Monday, January 17, 2011
Personal Review
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, was an entertaining and interesting book to read. At first I disliked it because when I started to read the first couple of chapters I did not feel positive towards the book until it began getting into the plot and the first couple of characters eventually appeared. That is when I developed the desire to want to keep on reading and figuring out what happens next as the mysteries between them start developing. I felt it was unique the different ways that Fitzgerald would illustrate each character and scene of the novel so thoroughly that they seemed alive and not just some mere characters or places in a story. The different themes of the book that were presented throughout the story were also meaningful and easy to connect to the world now like how wealth is not everything and only love can make a person truly happy. As a result, it was a great experience to read and interpret this novel and to write a blog on it.
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I can relate to your review of the novel because I also believe that The Great Gatsby started out slow and did not gain momentum until several chapters into the story. The beginning of the novel focused mainly on descriptions of Nick Carraway's life and the introductions of several characters to the plot.
ReplyDeleteYou mentioned that each character was "[illustrated]...thoroughly." I also think this is true, but to a certain extent. Some of the characters in the novel, we come to learn, are unpredictable. It is hard to imagine that Mrs. Baker will suddenly get engaged (to someone not included in the story) or that Tom and Daisy will all of a sudden disappear. Fitzgerald is able to describe their appearances and their personalities, but the actions of each character adds to the intensity of the novel. The mystery involved, especially with Gatsby's life, kept the plot interesting.