Great Gatsby Entry #14

Blog Entry #14

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I found the novel easy to read; however, there were sections that were somewhat confusing. There is a variety of literary techniques used in the novel and what stood out to me was the symbolism and the poetry. For example,

"In the morning,

In the evening,

     Ain't we got fun-----" (Fitzgerald, 95).

I had no idea what this poem meant. I found it random and bizarre. I also do not understand why Nick stopped liking Jordan Baker all of a sudden. I thought he just reacted in the heat of the moment with learning the truth about Gatsby, but he continued to speak shortly with Jordan. Moreover, I did not understand the symbolism of the man with the huge glasses in the library. I knew it symbolized something because the scene was so bizarre, but I was not sure what it symbolized. Other than these small segments of the novel, I understood The Great Gatsby.