In the end Nick speculates how Gatsby wilfully blinded himself so his love will not change, and believed that he could repeat and relive the past between himself and Daisy, but as Nick warned him “You cannot repeat the past”, he responded with “Why of course you can!” revealing the depth of his love for Daisy but also Gatsby’s incompetence & unwillingness to face reality & change.
Nick reflects back at end of the novel what his learnt about people like Tom, Daisy and Jordan, how these people are dishonest, self absorbed and materialistic. Nick emphasises to Gatsby how, Gatsby’s “worth the hole damn bunch of them”, the “bunch” in Nicks perspective are the unworthy characters, Tom, Daisy and Jordan, revealing his change in perspective and social attitude towards them.
The use of symbolism evoked in the Green light emphasised hope and new life for Gatsby, his dream and one desire to relive the past with Daisy and ignore the present changes of the past. Also symbolically represented is time, where Gatsby throughout the novel believes he can conquer time and obtain the impossible by his attempt to relive the past. Ironically in the end, time conquers Gatsby by taking his life.
The poem “The Door” by Miroslav Holub provides an opportunity for self-change with the sense that change is within the responders’ power, the poem emphasises the need to embrace change and to open oneself up to the various chances and paths in life. Miroslav Holub sets out within the poem the possibilities and possible outcomes of change, but also for these opportunities to occur if we “Go and Open the Door”.
“The Door” and “Breakaway” embrace similar meanings through very similar techniques, for example: from the poem the repetition of “Go and open the door” in conjunction with the title “Breakaway”, stresses the importance to take an opportunity and forgo change, “Breakaway” reveals through a given situation within the lyrics of an unhappy and conformed past thus to “Breakaway” and find happiness with whatever chances you have,
whilst “The Door” fortifies the meaning by indicating that there are risks involved and not all outcomes are always positive. Change is brought about through the urging from both “The Door” and “Breakaway”, embracing the need and unavoidable change.
“Breakaway” uses imagery of reaching out, for example in the lyrics.”…I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly, I’ll do what it takes till I touch the sky…” portrays how one can encounter …
change by allowing it to occur and not resisting it but instead to support change and reach as far as you can for a better and happier life. As a result, there are infinite opportunities and choices in life that lead to change, and life-altering experiences that can occur with the luring tone of both texts, optimises a positive outcome.
Change is the future; the attempt to force things to remain the same will ultimately still have change. The 3 texts have enhanced my understanding of change in the sense that it revolves around the past, present and future, where the past is irreparable, but presently are the numerous choices and chances that can be taken to allow a different future, a better or worse future, a change from the past. Change has its definite risks and flaws, but essentially all 3 texts indicate that change cannot be avoided,
In conclusion the text that most effectively dealt with the concept of Change, is the novel “The Great Gatsby”, as it evidently displayed how and what change occurred. And with the events that occurred in the novel it provided a better understanding than the other two texts, which set out to persuade one to change as opposed to the numerous obvious changes in the novel.
