The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
After an awkward introduction, Nick meets Gatsby! He seems like an upstanding individual, and actually reminds me of Christopher Nolan's Bruce Wayne (the Dark Knight Rises was a fantastic movie). They have a short conversation, but then Gatsby leaves to handle business over the phone. nick wants to learn more about him, but he can only be described as Gatsby without rumors getting swirled around his name. Something strange occurs when Gatsby's butler requests Miss Baker to go see Gatsby. At first thought, I assumed Gatsby was romantically interested in her, but we'll find out the true meaning of this later in the book. Nick is left alone with his thoughts, which is never good for the reader. The houseguests are getting progressively drunker and rowdier, and Nick does nothing but watch making this a very boring section of nothingness. As everyone is leaving, Gatsby says goodbye to Nick in an extremely awkward fashion when nick says "'Good night.' 'Good night...good night, old sport...Good night" (Fitzgerald 53). Why would anyone need to say that many "good nights"?! As the departures begin, some drunk guy gets into a wreck, knocking the wheel completely off of his car. At first i didn't think much of it, but then I began to suspect bad luck occurs with Gatsby, as though he is an unlucky charm. The chapter ends with Nick developing feelings for Jordan Baker, which probably won't go anywhere because Nick has no spine. I'm not a huge fan of Nick.
No comments:
Post a Comment