The Great Gatsby

I enjoyed reading this book, but only at certain points in the action. When it was slow, it seemed to drag on and on. I used the Create Trails commintating for this book. The first major plot thing was the breakfast at Daisy's. that's where you meet Jordan, Tom, Daisy, and even Gatsby is mentioned. You also find out that Tom has a misstress. The significance of this part is that it opens up the whole story. It shows how the relationship between Tom and Daisy is on the rocks, but they won't get divorced. You also meet Jordan who is the first one to ever mention Gatsby. I thought that it also kind of showed how either oblivious or sheltered Daisy was. Jorda knew all about Gatsby and how he lived next door, but Daisy didn't! The next big thing that happened was Nick met Tom's misstress. They went to New york adn you find out they have an apartment together and even the misstress has a husband. I thought it was rather strange that they both wouldn't leave their spouses! I thought of it as the smallest hint of forshadowing with Daisy adn Gatsby. Then is the party with Gatsby! The author loves describing things in great detail. Like how he characterized the party people was rather clever that way the reader what type of people they were and how they would behave at the party. Nick met Gatsby at the party but didn't even know it was him. That was a huge sign of how people didn't really go there because tey liked Gatsby it was juts for the great parties and the house. I think the author didn't introduce Gatsby sonner was because he wanted to build anticipation for who this character was. to the reader you could have thought of anything, with the big house, the grand parties, and everything in between, but then the author kind of lets you down a little. He's not that great of a guy, he is pretty ordinary: he was a soldier, went to college (but dropped out), and got his money through crime. There were a lot of smaller parts in the book, but the next really big thing was when Daisy came over to Nick's and Gatsby was there. It's their big meet since before the war. Towards the end of their meeting Gatsby shows Daisy the house. For me, that was the biggest clue to his personality flaw. He was so engrossed with his house and thought that it would impress her that he just assumes it will win her back! That sad part is I think it kind of worked. She was so shallow. Even in the flashback he lied about his past and liked her nice things that both times she was with him she fell for the materialistic Gatsby not the actually person. So Daisy and Tom come to one of his grand parties. Gatsby even goes around showing off all the famous people at his parties! Then after the party I start to get the feeling that Daisy doesn't want Gatsby but she doesn't want anyone else to have him. She has been the center of his world and she loves the attention, butwhile I was reading I got the feeling she wasn't going to pick him. The last and most important point in the book is when Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan all go to New York for "ice cream." That's where all hell breaks loose Gatsby demands that Daisy tell Tom she doesn't love him and is leaving him. He was pushing her into a decision she wasn't ready to make! And this fight between tom adn Gatsby evovles and they throw out comments and banter back and forth about whom she loves more. Tom was being a bit hippocritical though with all those "family institutions," for he had also been cheating. So it was ok for him to cheat but not Daisy? Then everyone goes home all flustered. Even I know how people drive with their emotions. When people are mad or upset the have very very poor driving abilities!