Marxism Base amp; Superstructure Ideology amp; Hegemony.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Great Gatsby: General Introd. (2) Symbols: East Egg (the rich area for the aristocrats) and the West Egg (the newly rich ) on Long Island, parties, green light and, the valley of ashes The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg: “blue and gigantic---… They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose.” The Great Gatsby: General Introd. (3) Nick– refrain from judgment at the beginning? rejecting humans at the end. “I would want no more privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only my neighbour, Gatsby, would be exempt from my reaction. … For Gatsby turned out all right in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dream.” G’s Passion vs. the Moral Desert Paralysis Foul dust -- undesirable desire Daisy and Tom’s marriage The superficial parties Tom’s for Myrtle (his mistress, who fight with him all the time); Nick’s relationship with Jordan Baker; How about Gatsby’s love for Daisy? And Nicks interest in Gatsby the bootlegger, hoodlum, millionaire and what he represents ? The American Dream (green backs + Nature)?? Literary Example -- The Great Gatsby –first reunion (clip 51:00) How are images of romance and money intertwined in the first excerpt? Contradiction 1: Images of wealth: D’s brass buttons, G’s gold toilet Images of romance: beauty, tears, light, flowers, Images of social power + nature: Images of nature + names, guests in G’s mansion ? which represents his social power G’s romantic sentiments throwing clothes at Daisy Literary Example -- The Great Gatsby –first reunion (clip 51:00) Contradiction 2: alienation or splitting of the signifiers (their exchange values) from the signified (the black market). S-ier (1): G’s house catching light, splendor ? S-ied: how he earns the money. S-ier (2): Daisy’s evaluation matters. (“Rich girls don’t marry poor boys”) The symb