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ERIC Number: EJ347055
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Gatsby as a Drowned Sailor.
Lukens, Margaret
English Journal, v76 n2 p44-46 Feb 1987
Claims that most teachers who read "The Great Gatsby" in high school English courses do not notice the work's extensive use of nautical imagery. Cites examples and claims that close reading reveals Gatsby to be not only the dreamer and unsuccessful suitor but also the American fisherman who "hooks a big one." (JD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Imagery, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Secondary Education, Symbols (Literary)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Gatsby; Nautical Imagery