The Great Gatsby

Well to start off, pretty much the whole time I was reading, I was thinking of the movie "Oscar" which made me laugh a lot and it also made me want to watch the movie about thirty time throughout the duration of reading this book. A great way to start off I think. I was extremely angry when Nick arranges an affair for Daisy and Gatsby!! Why on earth would you want to do that to anyone? I know I certainly wouldn't want someone to help my boyfriend cheat on me so why would I help them? I really think it is besides the point that Tom was cheating on Daisy too. What I really don't get is how George can just walk right into Gatsby's mansion with a gun and shoot him. You'd think a guy with a mansion would have body guards or perhaps a gate? There were actually a lot of parts in this book that made me so incredibly angry. Like near the end when Daisy hits Myrtle with the car and then Gatsby and Nick think Tom might want to hurt her. It was okay for him to cheat on her, but now that she has gotten rid of his MARRIED lover he might want to do harm to her. This is the time when I think Daisy should have just told Tom to shove it where the sun doesn't shine cause if he loved her so much then he should have married her instead. I was a little bit annoyed that Daisy settled for Tom. In my eyes settling isn't living. We are so afraid to meet greatness head on that we stop ourselves short. I will make a promise to myself everyday that greatness won't be something I miss.If she truly loved Gatsby then she should have married him. I think the 20's were a horrific time for women and maybe it is harder for me to understand because I live in such a time that when I voice my opinion I sure as heck know there is a man who will take it seriously and if he doesn't then he isn't much more than one grain of sand on the beach.  I just don't see how women could let men run all over them. I've watched my mom let my dad do it to her and I sure as heck won't let someone do that to me. I think there were some parts of this book that I took a lot of personal interest in and really brought out how I felt and I think maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much. I also think maybe there were some parts of the book that I read too deeply into so there were places that I didn't read deep enough because I was so hung up on one section. I suppose that is a lesson well learned. I'll remember next time that I can't only read deeply the parts that I want to just because it's easier. I feel more empowered by this book. This is by far my favorite and probably one I will read over and over again because I know it's one of those stories that puts a fire in my eyes and a boom in my voice. This sounds crazy, but this book makes me want to be a motivational speaker. The possibilities are endless on injustices I suppose. Well I have finally finished my summer readings. Bravo, Tori, Bravo.