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"He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it"

book cover assignment for class :)

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redrew this piece in honor of the great gatsby turning 100 today!!

(even more alt versions under the cut because im indecisive lol)

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dont ask why im reading the tv tropes for the great gatsby cuz i dont remember either tbh

my red flag is that i think i know better than the tv tropes page <3

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my red flag is that i think i know better than the tv tropes page <3

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girl shocked to discover that inaction can have consequences too

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Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

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Alan Ladd and Betty Field for Elliott Nugent’s THE GREAT GATSBY (1949).

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why cant characters be little freaks. why cant they be a lil weird. must all characters be nice and well adjusted? must they all have healthy emotional regulation and a firm handle on their mental health? can they not be a lil fucked up? a lil off putting? is it a crime for a character to be, dare i say it, annoying?

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i love when characters lie to themselves in the complete privacy of their own minds

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It's likely that many movies would involve more than one of these things– but what would be the main thing motivating you to create it in the first place?

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We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

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i love drawing fanart for a 100 year old book on white board

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throwing these out here: my interpretations of my favorite gatsby characters bc i like the book a normal amount ! these rich people suck ! how wonderful !

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I CANT DO IT GIVE ME ANOTHER FEW KONTHS

im trying again to watch my slime tutorial... oh dear

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i really gotta listen to/see art gatsby man.... what the fuck am i watcing

im trying again to watch my slime tutorial... oh dear

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"nick! you want a car?" "im a train man, myself" nick cofnirmed autistic/j

im trying again to watch my slime tutorial... oh dear

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im remembering now that the apartment party comes After gatsby meet znick. whic means that i have to listen to the met again :[[ im devastated

im trying again to watch my slime tutorial... oh dear