The Great Gatsby

When I first started reading this book, within the first couple chapters I could tell I was going to like it. There was alot going on, and after finishing it I can it is my favorite book so far from are summer reading list. The book always has something new happening, whether it a new love trianngle, death, party. The story and the characters kept me interested the entire time, and I found myself finishing the entire book in only two days, since I didnt really want to put it down. It was not too long, but for such a small book it packed a great story. Also, i loved the way the author paced and wrote the novel.

The whole book reminded me of now could be a modern dramatic tv show, and the whole thing keeps going until the final resolution, whether good or tragic, in the end. I dislike the character Daisy, since she is so superfiacal, although, without her the story wouldnt have been half as intersesting. The setting is importrant because the characters act different, and it depends which egg they are in, as Nick desribes early on. I htink the relashionship between Nick and Tom is intersting because Nick is more nice and quiet, while Tom is an arrogant racist who likes to start promblems.

The theme that I saw the most in the book, and that carried most of the story until the dramatic climax, was do not hold on to the past. Gatbsy wanted Daisy so bad he changed his whole life, started throwing parties. If I were Gatsby at this point, I wouldv'e probably started to realize Dasiy is superficail and has chosen Tom over me, and wouldve let go. His incapibility of letting go results in his demise. In the end, his love her and his lavish life eventually got him killed. I think the point of the story is to move forward and let go of the past, much like Nick does and the very end of the novel by moving back to the midwest, leaving all the drama of West & East Egg behind, while also leaving his love Jordan behind. I also found irony when Myrtle is struck by the car by Daisy, making her kill Tom's lover, and Daisy and tom being togehter in the end.

As you can tell i gave this book a positive review, I dont know if i will say the same thing for The Scarlett Letter, as it seems very difficult. We'll see....