User talk:Cbernicker

I both liked and disliked The Great Gatsby. Some of the parts of the book I enjoy also become the style I dislike. The swirling metaphors and carefully crafted imagery paint a picture that defines most of the characters very well, but these intricate plays of figurative language seem to become a burden as the plot develops. With these beautifully created characters of Gatsby and Daisy and Tom and Nick, a scenario where so much action and adventure could have taken place was created, but it almost seemed that F. Scott Fitzgerald sacrificed exciting writing for more metaphorical speech. I understand the service the metaphor was used for (that as Gatsby's dream died so too did the American dream die in the 1920's. Among almost rampant wealth moral fortitude fell by the wayside, and greed and narcissism became ever more apparent. As the more righteous traits of people decayed, and wealth became more easily attainable, the good ole' honest American Dream also decayed.), and I like the book for the beautiful way a simple story of a man who loves a woman so deeply he would do anything to get her back represents such an important decade in American history, I also disliked the book because of how much I liked the characters and how I would have loved to see them act and react in different, more exciting situations.

Carl Bernicker