https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q Made with ♥ en-us 2018-04-20 20:03:29 UTC 2025-11-12 09:42:39 UTC hello@padlet.com jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984214 F. Scott Fitzgerald included songs in The Great Gatsby for several reasons. The main reason being to create the mood for certain scenes in the novel. He also used them as a form of symbolism, and this symbolism is that they represent the glamour and lavishness of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald himself said that the Jazz Age "...was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire." (BlogSpot), which is exactly what the songs are meant convey to the readers. ]]> 2018-04-20 20:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984214 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984298 1. "Beale Street Blues" is sung by W.C. Handy, and is a blues song. Important lyrics are, "Married men would have to take their beds and walk, except one or two who never drink booze." (BlogSpot).
2. "Ain't We Got Fun" is performed by Van & Schenck, and is a popular song commonly heard when people are dancing the foxtrot. The lyrics that are important, and are also included in the novel, are, "In the morning, in the evening, ain't we got fun---One thing's sure and nothing's surer, the rich get richer and the poor get--children. In the meantime, in between time---." (Fitzgerald, page 95).
3. "The Sheik of Araby" is sung by Fats Waller, and is a jazz song. The lyrics "I'm the Sheik of Araby, your love belongs to me. At night when you're asleep, into your tent I'll creep." (Fitzgerald, page 78), are included in the novel.]]> 2018-04-20 20:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984298 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984428 1. "Beale Street Blues" is seen in chapter 8 on page 151 when Nick is describing how Gatsby and Daisy's relationship was when Gatsby was attending Oxford. 
2. "Ain't We Got Fun" appears in chapter 4 on page 95 when Daisy and Nick are touring Gatsby's house. Gatsby had demanded that Klipspringer play a song, so he began to play this one.
3. "The Sheik of Araby" is also seen in chapter 4 on page 78 when Nick and Jordan are driving. They were also talking about how Gatsby had bought the house right across from Daisy's on purpose.]]> 2018-04-20 20:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984428 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984699 1. "Do I Wanna Know?" is sung by Arctic Monkeys, and is a blues rock song. Important lyrics, which also relate to how Gatsby feels about Daisy, are, "Maybe I'm too Busy bein' yours to fall for somebody new." (Youtube). 
2. "National Anthem" is performed by Lana Del Rey, and is an alternative hip hop style song. Lyrics that are important and also relate to this time period are, "We're on a quick, sick rampage, Wining and dining, drinking and driving, Excessive buying,..." (Youtube). 
3. "Woman" is performed by Harry Styles, and is a soft rock song. Important lyrics that relate to Gatsby's dilemma of Daisy being with Tom are, "I hope you can see, The shape that I'm in, ... He's right where I should be." (Youtube).]]> 2018-04-20 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984699 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984792 2018-04-20 20:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/253984792 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254100497 Fitzgerald mentions "Beale Street Blues" as a way to represent how Daisy's life at this time was full of "... sadness and suggestiveness..." (Fitzgerald, page 151) . The song talks about how the person has "... seen the lights of gay Broadway,..." and "... The seven wonders of the world..." (TheAvidListener). It is describing how the person has seen everything there is to see, and how they are looking for a way to gain excitement. Daisy is experiencing this as well, and the song creates a gloomy and desperate mood as Fitzgerald goes on to describe how she is going on "... half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men,..." (Fitzgerald, page 151). ]]> 2018-04-22 04:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254100497 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101140 2018-04-22 04:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101140 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101364 Fitzgerald utilizes this song to create a mood of mystery and love. The lyrics he uses in the book are there to intensify the thought of how much Gatsby loves Daisy, because he "'... bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.'" (Fitzgerald, page 78). The lyrics "'... Your love belongs to me..." (Fitzgerald, page 78) represent how Gatsby feels as though Daisy's love "belongs" to him, not Tom.]]> 2018-04-22 04:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101364 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101367 This song is included to create an uplifting and joyful mood. It shows the sense of happiness that Daisy and Gatsby must have been feeling while they were spending time together without Tom or a huge crowd of people being around them. This feeling was intensified when Nick "... went out of the room and down the marble steps into the rain, leaving them there together." (Fitzgerald, page 96). ]]> 2018-04-22 04:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254101367 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254102641 2018-04-22 05:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254102641 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103920 This song relates to the song "Ain't We Got Fun" because they both give a sense of playfulness and joy. It also conveys the same mood due to the fact that the song is about love and partying, which is shown when she says, "Tell me I'm your national anthem, ... baby, heaven's in your eyes, ... Money is the reason we exist, ..." (Youtube). This relates to the song Fitzgerald uses because they both can demonstrate how Gatsby admires Daisy.]]> 2018-04-22 05:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103920 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103933 This song relates to the song "Beale Street Blues", due to the fact that they both give off feelings of gloom and desperation. It creates the same unhappy mood as the song from the book, which is perfectly seen when the singer says, "Do I wanna know, If this feeling flows both ways, Sad to see you go, Sorta hopin' that you'd stay." (Youtube). Both this song and the one Fitzgerald utilizes can be used to show how sad and desperate Daisy was feeling without Gatsby being there.]]> 2018-04-22 05:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103933 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103937 This song relates to the song "The Sheik of Araby", because they create a feeling of love and desire. They both also convey a mood of selfishness, and this can be especially heard in this song when he confesses, "I'm selfish I know, But I don't ever wanna see you with him." (Youtube). Like the song Fitzgerald uses, it can be used to show how Gatsby is jealous of Tom and Daisy's relationship, and that he believes that Daisy should be with him instead]]> 2018-04-22 05:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254103937 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254104748 2018-04-22 06:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254104748 jaedynnb https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254105423 2018-04-22 06:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jaedynnb/mlc6vvbkbx2q/wish/254105423