The Go-Between was utter w*nk. It was dull, dreary and antiquated. The Great Gatsby, despite its slow start, is an exemplory novel. It is a novel about class, morality and materialism, and like most American Literature is extreemly cynical concerning the "American Dream" & has the conspiricy aspect that Gatsby can never get into the elitist class & is killed and quicky forgotten trying.<br>Its not poo.
Hi everyone, im currently a student studying the great gatsby. i have an assignment that i need some help on. i need to write an analysis of the mood and atmosphere of Gatsby's party in Chapter 3. I need to refer to to 3 techniques that Fitzgerald uses (ie symbolism, imagery, personification, foreshadowing, suspense, repitition, hyperbole, metapores, smilie, alliterations etc) to create the mood and atmosphere.
Thats pretty much my assignment word for word. If anybody has some suggestions as to which techniques Fitzgerald uses in chptr 3, please elaborate. any other input would be tremendously appreciated. thank you all very much.
This book is a primary example of American culture. We wish to succeed in everything we do, and get caught up in a life with little substance; it becomes plain, like the white dresses Daisy likes to wear. We look far ahead without seeing what should be cherished. The Great Gatsby is the only novel I know of that fully demonstrates the effects of the "American Dream," and drives home the reality that life is not something that can be bought, but made through lasting relationships and the love of extraordinary human beings.<br><br>The Great Gatsby mirrors our culture in such a way that not reading it would be misunderstanding the very themes that characterize us as human beings. <br><br>Why do Americans drive themselves to succeed? The answer is not in a psychology book, but in the bindings of The Great Gatsby, for there is found the reasoning behind all of human nature. <br><br>Just some of my thoughts. A.N.D.
I thought it was poo. Emotional but poo. Like the Go-Between
The Great Gatsby leaves you to judge whether or not its a portrait of a tragic individual or a shallow society? As Gatsby has practically all the elements of being a tragic hero. He's self-sacrificed himself for Daisy by lying and sayi8ng he was driving the car that killed Myrtle. He is a self made man, a supposedly ideal symbol of the American Dream. He starts the novel as an admired man and ends a man that Nick and readers pity. However, in my opiniuon the only element missing is that throughout the novel he remians mysterious. The only human-like quality is his love for Daisy. This shows how money cannot buy everything. <br> The fact that all the characters can be seen in the broad sense 'shallow' maybe society is meant to be the emphasis. The novel is posy-war when America was beginning a boom period. Wealth was increasing as the economy increases. Even though Gatsby makes his money through illegal means, he still shows more compassion and depth than any other of the legally abiding citizens. Everybody attends his ostentatious parties but nobody attends his funeral. A point that in my opinion suggests that Gatsby tried to enter into this artificial society in a desperate attempt of winning Daisy back. However, the society affected him, leaving him as symbol of what Fitzgerald perhaps believed was what the society was becoming.
The book is very stupid. I don't see why they even Published the book anyways<br><br><br>
the Great Gastby is really a immortalisiation of Fitzgerald's own life, personalitiy and experience. It is also a harsh criticism of American socitey the parties although a high piont show that Fitzgerald sees though the colour of his society into the real meaning of the 20's in the materlisim the corruption the greed and the superficiality of it all. The portrayal of women is also a example Fitzgerald portrays women as a mere possession, a sex object something to amuse men in return the women recieve all that they could desire materially, if they do not recieve all they become dissatisfied with their husbands and look for possesions elsewhere as did Mytle . Could this be because Fitzgerald himself shared the low opinion of women that his 1920's society had.<br><br>Fitzgerald also saw though the american dream, he kneow that reality could never live up to what you dreamt that it was the striving that was important. He saw the corruption of it all. He was a hopeless romantic like Gatsby and an observer like Nick prehapes not an unjudgemental one but a accurate observer all the same. It is though his beleif in romance that Gatsby's character is painted but is though his observation that a cultural artafact is made and a the true picture of American society in the 20's is formed
<br>"The Great Gatsby" is a one in a million book its a book, just like Gatsbys ile "that you come across 4 or 5 times in life" its a book that touches me every time i read it...and to fitzgerald i owe a lot of inspiration!
i would just like to say that i have read the book The Great Gatsby in my grade 12 english class and I had to do an essay on how the book is a parallel to Fitzgerald's own life and it is so hard to find anything on the topic if anyone finds anything will they please post the websites <br>thanks<br>
I'm french and I'm studying The Great Gatsby for my English exam.I think this novel is the greatest english book I've ever read. It's full of symbols, It makes us think,the story is full of unplanned events (Myrtle's death, gatsby's death).I disagree with the person who said Gatsby isn't great.<br>Gatsby is both great and not great! His being implicated in illegal activities reveals is a crook but his showing such generosity, love,...shows he's great.<br>
This was a great book. Everyone says its hard to understand buti'm only 14 and I understood it. It was the perfect combination of a complicted love story mixed with tragedy, I loved it. The characters are well drawn and you can feel what they're feeling. Everyone should read it!
I was very interessted in this book. but i have an question , and hope for an answer: <br>In your opinion, is gatsby a hero in a way that he only wants to fullfill his dream, namely to get daisy, or does he embody the "bad character" of this typical americanlifestyle, who only wants to be sucsesfull. Is Gatsby only this typical american person , without good beginnings, climbing up the latter of <br>society, in order to get money and be well-situated or does he could be seen as somebody who has the only good aim -working hard to be good enough- <br>to be the one getting Daisy?
I am an Eleventh grade student and we read The Great Gatsby in english. I have to say that it is one of my favorite books. It is alluring how Fitzgerald incompices all the themes of the novel ex: time, green light, valley of ashes,...etc. I believe that Gatsby himself is the ONLY one (besides Nick) who is not corrupt. Yes, he is rich and wears ostentanious clothes and drives flashy cars but... why? Its all because he loves Daisy and he wants her to love him and yes it is implied that he has "illegal" dealings; however, he does it to get money to buy those things he so desperately wants to impress daisy with. Even though he does these things he does not use them to be cruel or heartless. However, Daisy among other characters are corrupt, and she is just the icing on the cake! She is selfish because she uses Tom for money and Gatsby when she is bored. Not only is she selfish she is also heartless, She didn't even stop when she hit MYRTLE! AND... she didn't even call or come to Gatsbys funeral. So when some of you say that Gatsby was a corrupt person, try to analyze the book a little further, theres more there than you think.
Didnt find this book at all interesting, had to study for higher education English course, found Gatsby a good man, he made money the only way he could see possible to win Daisy back, but this ended his life as he tried to cover for her and she wasn't at all interested.
i have just finished reading this book and i loved every second of it. once i began reading it i ofund it nearly impossible to put down. it's definatly one of my favorite books to date.
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