Comments on: A Cursury Personal Review of The Great Gatsby

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:20:58 +0000

@Arlyssa: What is sfsa?

By: Alyssa G

Alyssa G — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:34:56 +0000

sfsa

By: Alyssa G

Alyssa G — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:33:20 +0000

I agree with you that the book was very slow in the beginning, but it did pick up pretty fast near the middle. Every high schooler in America should read this book, if you are a litterature teacher, I do not see a reason for you to have not yet picked up this book and read it. Yes, there are some odd words, but as long as you have a dictionary nearby, it is easy to understand. ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a great book!

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:44:21 +0000

I was wondering why the author’s name sounded so familiar yet seemed completely out of time perspective(LOL).

Interesting that the re-release is what made it a classic.

Haven’t heard of Shmoop.com. Going to check it out.

I appreciate the comments.

By: Kimberlyn Davenport

Kimberlyn Davenport — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:04 +0000

Who doesn’t like a love story? And there’s nothing better than 'The Great Gatsby', a novel that takes you back to the Jazz Era and whirls you around in the life of the social elite of New York City. Interestingly, the novel did not sell many copies when it first came out in 1925. It, however, became very popular when it was re-published after World War II and the death of its author at the not-so-old age of 44. I was searching for more insights on this book when I landed on Shmoop.com. Worth reading. For instance, Francis Scott Fitzgerald was named after Francis Scott Key, the man who wrote the words to `The Star-Spangled Banner’. A little ironic, isn’t it? Fitzgerald’s portrayal of the American Dream is perhaps not what Key had in mind.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:25:22 +0000

Yes, it was actually something I had found on another blog.

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:08:51 +0000

That’s a pretty humorous adaptation, Jimmy. Were you part of this project or was it just something that caught your eye as a YouTube search?

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:31:21 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnCddVjlkcc

Here’s all you need to Gatsby!