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The Great Gatsby Revisited

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I just reread The Great Gatsby since my 10th grade daughter is reading it in her English class. I read it years ago, but remembered very little. It’s impressive what F. Scott packs into under 200 pages. The character development is pretty amazing and the plot rather complicated with the split love triangle. It also offers an interesting glimpse into the party atmosphere of roaring twenties New York, East versus West, old versus new, nouveau riche versus established wealth. I can see why it makes such a good choice for High School English classes. Not overly long, full of symbolism and metaphors. Not so unlike a tv drama with the carnage at the end. I’m glad I reacquainted myself with it. Maybe we’ll go to the new movie version with Leonardo di Caprio and Carey Mulligan when it comes out in December 2012.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    Can you believe I haven't read it? I'll have to get on that!

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