APEL DLR

Day 1: What did you like about Gatsby and why?

I liked how "The Great Gatsby" was written from the point of view of Nick rather than an outsider. This gave the reader the feeling of looking in from the outside but also being a part of the story. Nick is the most honest and trustworthy character of the entire group of characters, so the fact that the book is written from his perspective rather than Daisy's or Tom's point of view makes the book much more enjoyable. It is hard to know at first whether the characters in the Great Gatsby mean well, but by the end it was clear that Nick was the only character that wasn't superficial and obsessed with money.
 I found the love triangles to be very cleverly set up throughout the "Gatsby" because it gave the book more depth and mystery. Everyone in the group of characters was connected in some way, which interested me the most when reading. I found it humorous that Tom Buchanan, while having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, also expected Daisy to love him. Daisy and Tom Buchanan were the most interesting characters in my opinion because they basically defined the Jazz Age and how the people who lived in the East Egg acted.
 In my opinion, "The Great Gatsby" was very well written and the characters were well developed but varied from one another, which made for an interesting read.