- In chapter 7, when Tom met Wilson after he found out that Myrtle had an affair.
- Daisy´s reaction when Gatsby asked her to tell Tom that she never loved him.
- After the car accident, when Gatsby stood outside Tom’s house in case something would happen.
- When Jay was killed.
- At the end, when nobody attended Gatsby’s funeral.
While reading the novel I found interesting Gatsby behaviour and all the things he did to reconquer Daisy. Because of this I think I was expecting a happy ending and I was very surprised at the end because I didn´t see it coming at all. Maybe all I was waiting for was Daisy to stop being so selfish, tell the truth about her feelings and make a real decision.
The text made me think about the things a man in love can do in order to get what he wants. Besides it is a great representation of the “Jazz Age” and it shows clearly how money and possessions were so important for people at that time and how material things can influence our way of behave. Wealth made people feel safer but also careless with other persons´ feelings. Like Nick said: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made”.
Knowing that the novel was based on Fitzgerald´s relationship with his wife Zelda I would ask him if Gatsby´s death is related in some way with a personal experience he was going through at that moment in his life.
The text made me think about the things a man in love can do in order to get what he wants. Besides it is a great representation of the “Jazz Age” and it shows clearly how money and possessions were so important for people at that time and how material things can influence our way of behave. Wealth made people feel safer but also careless with other persons´ feelings. Like Nick said: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made”.
Knowing that the novel was based on Fitzgerald´s relationship with his wife Zelda I would ask him if Gatsby´s death is related in some way with a personal experience he was going through at that moment in his life.
Highly reflective post and interesting suggested question to the author.
ReplyDeleteI'm not quite sure why you use the term point of attack at the beginning. Let's take this up in class.
NB: in case (followed by present or past); I found Gatsby's behaviour interesting; like vs as; related to