My Final Blog: My Favorite Story

We have read so many great stories and poems. But one story that I really enjoyed reading this semester was The Great Gatsby. It made me smile while reading it. I felt that I got to know what Jay Gatsby wanted as much as we all would want: to rekindle an old love we had and then lost. It made me rather upset when reading that Gatsby was shot because he was one of my favorite characters in the entire story. He was the type of guy that you would want to hang out with and somehow want to get to know the real truth about the guy with the many parties. I wrote a previous blog about seeing the new Great Gatsby movie with Leo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. I really loved the movie but after reading the story before watching the movie, I love the book a lot more. One of the reasons why I'm glad I took this online English course was that I had the opportunity to read The Great Gatsby which I really desired to read for a while now!!

Who Does It More: Men or Women?

Recently I had read John Updike's story Separating and it was about this couple getting ready for a divorce and have to figure out how to tell the children. In the story it mentions that Richard walked past the house of a woman he wanted to marry. Even though they did not say it exactly say but after reading that line of the story I thought that he did have an affair with another woman. Back then it seemed normal for people to have other lovers. These days some view it as still normal and yet some people find it despicable and vulgar to have other relationships when you are married. Back then and now men who often have multiple partners were found cool to be buddies with as well as it was also seen that women who have multiple partners are found as tramps. If anyone asked me I think that a man with multiple partners is as despicable like everyone views women with multiple partners. 

The Great Gatsby Movie

I know this has nothing to do with any stories we have read but I have to mention something I did over the weekend. I had recently watched the Great Gatsby movie with Tobey McGuire and Leonardo DiCaprio. I would have to say one of the many things I liked about the movie was the use of special set design. Everything looked really incredible in my opinion. Another thing I liked was the use of music. It mixed music sounding from the 1920's with our modern music. If I had to pick my favorite actor in that movie, I would have to say Leo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby. I really thought he made a Great Gatsby, no pun intended!