As this was written specifically for The Great Gatsby- for me, this song is representative of Daisy Buchanan. The 'Hot Summer nights, Mid July' are representative of Gatsby and Daisy's love affair when she was a maiden. 'The way you'd play with me like a child' symbolises the fickleness of their love affair, Daisy is attracted to light heartedness. The fact she's wondering 'Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful' can highlight character vulnerability but also show us of the fickle nature of Daisy Buchannan. This song is perfectly captures the character of Daisy. The contextual factors of 'new age' show us the unpredictable nature of the novel, of the age in fact.
The religious conisations of 'Dear Lord, when I get to heaven please let me bring my man' are simply ironic and effective. Gatsby is indeed, a novel without God therefore the fickle treatment of higher power shows the pursuit of aesthetics as oppose to morality.
Mini essay on how Lana Del Rey's Young and Beautiful symbolises a lot of the book haha!
Agreed, besides, in the scene where Daisy talks with Nick in the garden alone, in their first meeting, she says 'I've seen the world, done it all...' After that, I immediately connected the character with Lana's song.
Agreed, besides, in the scene where Daisy talks with Nick in the garden alone, in their first meeting, she says 'I've seen the world, done it all...' After that, I immediately connected the character with Lana's song.
As this was written specifically for The Great Gatsby- for me, this song is representative of Daisy Buchanan. The 'Hot Summer nights, Mid July' are representative of Gatsby and Daisy's love affair when she was a maiden. 'The way you'd play with me like a child' symbolises the fickleness of their love affair, Daisy is attracted to light heartedness. The fact she's wondering 'Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful' can highlight character vulnerability but also show us of the fickle nature of Daisy Buchannan. This song is perfectly captures the character of Daisy. The contextual factors of 'new age' show us the unpredictable nature of the novel, of the age in fact. The religious conisations of 'Dear Lord, when I get to heaven please let me bring my man' are simply ironic and effective. Gatsby is indeed, a novel without God therefore the fickle treatment of higher power shows the pursuit of aesthetics as oppose to morality.
Mini essay on how Lana Del Rey's Young and Beautiful symbolises a lot of the book haha!
Agreed, besides, in the scene where Daisy talks with Nick in the garden alone, in their first meeting, she says 'I've seen the world, done it all...' After that, I immediately connected the character with Lana's song.
Agreed, besides, in the scene where Daisy talks with Nick in the garden alone, in their first meeting, she says 'I've seen the world, done it all...' After that, I immediately connected the character with Lana's song.