article response

The authors point is that Gatsby is a man of our times. He proves this by using various ways of evidence to support this, including the use of outside sources. For example, he mentions that Gatsby was chosen as number one on a list of the top 100 fictional characters. He also compared Gatsby to people of today’s day and age, showing us how he is like us. For example, he tries to achieve this perfect lifestyle, he stole his wealth, is fighting to get a girl back, etc. all things that most people of this day and age do (minus the stealing, but people do that too). What is so compelling is the fact that as you continue to read the article and the more you really look into it, you can start to see how Gatsby truly is a man of this era. Yes, I do agree with the author’s opinion, because as mentioned by the author Gatsby has all of our issues. He is constantly trying to improve himself, he is fighting for wealth and to get Daisy back. Gatsby has a lot of the same issues and struggles as people from our time do. He not only shares struggles with people from our time but also similar aspirations and dreams, which I agree makes him a man of our time.

i dont know if you talked about this or gave us a background about it in class on tuesday, but i wasnt there, so i did it anyway just in case, so this could very well be the worst thing you ever read haha