The Great Gatsby
(F.Scott Fitzgerald)
After concluding a book nominated for so many ostentatious rewards, one must ask just how on earth a novel with only one (arguably two) good characters can ever possibly be as acclaimed as the Great Gatsby, honored again and again throughout the annals of time. Though Fitzgerald accomplishes his main objectives in providing revelations into the economic demands made by society, the harsh realities behind the origins of wealth, and the folly in believing that one can relive the past, he fails to do so under the pretense of an enjoyable story. Indeed, when several characters end up dead, the audience is given little to feel melancholia towards, since the character flaws are blatantly obvious, to the point where the reader becomes irritated and spiteful towards the individuals themselves. This is hardly the agenda that promotes good storytelling?if someone is to die in order to prove a point, it is of the utmost necessity that the readers connect with the doomed victim prior to their demise. No one will learn a lesson from the death of an individual that the audience wants dead, and in making this fatal (in more ways than just one) mistake, Fitzgerald unconsciously and unwittingly denies himself the ability to capture the gold: the emotions of his readers, for it is the emotions that will inevitably drive any person who is willing to turn the pages into moral reflection and insight, not simply the text and the depiction of scenes. In the end, Fitzgerald comes close to snatching the philosophical triumph he attempted to create, but his brush falls just short of completing this lovely canvas.
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