Holy fucking shit guys. I've just discovered that The Great Gatsby.. is a Christ metaphor.
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
@BootlegGirl Oh come on everything is a Christ metaphor that's the go-to panic button for overdue essays5 replies 1 retweet 5 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
1) identified Christian themes in Catch Me if You Can (which were almost certainly bullshit)
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
@BootlegGirl "Good person to whom bad things happen leading to good results" = Christ figure1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
Except well, the thing with Gatsby is that he's not a good person. But he does take on sins of others
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
@BootlegGirl The unspoken subtext of this is that Gatsby & Nick both fought in WWI, they watched the dream of good causes die3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
@BootlegGirl ACTUALLY the real tragedy is that unlike what Christianity promised the sacrifice isn't redemptive
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