Blog #5: Personal Blog
The book The Great Gatsby was a very interesting book for me. I would have
never chosen to read this if I had not been assigned it and I am actually very glad that I
was assigned this book. I happened to really enjoy the whole story from the love triangle
and the dramatic ending to the love triangle. I have always loved a great love story and
although this wasn’t only about love it was a great book. I very much enjoyed
Fitzgerald’s use of imagery and formal writing tactics. It made reading the book so much
better being able to picture the story in my mind and I loved reading a book that was
written so formal and classic. After reading this what was the most exciting thing was to
learn that even back in the 1920s people had “drama” just as ours. With the rich people ,
or popular people, throwing huge parties and everyone wanting to go even though you’re
not invited. I also liked how for me Fitzgerald always kept me guessing with what was
going to happen next. It wasn’t a predictable book and for that I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed
how Fitzgerald was able to take just a basic person and make a great story, some of the
characters resemble people we all may know which was exciting for me to in some what
of a way compare the characters to people I know. The only thing I did not like about this
book was the way it ended. For me I would’ve liked to read a “happily ever after” ending
but this book was very enjoyable to read.
I agree with you on the fact that if this book were not assigned, I would have probably never picked it up. I am also glad that I did. Fitzgerald indeed did do a good job of being able to paint a picture in our minds with his imagery and rhetorical strategies. I like what you wrote about how Fitzgerald takes a basic character and makes a great story. However, I must argue that I thought this book was rather predictable, in that I knew from classic love books from the 1920's often develop deaths in the end, and triangles of hate and love. Overall, this was a very good entry, and I think your evaluation is very thorough and respectful to the rhetor.
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