Obsession

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 * 1) Where can the Fitzgerald quotation be found? How does obsession figure as a theme in //The Great Gatsby//? Who is obsessed with whom? What is compelling about the object of desire, whether it be Daisy, Gatsby, or Myrtle? Why is obsession so easily commercialized?
 * 2) What other aspects of the book could be or already are commercialized? How are material things such as cars, clothes, houses, and even bodies described in the book?