Of all the books i have read this summer, The Great Gatsby is my favorite by far. This book kept my attention and i didnt get distracted while reading it. Some of the vocabulary was a little difficult to understand but that made the book better.
This book was exciting to read because of all the twists and turns the characters go through. The relationships, the affairs, and the love make it exciting. The part that struck me was when Tom was angry because he found out that Gatsby loved Daisy. He was very upset but at the same time he was doing the same thing, having an affair with Myrtle.
I did not really connect or relate with any of the characters in the book, but Jay Gatsby was kind of interesting. The lavish parties he would throw to get Daisy's attention, and how throughout the story Nick found out about Gatsby's life before he was wealthy made his character sort of fun to read about. It was fun because it was someone who focused his life in the direction to rise to the social class he thought he needed to be in to win the one he loved. Gatsby worked so hard to be with the one he loved only to be killed.
This is definatley a book i would recommend to someone to read. I really enjoyed reading it. The time period the book was set in and the places contributed greatly to how interesting the book was.
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Morgan-
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you in almost everything you wrote. From reading what you wrote about Gatsby being an interesting character, you opened my eyes to that statement. I felt that Nick was a more interesting character because of his character development through-out the story. One question I want to ask you since you say that this was your favorite book is, what do you think the theme of the story is??
-angie
Why do you think Tom became angry when he found out about how Gatsby felt toward Daisy? So do you think Gatsby did everthing to get Daisy's attention only, or did he do what he did to be accepted by all? Were his falsehoods things he created to cover up his reality? And why does he only trust Nick? You say Gatsby is interesting, and I agree; but what about Nick? Isn't he just as interesting?
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