The Great Gatsby

The first thing that I noticed about the book was all the characters within the book. They were all distinct and each one had a very unique personality. Jordan Baker was the character I liked the least. Her attitude really bugs me. She is stuck up, cynical and self-centered and those are the qualities I do not like in a person. I don’t know why anybody would. My favorite character would have to be Jay or Nick. They are first witty and all around just interesting character traits. Right from the beginning you see Nick’s character come out in the very beginning of the book. Just talking with Daisy and Tom you see he is a very sarcastic character, but at the same times a very curios character. Nick always seems to be the one character that got the story from the characters. He also finds out about all the affairs going on within the society they live in and the real story to all the gossip that goes around town. Then there is Jay Gatsby who is also an interesting character. I really can’t explain in words what I thought about him for some reason I can’t get my thoughts on paper.
When reading this book, for the annotation I did compare the text to the world annotation. For the annotation I had compare a lot to the 20’s and my background knowledge of history in the United States that I learned last year. I kind of compared the book to modern day America, but only with the characteristics of the characters and how we still have some of the cynical and selfish people.
One of the most surprising things in the book, okay maybe not totally surprising, was Jay’s death. I actually expected Tom to shoot him not George. I mean Tom was screwed twice by Gatsby. Once by taking Daisy and then another time by Myrtle dying in the car crash who was his lover. I thought Tom would be more revengeful than George.
The great Gatsby was not the best book I read but I did enjoy reading the book. It had an interesting plot to keep you interested but also had a good plot that kept me interested. I expect to learn the more about this book as class goes on and I know there is more to this book then I am seeing.