01-23-2004, 05:43 PM
g-boy,Jan 21 2004, 11:09 PM Wrote:The Great Gatsby was worthless.jebus...that is what everyone thinks.
i saw the movie, but disliked it. robert redford is a great actor, but it just didn't do justice to the book.
i think that fitzgerald saw a new kind of corruption blooming in human nature, and in the 20s, it just kept getting more and more obvious. that kind of sick,sad,grotesque feeling you get from it...or rather, that i get from it....
well, here is what i suggest:
read the book again, and this time, assume that Fitzgerald is an existentialist, even if you never could see him like that. ponder the "whys" and "hows" of the novel, and notice how they relate to humans in general, not just the characters. also take note of the cover, which was produced speciffically for this novel. those eyes, i just want to ... jebus, i don't know how describe it. i spose it's just an acquired taste, but one such that i pity all who can't feel it.
or won't.