Jennifer Hong
Nov. 14, 2011
There are many ways that The Great Gatsby relates to real life; to our owns lives even. I think Gatsby is similar to many people in our lives today, actually. He is popular because of his big parties at his giant mansion (pg. 43-44). People go to his parties not knowing who he is, how he gets rich, or what he's like. For example, Nick was invited and he has no idea what Gatsby is like and what he looks like (pg. 45-46). I think there are many people like this in this world; people who just care about popularity and use rich and glory to be loved.
Although I thought this, later on in the chapter, we find out that Gatsby is a nerdy man with "owl eyes" who sat there and watched his guests while reading books from his large library (pg. 59-60). This is very surprising to me considering that he has amazing things at his mansion and throws parties for no reason without even talking to his guests. Another thing that surprises me is all the rumors going around about this nerdy, intellectual seeming man and how he kills people to get rich (pg. 53-56). He just doesn't seem like the type, you know? But I guess it is very understandable because many people aren't what they seem. That's why there's that one quote: "Don't judge a book by its cover." Mr. Gatsby fits with that quote perfectly. Also, who know. He might end up being a murderer after all since Nick saw him doing suspicious things (pg. 63-65). There were a lot of murderers in real life that didn't seem like murderers. They have friends and relatives that say they're the nicest person ever but they were found guilty. This could be Mr. Gatsby or maybe the author is just trying to make the readers become of Gatsby for now. What do you think? Do you think Gatsby kills people for a living? It IS suspicious how he has all these amazingly nice, luxurious items like his Rolls-Royce.
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