I am sure that Dr. Jerz will mention this in class, if someone else doesn't bring it up first. If I remember right it might have been touched upon during the last class. My agenda item for the week is, is Gatsby really great? In my honest opinion, I believe he is. Sure he tells little white lies and strecths the truth from time to time. If the definition of great should mean a "perfect character," no character in any literary work qualifies. Everyone has flaws and short comings. Despite his I believe Fitzgerald was really trying to display Gatsby as great.
Posted by ChristopherParfitt at February 16, 2005 11:54 AM | TrackBackChris, I was hoping to find your responses to the poetry we are discussing on Thursday. I see you also didn't post responses to last week's readings. I hope you'll get them up soon.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at March 2, 2005 10:00 AMi think gatsby is great through Nick's eyes, but through his own eyes, he's a failure because he didn't get what he wanted: Daisy.
Posted by: Lea at November 26, 2005 01:03 PM