Journal #4 3rd quarter

Rereading a book a second time is possibly better than reading it the first time. When one reads a book for the second or third time, themes and miniscule details begin to present themselves in ways that might have gone unnoticed before. A book that I have recently begun to read again is, The Great Gatsby. I read this novel a few years back. However, I have decided to pick it up again and refresh myself before the movie appears in theaters. The movie made out of this timeless classic truly seems like it will be another classic such as Titanic. As I began reading the story for a second time a theme appeared to me that I noticed before, but not to the extent that I see it now. The shallowness of the rich upper class is truly permanent in this story. These people are extremely preoccupied with the materialistic aspects of the world. Their mindset is geared towards having the latest and greatest that the market has to offer. They have grand fantastic parties, but only to impress one another and show off their belongings. The West and East Eggs sharply contrast one another. The West Egg seems to present the families that are new to wealth where are the East Egg seems to represent the “old-money” of the times. Gatsby is a person who is very absorbed in how the world views him. He wears a pink suit, drives a Rolls Royce, and lives in a grant mansion all to impress the world around him. The East Egg residents seem to be so caught up in the world of materials, that they have lost their sense of character.