These days
we are sharing our views about the books proposed by our English teacher at
class. The one I chose was The Great
Gatsby, a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, which has been
adapted to film in both 1979 and 2013. The main role of the mysterious Jay
Gatsby is portrayed by Robert Redford in the first film while in the second one
is Leonardo di Caprio, both of them deliver wonderful interpretations.
Although
everything in this artwork goes around the figure of Gatsby, what I’ve really
found of most interest is how this novel narrated through the voice of Nick
Carraway, a friend of Gatsby. This strategy permits the author to establish
such a great continuity between descriptions, dialogues and thoughts that the
reader ends the book transforming himself or herself into Mr Carraway.
This novel
is also a very good example to consider in terms of atmosphere. The author
fulfill the difficult aim of depicting the late twenties in America for the
most wealthy and glamorous people. After a few pages you’ll find yourself
dancing charleston in a very lavish party where wasteful dispending was never a
great problem.
At this
point, you will be probably asking yourself about the content of the plot which
is perfectly summarized in the drawing that opens this post. Spoiler! You might
be thinking. In fact, it is not the case, because it’s the atmosphere of this
novel and the definition of its characters what it really matters. The rest, in
my opinion, is just an excuse to build up a story of the twenties.
All in all,
I would strongly recommend reading this book trying not to look for an
impressive plot but letting yourself become part of Gatsby life. The
overwhelming impression created is that you are part of something unique.
