I thought that “The Great Gatsby” was a good book to read. I think that everyone should read at least once in their life time. It teaches a good life lesson that greed and money can consume even the nicest of people. I liked this book very much because it symbolizes the American dream that people had back then. I liked reading this book because it made me realize that even though our economy is not doing so well today, back then times were horrible. I would not like to live in a time where money was the most important thing, you were constantly being judged by your peers, and when people were only your friends if you were rich. I also loved the symbolism in this book. My favorite symbol was the green light representing Gatsby’s love for Daisy and the American dream for the pursuit of happiness. I did not like though how there was no happy ending and that there were a couple of innocent people killed. I also liked how many themes from the story constantly made connections to the American dream. It is hard to believe that life was like that back in the 1920’s. I am very glad that I had the chance to read this book.
I enjoyed your review of this book and believe you analyzed it well. However, I think the lack of a happy ending was what made the novel so intriguing. The idea that the characters fought so hard to quietly live out their secret love affairs, could not have possibly ended with a “happily ever after” ending. Both Tom and Daisy were evidently unhappy in their marriage, but I think from being first introduced to Myrtle, the reader could tell something was bound to go awry. In addition, I like how you compare the modern day social and economic life to the nineteen- twenties, it allowed for an interesting comparison. Overall, I think this was a very perceptive review.
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