The Great Gatsby.

I find this book to be so interesting for several reasons, including the mystery of the characters, quotes, and situations that F. Scott Fitzgerald chose to include in his novel. One of the best aspects, in my opinion, is the mystery for Jay Gatsby, formerly known as Jason Gats. From the outside one may view Gatsby as this amazingly wealthy, classy, and important man. Once Nick Carraway met him, he couldn’t believe how down to earth and, in a sense, normal he was. Surprisingly he did not even realize he was talking to the Jay Gatsby when he first met him. Since Gatsby was not born into his wealth, he knows what it is to work hard for money. He worked as a janitor to pay for his college education, and was lucky enough to be offered the chance to be an apprentice, and then was able to inherit his fortune. But even with all this money and luxury, we can see the classic idea that money does not buy happiness. Happiness to Gatsby is Daisy. He has been head over heals in love with her for many years, and lives across the river from her. The green light at the end of her dock sumbolizes Daisy to him, and he states that once Daisy is finally standing next to him, staring off into the distance at the green light, he realized that they green light had lost its meaning. Since Daisy was standing next to him, he did not need to look at the green light and hope that Daisy would come to him, because she had.

What I think about when I hear “American Literature”

When I hear the words “American Literature,” a couple thoughts come to my mind. At first I wonder exactly what books are being discussed, and to be honest, how boring they will be. In my high school english classes, we covered a lot dealing with “American Literature.” Most of the books just did not appeal to me, and I felt that they were too old and out-dated for me, or anyone, to relate to. Sophomore year got me to open my mind a little bit, after reading
How To Kill a Mockingbird. This was the first book that I considered to be “American Literature” that I actually liked. I found that although it was considered a classic, the excitement in the children’s adventures with their next-door neighbor, and mysterious incidents, it was very appealing and reminded me of when I was a child around their age. At this point I began to change my views on “American Literature.” This being going from thinking they are so old, it is impossible to relate to, to realizing there are some things, such as children’s innocence and curiosity in To Kill a Mockingbird, that will never age, and these types of qualities are the ones to look for in these American classics. The following year in high school, junior year, I found even more books that I really had an appreciation for. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, and J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher and the Rye were two others that I found to be easy to relate to, and could really be entertaining. My favorite “American Literature” book, as well as one of my favorite books I have ever read was Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. After reading this was when I realized that I need to be much more open-minded about reading books that on the outside appear to be older, or not very interesting. After realizing the appreciation I now have for “American Literature,” I feel that it is simply a collection of books that were written somewhere in the past, but still hold qualities that we can relate to today. I find it amazing that books written decades and decades ago can still be applied to our lives in a much more developed world and time. This just proves that there are some things that time does not affect, and these books depict some of these things in wonderful ways.

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