Allusions
Wolfsheim:
"He's the man who fixed the world series" (Fitzgerald, 73)
In actuality, Arnold Rothstein fixed the World Series. This alludes to the organized gamblers who Gatsby claims to have fixed the world series and the crime surrounding it.
"He's the man who fixed the world series" (Fitzgerald, 73)
In actuality, Arnold Rothstein fixed the World Series. This alludes to the organized gamblers who Gatsby claims to have fixed the world series and the crime surrounding it.
References
Labyrinth:
"...a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns." (Fitzgerald, 64)
As mentions earlier, this refers back to the mythology story of Icarus. It is said that Icarus was so indulged in his own powerful path that he eventually gets burned.
"...a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns." (Fitzgerald, 64)
As mentions earlier, this refers back to the mythology story of Icarus. It is said that Icarus was so indulged in his own powerful path that he eventually gets burned.