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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is considered one of the greatest American classics of all time. I do too. It speaks a lot about the generation that was the 20's. The booze, the parties, that carefree attitude. Like the decade the 20's was, the book is short, and the ending comes crashing down just like the stock market before The Great Depression hit. Did I feel some grief over that ending? Yes, I did.
The descriptions of Gastby's home, life, and the love between Jay Gatsby and Daisy are beautifully told by F.Scott Fitzgerald. The colors, the scenery, and the passion were all done well by Fitzgerald and I very much was hooked in by the prettiness and vividness that came from these descriptions. It made the book easier to read for me, as not only was I distracted by the beauty that was the description of the flashy clothes, the wild parties, and that of Gatsby and Daisy love, but I loved the character of Gatsby so much. Gatsby had an attitude that I could relate too, he had a hope that I wish that I had for myself. Below is one of my favorite quotes from Gatsby, a huge giveaway on why he won't give up on Daisy:
"You can't repeat the past."
"Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."
Gatsby biggest flaw is why he is probably one the most sympathetic characters in my opinion. He's hopelessly hopeful that Daisy would come back to him. Too bad Nick didn't just say, "look, man, she don't deserve you because she didn't even wait for you." I so badly wish Nick could have said that to Gatsby, because in all honesty, Daisy was a big representation of the bad sort of person in the 20's: selfish and impatient, she did love Gatsby, but she didn't love him enough to wait for him to come back for her.
I will admit it did read slowly at first, but the ending really showed why this book is such a classic. It represented the 20's in such a perfect way, from the artificial parties and booze, to the one and only Gatsby who hoped but his wishes never really came true, which ended in disaster that could have been averted if he had shined his eyes from the fake gorgeousness that was Daisy. There will never be another book quite like The Great Gatsby.
The descriptions of Gastby's home, life, and the love between Jay Gatsby and Daisy are beautifully told by F.Scott Fitzgerald. The colors, the scenery, and the passion were all done well by Fitzgerald and I very much was hooked in by the prettiness and vividness that came from these descriptions. It made the book easier to read for me, as not only was I distracted by the beauty that was the description of the flashy clothes, the wild parties, and that of Gatsby and Daisy love, but I loved the character of Gatsby so much. Gatsby had an attitude that I could relate too, he had a hope that I wish that I had for myself. Below is one of my favorite quotes from Gatsby, a huge giveaway on why he won't give up on Daisy:
"You can't repeat the past."
"Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."
Gatsby biggest flaw is why he is probably one the most sympathetic characters in my opinion. He's hopelessly hopeful that Daisy would come back to him. Too bad Nick didn't just say, "look, man, she don't deserve you because she didn't even wait for you." I so badly wish Nick could have said that to Gatsby, because in all honesty, Daisy was a big representation of the bad sort of person in the 20's: selfish and impatient, she did love Gatsby, but she didn't love him enough to wait for him to come back for her.
Spoiler
If Gatsby had just realized how much Daisy was just playing with him just for his money instead of actually loving him, the fight might not have happened, Daisy wouldn't have been the one driving the car, Myrtle wouldn't have gotten run over, and George would not have shot Gatsby for revenge over his wife's death.I will admit it did read slowly at first, but the ending really showed why this book is such a classic. It represented the 20's in such a perfect way, from the artificial parties and booze, to the one and only Gatsby who hoped but his wishes never really came true, which ended in disaster that could have been averted if he had shined his eyes from the fake gorgeousness that was Daisy. There will never be another book quite like The Great Gatsby.