I think it worked, because throughout the whole novel I always wanted more from Gastby; I was always questioning him and it built up suspense. When he dies I was crushed which I think shows just how relatable the novel was. This is always good because you can see yourself in the plot more in order to understand what the charters are feeling, thinking, etc. However, it does really suck that he had to die..It should've been Daisy...
I like the ending and I think it worked. I think that because we finally see Nick's true feelings about the east, feelings that I think have been beaten around the bush the entire novel. More over we see that it is the east itself, that changes people, that Nick truly hates along with Tom and Daisy.
I liked the ending and I think it worked with the novel. Gatsby had built a fake life just to get the girl of his dreams. He had left behind his past and entered into this elite society. Nick was alway's jealous of Gatsby's purpose in life. In the end we see that Gatsby's life was really just a show and he has nothing left after he dies. The author illustrates this by having no one show up at Gatsby's funeral. This draws peoples attention to the theme of morality in the novel.
I think the ending fits well with the book. It was really sad to see how alone Gatsby was, but we had gotten that information in some of the previous chapters, so it wasn't much of a shock that no one attended his funeral except for Nick and Mr. Gatz. I feel like it really ties together all of the loose ends in the book.
I liked the ending of the book. I thought it worked really well with the rest of the novel just because moving back West sounds like something that Nick would actually do in this situation. Like Lindsay said, it was relatable enough to put yourself into the situation(s) being presented you and realize how you truly felt about the happenings. I think that Nick moving almost symbolizes him leaving Gatsby, and while Gatsby is already dead, it's almost as if Nick's dream of having Gatsby all to himself was gone with him. With his "friend" gone along with his dream(s), Nick decides to remove himself from the situation that he so desperately hates throughout the entire novel. He's actually doing something relatively proactive by leaving, realizing that he never really had anything to tie him to his life in high society (especially now that Gatsby was gone). He realizes he actually hates everything about that place, and decides to make a decision for himself by leaving.
I think that the ending was not what we wanted to happen, but it fit extremely well. I wanted to see Nick no longer have so much ambivalence in his life and sort something out, but in the end he just abandoned the issue like he did throughout the book whenever he got too caught up in something.
I like the end because it fits perfectly with the entire book. I think that it really shows Gatsby's loneliness, aspect that Nick kept remarking during the all story, underlining also the fact that he wasn't part of anything except for his own erroneous dream of Daisy. Undoubtedly it is a sad ending but it couldn't be different: Daisy and Tom "win" and so does the decadence of moral values in society; Gatsby, the only one with a purpose in his life, loose. Nick instead doesn't win or loose, because he prefers to stay out of that leaving everything, instead of taking a position.
I think the ending of the novel definitely fits and I like the ending as well. Nick was never completely sure if he liked the Eastern style of living. But after these event, it made it clear that he should move back West to his old home in Chicago. I did not expect the book to end this way, but I think it is a good ending to the book.
I think it worked, because throughout the whole novel I always wanted more from Gastby; I was always questioning him and it built up suspense. When he dies I was crushed which I think shows just how relatable the novel was. This is always good because you can see yourself in the plot more in order to understand what the charters are feeling, thinking, etc. However, it does really suck that he had to die..It should've been Daisy...
ReplyDeleteI like the ending and I think it worked. I think that because we finally see Nick's true feelings about the east, feelings that I think have been beaten around the bush the entire novel. More over we see that it is the east itself, that changes people, that Nick truly hates along with Tom and Daisy.
ReplyDeleteI liked the ending and I think it worked with the novel. Gatsby had built a fake life just to get the girl of his dreams. He had left behind his past and entered into this elite society. Nick was alway's jealous of Gatsby's purpose in life. In the end we see that Gatsby's life was really just a show and he has nothing left after he dies. The author illustrates this by having no one show up at Gatsby's funeral. This draws peoples attention to the theme of morality in the novel.
ReplyDeleteI think the ending fits well with the book. It was really sad to see how alone Gatsby was, but we had gotten that information in some of the previous chapters, so it wasn't much of a shock that no one attended his funeral except for Nick and Mr. Gatz. I feel like it really ties together all of the loose ends in the book.
ReplyDeleteI liked the ending of the book. I thought it worked really well with the rest of the novel just because moving back West sounds like something that Nick would actually do in this situation. Like Lindsay said, it was relatable enough to put yourself into the situation(s) being presented you and realize how you truly felt about the happenings. I think that Nick moving almost symbolizes him leaving Gatsby, and while Gatsby is already dead, it's almost as if Nick's dream of having Gatsby all to himself was gone with him. With his "friend" gone along with his dream(s), Nick decides to remove himself from the situation that he so desperately hates throughout the entire novel. He's actually doing something relatively proactive by leaving, realizing that he never really had anything to tie him to his life in high society (especially now that Gatsby was gone). He realizes he actually hates everything about that place, and decides to make a decision for himself by leaving.
ReplyDeleteI think that the ending was not what we wanted to happen, but it fit extremely well. I wanted to see Nick no longer have so much ambivalence in his life and sort something out, but in the end he just abandoned the issue like he did throughout the book whenever he got too caught up in something.
ReplyDeleteI like the end because it fits perfectly with the entire book. I think that it really shows Gatsby's loneliness, aspect that Nick kept remarking during the all story, underlining also the fact that he wasn't part of anything except for his own erroneous dream of Daisy. Undoubtedly it is a sad ending but it couldn't be different: Daisy and Tom "win" and so does the decadence of moral values in society; Gatsby, the only one with a purpose in his life, loose. Nick instead doesn't win or loose, because he prefers to stay out of that leaving everything, instead of taking a position.
ReplyDeleteI think the ending of the novel definitely fits and I like the ending as well. Nick was never completely sure if he liked the Eastern style of living. But after these event, it made it clear that he should move back West to his old home in Chicago. I did not expect the book to end this way, but I think it is a good ending to the book.
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