Lorde’s song Green Light is not about the infamous green light featured in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby … So then why do so many people think it is? In this week’s audio essay, I analyse and compare the green lights in both Green Light and The Great Gatsby. I try to understand why, like Gatsby, artists and audiences keep coming back to the green light.
Visit my website, <a href="https://www.angourieslibrary.com/blog/2021/06/13/green-light-gatsby-and-lorde" target="_blank">Angourie’s Library</a>, for a full list of references and resources.
 
<a href="https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/">Black Lives Matter resources</a>
<a href="https://paytherent.net.au/">Pay the Rent</a>
 
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 <li>My <a href="https://www.instagram.com/angourierice/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/51234581-angourie-rice">Goodreads</a> and <a href="https://beta.thestorygraph.com/profile/0cad9116-732b-48f3-b5ca-7646beff40d9">StoryGraph</a></li>
 <li>The Community Library’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_community_library/">Instagram</a></li>
 <li>Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning</li>
 <li>Ashley’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashleyronning/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://ashleyronning.com/">website</a>, and <a href="http://www.helio-press.com/">printing studio website</a></li>
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Hosted by Angourie Rice, The Community Library is a fortnightly podcast for anyone interested in stories, and how and why we tell them.