The Great Gatsby overall, was a good book. However, I feel like Nick Carraway wasn't that vital to the overall plot. I would've liked to have seen Nick utilized more because it seemed like most of the time, Nick was just a "third wheel" so to speak, throughout most of the novel.
Many times a first-person narrator isn't so much an involved character as much as they are an observer of the more dynamic characters around them. Does Nick need to be involved to be an interesting character? I personally find him fascinating in the way he interprets what's going on around him. Because he's the narrator, we generally agree with his take on Gatsby which fluctuates from being everything that's wrong with society to one of the finest people he's ever met.
I feel that Nick’s attitudes toward Gatsby and Gatsby’s story are both ambivalent and contradictory. At times he seems to disapprove of Gatsby’s actions and breaches of manners and ethics, but he also romanticizes and admires Gatsby, describing the events of the novel in a nostalgic and elegiac tone.
I liked the book, it was overall a great book. I guess the only thing I didn't like was Nick's attitude toward Gatsby. One point, he despises and disapproves of Gatsby's ways, but on the other hand, he idolizes Gatsby's life style. I wish Nick would have been more true to himself, rather than have 2 different personalities towards Gatsby.
I feel like the book would have been better if it were seen through Gatsby's actual eyes. I don't feel like the First person narration was a good perception of Gatsby's life. He kept a lot of information to his self, and nobody really knew the actual truth. It's a different style of reading, that's for sure. The beginning was a little troubling but as I kept reading I was beginning to grasp a story. The beginning had a high complexity level with differently associated characters, widely unknown plots. Overall, good book-Not my favorite.
The Great Gatsby overall, was a good book. However, I feel like Nick Carraway wasn't that vital to the overall plot. I would've liked to have seen Nick utilized more because it seemed like most of the time, Nick was just a "third wheel" so to speak, throughout most of the novel.
ReplyDeleteMany times a first-person narrator isn't so much an involved character as much as they are an observer of the more dynamic characters around them. Does Nick need to be involved to be an interesting character? I personally find him fascinating in the way he interprets what's going on around him. Because he's the narrator, we generally agree with his take on Gatsby which fluctuates from being everything that's wrong with society to one of the finest people he's ever met.
ReplyDeleteI feel that Nick’s attitudes toward Gatsby and Gatsby’s story are both ambivalent and contradictory. At times he seems to disapprove of Gatsby’s actions and breaches of manners and ethics, but he also romanticizes and admires Gatsby, describing the events of the novel in a nostalgic and elegiac tone.
ReplyDeleteI liked the book, it was overall a great book. I guess the only thing I didn't like was Nick's attitude toward Gatsby. One point, he despises and disapproves of Gatsby's ways, but on the other hand, he idolizes Gatsby's life style. I wish Nick would have been more true to himself, rather than have 2 different personalities towards Gatsby.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the book would have been better if it were seen through Gatsby's actual eyes. I don't feel like the First person narration was a good perception of Gatsby's life. He kept a lot of information to his self, and nobody really knew the actual truth. It's a different style of reading, that's for sure. The beginning was a little troubling but as I kept reading I was beginning to grasp a story. The beginning had a high complexity level with differently associated characters, widely unknown plots. Overall, good book-Not my favorite.
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