Almost every critic of The Great Gatsby has emphasized the importance of the narrator, Nick Carraway. Nick acts as the moral measurement tool of the novel, letting the reader know of the uneasiness of substantial preliminary events, and of a finale of ultimate doom. Carraway’s greatest contribution is his ability to sometimes observe and other […]
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Perhaps one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most remarkable works, The Great Gatsby is not only a magnificent narrative, but an insightful account of the disciplinary flaws of the 1920s. Fitzgerald’s novel creates an atmosphere of superficiality, dissatisfaction and indecency through the illustration of each character’s failure. With economic growth, the 20’s whore company eventually brought […]
First Entry: Today I went to have dinner with my cousin, Daisy. I hoped that dinner would lead to a friendship with her and her husband Tom, as I do not know anyone here. I wasn’t able to make a connection with them either though. When I arrived I met a woman named Jordan who […]
The third adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American drama “The Great Gatsby” is an exact mirror image of the original 1925 novel and brought to life by Francisco Ford Coppola’s brilliant story. Robert Redford stars as the dashing, enigmatic, Jay Gatsby who uses his immense fortune to tempt and attract his longtime love. Daisy […]