The Great Gatsby- character voice

Okay, I know that my last post probably left everyone a little confused on my opinion of the book. Actually, I doubt half of you actually even read it. But, I just want to clarify…

I am really enjoying this book. There are definitely a lot of words that I do not know but I feel like it is extending my vocabulary. What I really like about this book is how real the characters feel. Fitzgerald makes the characters seem both real and not. I know, confusing, but it is true. The voices of the characters is old timey, but the conversations they have make them more realistic. For example, “’There’s something funny about a fellow that’ll do a thing like that,’ said the other girl eagerly. ‘He doesn’t want any trouble with anybody.’ ‘Who doesn’t?’ I inquired. ‘Gatsby. Somebody told me----‘” (Fitzgerald 48). They use words like “fellow” and “inquired”. But the fact that the two girls are gossiping makes them seem so real. We hear and participate in gossip all the time.

Once again, I really enjoy the book so far and definitely recommend reading it before we are going to have to read it for school. It is definitely a high reading level book and at least I have time to learn what they are saying. When you read a book for school you are going so fast that it is hard to have time to stop and think!