Now, I Ain't Sayin' She a Gold Digger...

   Hi guys, it's midnight. :) On that note let's talk about Fitzgerald's problems-his white girl problems. From what we have read, a startling amount of the portrayals of women in Fitzgerald's work are not exactly flattering. Women are viewed as flighty, vain, and above all-shallow. This could be due to the anti-feminist views Fitzgerald may have held, but I believe they reflect conflict he had with his wife Zelda. As we know, Zelda was a southern belle who refused to consider Fitzgerald as a serious suitor until he acquired his wealth. That could cause someone to grow rather resentful. Which may have manifested itself in constantly writing female characters who were preoccupied with having wealthy men to take care of them.
   In other news, I believe Fitzgerald and Kanye West have some of the same experiences with women; many Kanye West lyrics can be applied to works of Fitzgerald. This is actually my blog post. Please stop laughing. This is real.  Some logic will be involved. Kanye's mom was an English professor at Chicago State University; she probably made him read books.
    Among West's most well known songs is 'Gold Digger' with a well known hook, 'Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger/but she ain't messin' with no broke...' we all know that Daisy, Judy, Kismine, and Zelda do not mess with broke men. More specifically West talks about his love for this woman who may in fact be using him, 'From what I heard she got a baby by Busta,' Gatsby knows very well that Daisy has a baby by Buchanan. We also know that this makes Gatsby rather uncomfortable. But despite all he knows of Tom and Daisy (you know, that they're married with a child) he doesn't care. He wants Daisy because he is in love with her, this relates to the lyric 'I don't care what none of y'all say, I still love her.'
    Another hit was 2008's 'Heartless' in which the hook states 'Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul/to a woman so heartless' Though the song also mentions 'cold' and 'winter' which could coincide with Winter's Dream, the hook most directly relates to none other than Jay Gatsby. Jay did 'lose his soul' when he made his money illegally; he lost his soul to Daisy in attempts to please her. Daisy is in fact 'a woman so heartless' because she ran over Myrtle without showing a great deal of grief.
     Gatsby's great demise can also be related to the more recent song 'I Am a God' the song depicts the material success West has attained when he mentions getting his Porsche out of the garage, the millions he has amassed, and the massage he can receive at his beck and call. Though, he refers to all of them in a rather derogatory and disillusioned way; similarly Gatsby is not particularly happy with the luxurious home he has built for himself-he has a swimming pool he has never even used. Alas, the song ends with screaming. This could be looked at as musical tragedy-maybe not even music, a musical travesty rather-but, it could also be an homage to inner demons that consume Kanye despite his success, that he is being attacked and screaming out for help. Gatsby dies by being shot, which is, of course, an attack. Gatsby also bears a likeness to a crucified Christ in his death, and the song I am currently comparing his demise to is after all entitled, 'I Am a God'.
   Finally, in 'Blood on The Leaves' West laments what could have been, and takes a walk down memory lane. 'We could've been somebody' is rather straightforward, and can compare to 1,001 lost loves (amongst them: Gatsby and Daisy, or Dexter and Judy). Typical of West's music the song also depicts a fast living lifestyle 'Let's take it back to the first party/When you tried your first molly'. Now, no one in any of Fitzgerald's work ever did molly, mainly because it did not yet exist-but we can look at this one of two ways. Obviously, Gatsby had many parties, and he would like very much to travel back in time with Daisy to simpler days. Referencing 'molly' can be a modern version of the excessive alcohol that was consumed in The Great Gatsby, getting drunk and losing inhibitions (Daisy's wedding day). But, molly is a pure form of ecstasy and this can allude to the pure bliss that Gatsby remembers experiencing with Daisy, the pure bliss he so desperately hoped to attain once more. But, in referencing 'the first molly' it alludes to the fact that Gatsby can never get what he is searching for. The pure bliss of the first high can't ever be attained again; the way he cannot go back in time and recreate the magic he first had with Daisy.
   Well, that's it friends. Kanye West is not only Yeesus, but apparently he's also Scott Fitzgerald. Therefore Kim is Zelda, a socialite who has a way of making headlines, this comparison could spawn a whole new blog post but I seriously doubt any of you care to hear that. So I will collect my non-academic thoughts and go to sleep. Bye guys :)))