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yes it is and i was one of high school students who read this book, and it was wonderful book..
Indeed! it was the prose itself that so enchanted me.
I think that though the phrase "american dream" was not coined til later, Horatio Alger certainly had stuffed the idea that a man can rise from "rags to riches" (yeah another cliche. i know. i know.)firmly in the american public's sack of fantasies long before Gatsby. It's Gatsby's idea that money automatically equals respect and acceptance that dooms him.
I completely agree with your initial statements--Gatsby is so oft overlooked and under-appreciated by those subjected to it during highschool. While the quality of Fitzgerald's prose could be appreciated (or pointed out to) anyone, it is the mere fact that most people, as they go through life, find themselves in the shoes of one of these characters of misfortune that there are such divisive views between the young and old readers of this masterpiece.
I agree that it is wasted on teenagers. When I reread it in college I was stunned at how powerful it is. Reading again in my forties provoked different reactions. Life Huckleberry Finn it needs to be revisited often over a lifetime.
I was one of the few people in my high school class that found this book powerful and entertaining.
Totally agreed with you. I was NOT able to follow this book in High School and quite hated it. Now, in my wise years lol, I have a better appreciation.
I thought it so bad, I literally couldn't read past the first chapter in high school. I had to fail all the tests. But what I wanted out of a book then was much different.
Now much older, I'll have to reread it and see what it has to offer. I'm interested in what it meant to be American in different time periods; what was similar and different to now.
The last paragraph is all you needed for your review. ;) Just brilliant.
I absolutely agree. I did not appreciate this novel when I was younger. I picked it back up recently and was struck by the beauty of the prose and the relevance of the plot. Genius.
Glad I'm not the only person who reread this and realized how incapable I was of understanding it as a high schooler.
Great review ! It makes me want to read it again.
Beautiful review. I have to recommend listening to the Blackstone audio. It's like listening to a long poem.... Just an excellent experience
I'm currently reading it. And I just don't get it. I love reading, believe me. But this book is a challenge. Help me
I'm currently reading it. And I just don't get it. I love reading, believe me. But this book is a challenge. Help me
I agree. I am a high school student and I understood the book but I didn't really appreciate it as much.
Of course it's recommended in high school. It's an easy read and a stupid story. Just what teenagers want to consume if they want an A in their English Lit class.
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yes it is and i was one of high school students who read this book, and it was wonderful book..
Indeed! it was the prose itself that so enchanted me.
I think that though the phrase "american dream" was not coined til later, Horatio Alger certainly had stuffed the idea that a man can rise from "rags to riches" (yeah another cliche. i know. i know.)firmly in the american public's sack of fantasies long before Gatsby. It's Gatsby's idea that money automatically equals respect and acceptance that dooms him.
I completely agree with your initial statements--Gatsby is so oft overlooked and under-appreciated by those subjected to it during highschool. While the quality of Fitzgerald's prose could be appreciated (or pointed out to) anyone, it is the mere fact that most people, as they go through life, find themselves in the shoes of one of these characters of misfortune that there are such divisive views between the young and old readers of this masterpiece.
I agree that it is wasted on teenagers. When I reread it in college I was stunned at how powerful it is. Reading again in my forties provoked different reactions. Life Huckleberry Finn it needs to be revisited often over a lifetime.
I was one of the few people in my high school class that found this book powerful and entertaining.
Totally agreed with you. I was NOT able to follow this book in High School and quite hated it. Now, in my wise years lol, I have a better appreciation.
I thought it so bad, I literally couldn't read past the first chapter in high school. I had to fail all the tests. But what I wanted out of a book then was much different. Now much older, I'll have to reread it and see what it has to offer. I'm interested in what it meant to be American in different time periods; what was similar and different to now.
The last paragraph is all you needed for your review. ;) Just brilliant.
I absolutely agree. I did not appreciate this novel when I was younger. I picked it back up recently and was struck by the beauty of the prose and the relevance of the plot. Genius.
Glad I'm not the only person who reread this and realized how incapable I was of understanding it as a high schooler.
Great review ! It makes me want to read it again.
Beautiful review. I have to recommend listening to the Blackstone audio. It's like listening to a long poem.... Just an excellent experience
I'm currently reading it. And I just don't get it. I love reading, believe me. But this book is a challenge. Help me
I'm currently reading it. And I just don't get it. I love reading, believe me. But this book is a challenge. Help me
I agree. I am a high school student and I understood the book but I didn't really appreciate it as much.
Of course it's recommended in high school. It's an easy read and a stupid story. Just what teenagers want to consume if they want an A in their English Lit class.
