As Fitzgerald's poetic lyricism infuses the novel with a tragic dimension, we today compared some of the metaphorical passages that describe Gatsby's predilection to fantasize not only about himself but also about Daisy.In this regard, I parsed and explained a specific passage wherein a young Gatsby ,ashamed of his humble origins, views himself as a Platonic creation, similar to a son of God. As Gatsby's sentimentality even overwhelms the narrator ,Nick, who calls it appalling, NIna stated her agreement with the narrator and discussed Gatsby as both a tragic but perhaps also a pathetic character who fails to recognize that people and circumstances change over time. Nina addressed Gatsby's naive insistence that the past can be recaptured by money. Given Gatsby's highly romantic notions, Nina interestingly compared the chimerical Gatsby to the parodied Tom Sawyer of "Huck Finn" who adores and mimics the contrived plots of romanticized fiction . Fitzgerald was not pleased with titling the novel,"The Great Gatsby." He had many other titles in mind ,and I placed them on the board focusing on Fitzgerald's favorite , "Trimalchio in West Egg." I provided background on Petronius' Satyricon and the character Trimalchio .We discussed how like Gatsby,Trimalchio was poor, gives lavish debauched parties, and lives in a luxurious home all to reenforce his status . He is like Gatsby, an archetype of "new money."