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    Azar nafisi: don't chase after grand theme, idea, as if it is separate from the story. She says the idea behind the story must come to you through the experience of the novel. He says he creates tension between Daisy and Gatsby, then complicates it with Tom's insight. Writer: if you want to write a great novel, you need to put yourself in the characters' shoes.

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    Azar nafisi: don't chase after grand theme, idea, as if it is separate from the story. She says the idea behind the story must come to you through the experience of the novel. He says he creates tension between Daisy and Gatsby, then complicates it with Tom's insight. Writer: if you want to write a great novel, you need to put yourself in the characters' shoes.

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    English 1 & 2

    Allison Finn

    The Great Gatsby Final Freewrite


    The following passage comes from Azar Nafisis book, Reading Lolita in
    Tehran, published in 2003. In it, she relates her experiences as a
    professor of English and American Literature at the University of
    Tehran, and later in an invitation-only seminar she held exclusively for
    women in the privacy (and safety) of her own home. This passage can
    be found on pages 110-111.
    Dont go chasing after the grand theme, the idea, I told my
    students, as if it is separate from the story itself. The idea or ideas
    behind the story must come to you through the experience of the novel
    and not as something tacked on to it. Lets pick a scene to
    demonstrate this point. Please turn to page 125. You will remember
    Gatsby is visiting Daisy and Tom Buchanans house for the first time.
    Mr. Bahri, could you please read the few lines beginning with who
    wants to?
    Who wants to go to town? demanded Daisy insistently. Gatsbys
    eyes floated toward her. Ah, she cried, you look so cool.
    Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in
    space. With an effort she glanced down at the table.
    You always look so cool, she repeated.
    She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw.
    He was astounded. His mouth opened a little, and he looked at
    Gatsby, and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as
    some one he knew a long time ago.
    On one level, Daisy is simply telling Gatsby he looks cool and
    Fitzgerald is telling us that she still loves him, but he doesnt want to
    just say so. He wants to put us there in the room. Lets look at what
    hes done to give this scene the texture of a real experience. First he
    creates a tension between Gatsby and Daisy, and then he complicates
    it with Toms sudden insight into their relationship. This moment,
    suspended in mid-air, is far more effective than if Nick had simply
    reported that Daisy tried to tell Gatsby that she loved him.
    Yes, cut in Mr. Farzan, because he is in love with the money
    and not with Daisy. She is only a symbol.
    No, she is Daisy, and he is in love with her. There is money too,
    but that is not all; that is not even the point. Fitzgerald does not tell
    you he takes you inside the room and re-creates the sensual
    experience of that hot summer day so many decades ago, and we, the
    readers, draw our breath along with Tom as we realize what has just
    happened between Gatsby and Daisy.

    Azar Nafisi tells Mr. Farzan, her student, that his simplification of Daisy
    as a symbol is not even the point. Carefully consider Nafisis claim
    about the experience of the novel and her rejection of Mr. Farzans
    reading of Daisy and Gatsbys relationship. Then, using specific details
    from the text, support, refute or qualify Nafisis claim. Remember to
    consider knowledge and skill here: first you have to narrow down
    Nafisis claim, second you have to consider all the details of the
    noveland so on, and so on. You get the point.
    The Nitty Gritty:

    English 1 & 2

    Allison Finn

    This freewrite is informal; that means that you can use I and that you can
    use other informal language. It does not mean that you should ignore the
    elements of good writing (claim, evidence, logical conclusion). Your writing
    should reflect your voice, your thoughts, and the soundness of your ideas.
    Your freewrite should be between 2 and 3 pages when you are finished, MLA
    format. If you still do not know what that means, follow the resources link on
    the class page to find out.
    The final Gatsby freewrite is due on Friday, May 15 th to turnitin.com Of course
    you can turn it in early if you wish. You will have time in class on Tuesday the
    12th to write.

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