The Great Gatsby

Going into this book, I found myself not looking at the bigger picture. I really focused on two of the characters throughout this book. Jay was who I found to be the main character; although, some parts of the book portray Nick to be the main character. In my head, I pictured him to be 27, not exactly sure why. His childhood would not lead the average reader to believe he'd become a wealthy man later on in life. He was able to become this way due to all the crime he participated in committing. It became apparent at different times throughout the book that Jay had been against poverty and hated it with a passion since the very beginning of his life. It was almost as if Jay had a huge crush on Daisy Buchanan and wanted to be rich because of her. It was almost as if he wanted to become rich to maybe grab her attention. On numerous occasions, Jay told fibs of his past and himself to make himself more interesting and therefore a good enough man for her.

As Nick narrates the story, his words make it seem as though you are right there in the story going through what everyone else is going through. He seemed to alternate the way in which he described things. Sometimes he agreed with Jay, other times, he disagreed. He seemed to somewhat contradict himself a little.

This book was, by far, the hardest one to "get into." It took me quite a while to just sit down, read, and finally finish it. I was so confused when the book started, but, then, I finally caught on by the end. I think the message Fitzgerald was trying to get across was when death occurs, so does life.