The Great Gatsby

mass market paperback, 186 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 24 Marzo 1978 da Bantam Books.

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He was in love with the Golden Girl of a gilded era. He was Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire who gave wild and lavish parties attended by strangers. "In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars." She was Daisy Buchanan, a young rich beauty with bright eyes and a passionate mouth. "High in a white palace, the kings daughter, the golden girl. Even her voice was full of money." A great novel of a glittering era, of amazing richness and scope, this is the most dazzling fiction we possess of the jazz age's reckless revels. A fable of the roaring twenties that will survive as a legend. --back cover

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So Happy To Experience It Again!

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I was (like many) forced to read The Great Gatsby in high school, though I wish I hadn't as I was incapable of truly appreciating it at the time.

As others have mentioned, Fitzgerald's prose is unbelievable. In just a few words he can paint vivid imagery in your mind with layers of depth and analysis to accompany the emotions. The story and characters are beautifully written with a natural complexity that avoids the cliche 'good guys' & 'bad guys' we typically experience.

Just from my perspective alone, I found many themes and interpretations to the story which resonated with me, just to name a few:

  • Clinging to the past and trying to repeat history expecting a different outcome. Recently this has tied nicely into my romantic life, where I've been noticing some repetition compulsion.
  • Nick's character in general was someone I found myself heavily relating to, as I feel …

Il grande Gatsby

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Questo è un romanzo su un sogno che chiunque abbia vissuto abbastanza da "sapere come va il mondo" definirebbe assurdo. Folle. Fanciullesco. Qualunque persona di questo tipo avrebbe dissuaso un amico dal credere in quel sogno.

Eppure è difficile resistere al fascino di questo sogno. Perché? Perché ha la forza dei sogni dell'adolescenza, quando si è invincibili di fronte al mondo. Quando si ha la forza e l'indeterminatezza di essere qualunque cosa.

E qual è questo sogno? Cosa vuole Jay Gatsby? Egli vuole sposare la donna che ama, Daisy, e per farlo lui, povero soldato di umili origini, deve rendersi degno di lei agli occhi del mondo. Come? Diventando ricco, ma così ricco da non poter essere ignorato.

Ebbene, Gatsby ci riesce. Ma Daisy, desiderosa di mantenere costante il suo livello di benessere, si è già sposata con il rampollo di una ricca famiglia, Tom Buchanan. Ricco quanto rozzo, Tom …