I am European so i never had to study The great gatsby in my school years. I’ve decided to read it because of the importance it seems to have into the American literature. I didn’t catch all of the symbolism, I am sure, but to be honest, I didn’t read it to over analyze it, i'll do that later. After...
Compared to Dos Passos "Manhattan Transfer" about the same time period (early 1920's), in about the same place (New York), Fitzgerald's Gatsby engaged me less emotionally. The tale of the life of Gatsby's insane dream of reconquering Daisy's love to the bitter end left me cold. These idle, powerful...
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