The surprising thing is that The Great Gatsby is much better than you might have heard, or than you might remember. It's quite faithful to the novel, too. One peculiarity is that all the actors are obviously sweating buckets all the time. Was it the 1970's lighting? There's a distinct...
Gatsby. For some odd reason the mention of Mr. Gatsby's name causes turmoil in daisy's normal behavior. I can only conclude that they have some sort of past, that has yet to be acknowledged in the book.-The way Daisy reacts towards Gatsby's name when having a conversation with Nick ...
don’t say “Tom is selfish while Gatsby cares about others.” Prove those two separate claims (Tom is selfish” and “Gatsby cares about others”) with relevant lines from the book. (And if you’re having a hard time locating good quotes, find a digital...
Nick is responsible for reuniting the lovers who both have come to different points in their lives five years after their aborted romance. Now a solitary figure in his luxurious mansion, Gatsby is a newly wealthy man who accumulated his fortunes through dubious means. Daisy, on the other hand...
The relationship between the present and the past is thematically important to the novel as a whole and is particularly significant in the reunion of Gatsby and Daisy. We expect the reunion to be saturated with memories of their brief but intense love affair, 5 years earlier. The description ...