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The Great Gatsby Metaphors

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This key passage can strike the reader because it is an interesting metaphor. It stood out because Howard related to himself and others as lighting bugs, or fireflies. Although in this passage Howard said that he gives “the cheery red signal”, it is rather odd because fireflies glow yellow and not red. This could mean that his mood has changed from happy, carefree person to now a depressed soul that holds much guilt and aggression towards himself, which is a character change for Howard. This relates back to the previous key passage, since that turning point changed for the rest of the story, where this change is noticable in this passage. It would also make sense because he ignored “the seashell roar and the aurora borealis”. Sometimes, however,
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