Reading The Great Gatsby (continued)
Topics: Reading, High School
Later, Nick tries to hold a funeral for Gatsby, and all of Gatsby's great friends, who would have never missed one of his parties, find reasons why they cannot attend. Nick, sick of the fake and superficial people he has wasted his time on over the summer, decides to return to Minnesota, back to people he can relate to and understand.
Useful vocabulary to describe Nick’s opinions of his summer acquaintances:
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Hypocritical – Opposing a belief or behavior in others which one possesses oneself
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Presumptuous - Arrogant; assuming too much
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Pretentious - Pompous; self- important
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Indulgent - Pampering; satisfying desires
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Trivial - Of little importance
Jessica Buck has been both a teacher and Department Head of English at the middle and high school level. She is happily married and currently taking on her greatest teaching challenge, raising their one-year-old daughter.
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Comments from readers
Materialism is what ruled society and deceit and dishonor was the order of the day. Set in the Jazz Age of the 20s, The Great Gatsby more than ably implies that ‘all that glitters is not gold.’ It’s truly a superb book that has earned its Great American Novel reputation.