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That Awesome “Platonic
Conception” Jazz
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Greek Philosopher, 427-327 BC Contemplated Perceptions of Reality
◦ Human Views of Reality vs. Forms
A Note on Plato
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“Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself”
A Highly Idealized Point of View◦ What Gatsby desired to become◦ “The sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old
boy would be likely to invent”◦ He remained “faithful to this conception” in his
actions throughout life.
A “Platonic Conception”
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What he Didn’t Anticipate
• Wealth• Fame• Popularity
• Thus, the parties
Elements of Gatsby’s Conception
• Being Abandoned by Daisy• Being Seen as Classless
• Not everybody shares his romanticism