tragedy+connection.

There are some Americans characters you just feel for, and they're usually the tragic ones. Tragedy is something that keeps people...well, human, and it hurts to watch anyone fall. Gatsby was an obvious choice, as his end was untimely, and quite tragic. I connected that to the Jim Carroll poem about Kurt Cobain quite easily, as Kurt's end was untimely, and tragic. With both figures - Gatsby and Kurt - it seems like while people saw them often and knew who they were, no one really actually knew them. I thought the picture of F. Scott Fitzgerald's grave was a fitting choice and sort of an homage to Gatsby, the man no one really knew.

Next to Gatsby, Blanche was the next obvious choice. The entire play //A Streetcar Named Desire// is revolved around Blanche's tragic descent into insanity. Both Blanche and Gatsby represent the mighty falling, the untouchable losing control. The picture of the dead end also seemed fitting, as sadly, that is where those characters were headed.

I ended the page with the final line from __The Catcher in the Rye__ because Holden is also somewhat of a tragic figure.

back to tragedy...