"The Great Gatsby" book has been another well written novel. Fitzgerald creates a story that seems to be copied by so many modern day love movies, but ends it in a way that is always risky. Let me explain; I didnt like the ending: Gatsby gets murdered and never gets back with Daisy! But that's strangely the thing that I like about this book; the author strays from the typical "Happily Ever After" ending and it just oddly intriuges me.
I also really liked Gatsby. Isn't he a sort of an oddball? That's what I think anyway because he is this guy that throws huge parties and doesnt drink. He loves a girl so much that he buys a huge mansion close to her. He tells extravagent stories about his past that people ponder if they are false or true. He is just Jay Gatsby!
I enjoyed the way Scott Fitzgerald writes the novel in such a way that it seems to be written by Nick. It makes the book a lot more realistically written.
The time period of the novel was so interesting: Cars and parties and love almost seem like modern day things, but once remembering that it is in the twenties, it enlightens my perspective on the whole thing.
The beginning three novels have been amazing and I can't wait for the fourth. I still like "Grapes of Wrath." I have to admit that I couldn't get into this book as much as "Wrath." But nonetheless, "The Great Gatsby" was an intresting read because of the love, the time period, and the crazy ending!
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I was anticipating the ending the whole time!! I thought for sure Gatsby would get back with Daisy!! That was what I looked for the entire book!!! I agree with everything you wrote here. Why do you think Fitzgerald decided to end the novel this way and not have Gatsby and Daisy get back together?
ReplyDeleteThe "oddball" comment about Gatsby caught my attention right away. You are absolutely right, he throws the parties, but really doesn't participate. He buys the masion, but doesn't truly enjoy it. He lets rumors fly about his true identity without offering the truth. Why do you think he behaves this way (other than he is just Jay Gatsby)?
ReplyDeleteI think you are hinting at happiness. Would you say that this book has something to say about happiness? If so, what? If not, what is it trying to say? You have some really fascinating ideas here and I would like to see you expand on a few of them a little be more.