F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby (Barron's Book Notes)

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Summary: GATSBY
Review: AH THE GREAT GATSBY THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE NOVEL IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHAT WE TODAY WOULD CALL A JERRY SPRINGER SHOW THIS NOVEL IS A NOVEL WITH A LOT OF SYMBOLISM IF YOU LOOK FOR IT BUT IF YOU DON'T IT'S STILL A VERY CLEVERLY WRITEN NOVEL. BECAUSE OF THE LOVE TRIANGLE AND THE MANY TWISTS AND TURNS I GAVE IT 3 STARS

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Summary: The Great Gatsby and The American Dream
Review: F S FITZGERALD - THE GREAT GATSBY The best descriptions of Fitzgerald was made by one of his critics : "he stood outside the ballroom , a little boy with his nose to the glass , wondering how much the tickets cost and who paid for the music " . His place in American literature was clearly defined . He records an age and a particular social circle within the age . The Great Gatsby is a character study of a wealthy Long Island parvenu , Jay Gatsby . Gatsby , who had aquired his fortune through shady means , is the archietype of the American self made man , seen in the hurried -crazy alchooldominated haze of the Jazz age , but through the eyes of Nick Carraway , an objective cold blooded observer who represents the the older values of the American Middle west before the war ; The Great Gatsby gives expensive parties , he recalls his struggled youth with romanticism and he seeks to rearrange his friends lives to suit himself . In fact through this behaviour he tried to escape his loneliness of fear of remaining alone . When he rencounters Dasy Fay , a youthful love romance whose memory he has long cherished but who is now married to Tom Buchanan , he seeks to take up the affair where he left off . Dasy ,driving Jay from New York to Long Island in his car , runs over and kills a woman named Myrtle Wilson , who by improbable coincidence is Tom Buchanan`s mistress. Myrtle`s husband , who has seen the car before in the possession of Buchanan , follows Jay , murders him and kills himself . Gatsby`s funeral is attended only by Nick and Jay`s father . The Great Gatsby is a study of success and presents the evolution and developement of the american dream : a poor boy is hurted by a rich and beautiful girl , spends his life in order to aquire wealth and this way to become worthy of her , then finds , after he has achived success that the girl was not worthy of his struggle . The "mystery " of Gatsby , uncovered by Nick Carraway as the novel evoluates , is that his extravagant and vulgar way of life represents an attempt , perhaps subconscious freudian struggle , to win the recognition of the beautiful Dasy who rejected him years before because he was poor and unknown .

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Summary: It was a very interesting book.........
Review: The Great Gatsby is a fascinating book to read. It contains several different types of characters-the selfish, the brutal, the ambitious, and even the reserved characters; all add a touch of intrigue to the book. Jay Gatsby's ambition in the book, gives us the amazing faith within us, that we can achieve anything, as long as we work hard for it. Yet, in the end, does working hard, and having all the materialistic goods in the world to own for yourself, make you a happy person?????

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Summary: Great Gatsby recaptures the atmosphere of the roaring 20s
Review: The Great Gatsby is one of the best novels I have ever read. The story centers on Jay Gatsby, a millionaire, whose past is a mystery, but with his tremendous wealth, he is able to attract everyone into his life circle. Nevertheless, his entire motive is to win back his old lover, Daisy. His loyalty for love eventually paved the road toward his tragic ending.

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Summary: I Could Write Greater "Literature" in My Sleep!
Review: Tragically, in Grade 11 we were forced to read "The Great Gatsby" and I thought it was the stupidest book pretty much ever. Gatsby was too full of himself, Daisy was a blonde ditz, Nick I just really didn't care about, and all in all Jordan was the only one I really liked. My teacher said I was looking at things too much in the black and white perspective, but when it really comes down to it this book was about stupid people who did stupid things. Wish I could have put that in my essay. It barely showed anything about the twenties lifestyle for those who say it's a great commentary on those times unless you count descriptions of cars and clothes. It was like "Romeo and Juliet" only not tragic and you wanted to kill off Daisy and Gatsby yourself half way through it. I don't know who says what Great Literature is, but if this is among them, then that's a tragic commentary on our times. I can normally appreciate most literature we're made to read: "The Glass Menagerie", "Hamlet", "To Kill a Mockingbird" even "The Bean Trees" I had to read, but "The Great Gatsby" is just a lot of stupid nonsense I really could have cared less about. My apologies to those who liked it, but for myself it was the biggest waste of time in school. Math made more sense and trust me, I usually hate math a whole lot more than literature.

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Summary: I Could Write Greater "Literature" in My Sleep!
Review: Tragically, in Grade 11 we were forced to read "The Great Gatsby" and I thought it was the stupidest book pretty much ever. Gatsby was too full of himself, Daisy was a blonde ditz, Nick I just really didn't care about, and all in all Jordan was the only one I really liked. My teacher said I was looking at things too much in the black and white perspective, but when it really comes down to it this book was about stupid people who did stupid things. Wish I could have put that in my essay. It barely showed anything about the twenties lifestyle for those who say it's a great commentary on those times unless you count descriptions of cars and clothes. It was like "Romeo and Juliet" only not tragic and you wanted to kill off Daisy and Gatsby yourself half way through it. I don't know who says what Great Literature is, but if this is among them, then that's a tragic commentary on our times. I can normally appreciate most literature we're made to read: "The Glass Menagerie", "Hamlet", "To Kill a Mockingbird" even "The Bean Trees" I had to read, but "The Great Gatsby" is just a lot of stupid nonsense I really could have cared less about. My apologies to those who liked it, but for myself it was the biggest waste of time in school. Math made more sense and trust me, I usually hate math a whole lot more than literature.