The Great Gatsby

I really enjoyed The Great Gatsby. It was very interesting and I like the time period it was set in. The dresses, parties, and people make the story realistic, but at the same time it isn't realistic because we are only seeing the book from wealthy people's prospectives.

One character I really liked was Jay Gatsby. He was such a nice person and had nice intentions. He wasn't a stuck up wealthy person, but more of a fun person that you wouldn't suspect was rich. I think that when Jay gets shot in the end it is very sad, because you have acquired such a liking for him that it's hard not to feel bad.

The setting in New York on Long Island was fun because, the characters were far enough away from the city to live in mansions and be undisturbed, but close enough to just drive to New York City. But, because of this it makes it easy for Tom to cheat on Daisy. And he has the nerve to bring Nick long to meet the girl and stay at an apartment with a bunch of people, having a small party.

I think that the theme of the story is to get to know people because you will never know how much one person can change your life.