Guest Cronus Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Uploaded with ImageShack.us This amazing story by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of wealthy lives during the Roaring Twenties of the United States, The entire book itself was a masterpiece however one little mishap that erked me was a rushed plot by chapter 7. It seemed as though he was hurrying to complete the book as quick as possible and he had the entire plot twist boil up into one giant explosion that left me as a reader very bothered. He had a great story going but that one rushed ending sort of threw me off. However this does not mean that this is not an amazing book. Amazing symbolism, foreshadowing, and characterzation that practically painted a world for me I thought I would never see. Truly it is a legendary book.Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expelsword Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I live this book.Is Chapter 7 the one where he talks about the great times he had with Daisy?Yeah, story of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cronus Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I live this book.Is Chapter 7 the one where he talks about the great times he had with Daisy?Yeah, story of my life.I don't think so I believe Chapter 7 is when everything begins to boil down between Gatsby and Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I F*CKING HATED EVERY SECOND OF THIS BOOK. That is a fact. You couldn't relate to any of them, you couldn't find any reason to care about any of them. :\ And if that was the point, which I've come to believe that it is, then why the hell should I care, they ALL should have died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrise Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 It wasn't horrible, it was just very.... bland. Tasteless in my opinion. I had very little connection with the characters, if there was any. I mean, it was nicely written, I just didn't have much of a connection with it, and that's why I found it boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Relius Clover Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 It wasn't horrible, it was just very.... bland. Tasteless in my opinion. I had very little connection with the characters, if there was any. I mean, it was nicely written, I just didn't have much of a connection with it, and that's why I found it boring.Pretty much this Then you realize how much of a douche Gatsby is to go OHLOLISHOULDBREAKTHEMUP. I mean, sure, her husband sucked, but it's still wrong =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Reading this book for school. Smex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianGuy1137 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 The apathetic style of writing characteristic to Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is almost an indirect allusion to the apathetic lifestyle of the roaring twenties iconically associated with the careless lifestyle of partying, borrowing money, and living irresponsibly of the age as a direct reaction to the modernistic sentiments experienced by the world in the aftermath of World War I... This is an example of the writing I had to bs to pretend I actually enjoyed the story as if it had any depth that modern stories don't already have or even improved upon. Almost reminds me of The Catcher in the Rye, but I personally enjoyed that novel more. It seems like watching movies would be a better way to spend your time in terms of entertainment value and thought-provoking insight into the human condition as compared to just reading the supposedly brilliant American classics kids are subjected to these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallman95 Posted May 20, 2012 Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 I usually tend to dislike books that I have to read for school but this was one of the few exceptions(including Frankenstein and Brave New World). I really think Fitzgerald captured every little bit of time period so well and Gatsby is one of my favorite characters ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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