“This book was alright but it was definitely better than all the movie versions. The novel provides the reader with a greater insight on the characters. But the plot isn't all that great. I would like there to be more at the end. There were a lot of loose ends which wasn't solved. ”
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“I saw the movie is the book worth watching after seeing the only version available of the movie the 1970's or 1980's version? Is this book read during high school? And if so what grade?”
“I appreciate reading other's opinions and considerations. It helps to focus my own.”
“May I just say that from the perspective of a neutral third party, this exchange was highly entertaining.”
“I disagree with you, obviously; please don't make things personal (making arguments just for the sake of arguments--no). And if it wasn't a book worth going into detail about it wouldn't be required reading in every high school in the country. I also read The Sun Also Rises and did not like it nearly as much.”
“well..I have no idea what you are going on about - it seems you are just trying to make an argument for the sake of argument.The Great Gatsby isn't really a novel worth going into detail about anyway. It is what it is. The rich do what they like. Read the 'Beautiful and the Damned' or 'Tender is the Night' and you'll see. They are all wonderful evocations of the Jazz age in all its superficiality. The sun also rises.”
“Wow, okay, totally not the perception I got from it. Gatsby doesn't even really think about friends--he's so tunnel-visioned about recreating the past, so he's not trying to buy anything except Daisy's love. And Nick didn't seem too interested in money overall. The only really rich people he encounters are Tom, who he does not like at all, and Gatsby, who he starts out not liking but then comes to respect him.”
“True..a person like Gatsby wouldn't have many true friends..as he basically used his money to buy friends. On the other hand, Nick is the kind of person who doesn't have many true friends either, he's the kind of person who wants to befriend the rich..underneath it all he is really a sycophant, but he would never admit to it.”
“Hmmm...I suppose you are right about that, though I have to believe that Gatsby considered Nick his friend. He seems to be the closest person in the world to him, even closer than Daisy, though Gatsby would not have believed that.”
