The Great Gatsby (Penguin Critical Studies Guide)

Kathleen Parkinson places this brilliant and bitter satire on the moral failure of the Jazz Age firmly in the context of Scott Fitzgerald's life and times. She explores the intricate patterns of the novel, its chronology, locations, imagery and use of colour, and how these contribute to a seamless interplay of social comedy and symbolic landscape. She devotes a perceptive chapter to Fitzgerald's controversial portrayal of women and goes on to discuss how the central characters, Gatsby and Nick Carraway, embody and confront the dualism inherent in the American dream. more

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Posted: Jun-26-2009

E'gads Gatsby

Well written and researched book on the Great Gatsby by an insightful and thoughtful scholar. I found it interesting to see her take on a major, popular, male American author during an intriguing time of change in American society. For the Gatsby afficcionando, the Fitzgerald student, as well as...

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Posted: Apr-23-2009

One of the worst of the so called "classics"

This book should be pulled from high school curriculum as it really has no redeeming value. Basically if the Fitzgerald name was not associated with it, it would be out of print today.Who really wants to read about a bunch of rich whiners from the Jazz era who smoke and drink too much, have...

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Posted: Mar-23-2009

I thought I was getting the actual book

I'm sure the review is lovely, I just thought I was getting the actual book. It was listed right there with the other "Great Gatsby" books.

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Posted: Jan-29-2009

great gatsby

i thought this was the real book. It just talks about the book. waste of money.

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Posted: May-29-2002

dreams

This book is about knowing that some dreams are too far from reach, yet we still always try to attain them. Like Gatsby, we are taunted by how close we can come to that dream, but in the end, we realize that our efforts are fruitless. Each of us have our own "Daisy" -- each person did during...

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Posted: May-18-2002

Falls Flat

I don't know if its just me, but I did not like this book too much. It feels empty- missing something almost. Perhaps it is Nick. He seems to be without a personality. He's just there. The story might as well be told in third person for crying out loud. I like protagonists with personality. Also,...

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Posted: May-03-2002

the best i read

i know i probabnly didnt read alot but i was assgiened this book. its complexity is so thrilling. i truly recommmend it!its something that each of us has to ponder about ourselves becuz truly...we are what we crate ourselves.if u read this book ull know what im talking about.

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Posted: Mar-26-2002

Gatsby will hit you when you are least expecting

deep and insightful, full of intellegent analogies and representations. i read Gatsby the begining of my junior year in high school and-didnt really like it. i wrote papers on it, and dissected the ...poor novel. now-months later-it finally hits me: Gatsby is a book to be read and enjoyed! not...

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Posted: Mar-23-2002

3 and a half stars actually

The novel is beautiful written. I have one problem is with the theme: money doesn't buy. I don't disagree with that statement, it is just king of obvious. I mean it is not exactly an epiphaney.

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Posted: Mar-19-2002

The Great Gatsby

This was a very interesting book. It had a lot of things going on at the same time. The book describes how people act when they are greedy and have a lot of money. Like when Jay Gatsby wanted Daisy he thought he needed to buy a big house and have lots of money to win her over. It can be...

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