Hello! Recently I started reading a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald that is called “The Great Gatsby”.
I have chosen this book, because it’s very popular and I’ve heard a lot of kind words about the plot and the characters. I didn’t really have any expectations, but I agree that the narration is absorbing. Time flies when I read this book. The language of 1st chapter is difficult to understand, but by 3rd chapter it gets better. All of the characters are complicated and that’s what makes them startling.
There was a quote that made me put the book away so I could have some time to think.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had”
To my mind, it means that we shouldn’t have prejudice about anyone because we know nothing about their past and difficulties they’ve had. Also I think that it helps to understand the characters of the book: most of them seem unpleasant to me, but I don’t want to judge them as I don’t know what they have been through.
I would also like to describe a tiny event, because I consider it as the most important one so far.
It happened at Gatsby’s house. The host recognized Carraway, the narrator, — they’ve seen each other during The Great War, but the guest didn’t understand it was Gatsby, until he identified himself. Then there was a big description of host’s smile: Gatsby looked cheerful with a grin on his face, but when it came off, he seemed like an unpleasant person. Thereby, we can’t tell anything definite about this character yet.
Why is it so special? First of all, the narrator finally meets the man whose name is in the title of the book (it happens by the 45th page). Second of all, Gatsby’s character and appearance become a little, just a little, more detailed.
I think that’s all for now! I hope in the next chapters I will find a lot more about Gatsby, because he’s too mysterious at the moment :)
