nick more about himself than anyone he’d ever known.

Gatsby was in love with Nick, but I don’t think he knew it. I think he still believed the feelings he had were for Daisy, and the reason they were so intense was because she was so close, and not because Nick was next to him the whole time.