Comments on: The Great Gatsby – Chapter I http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/ Reading and writing in the heart of Virginia Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Literature and the World of Work « Charlottesville Words http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-1749 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:08:39 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-1749 [...] of the great novels of the past either use work as a means to kickstart the story (Nick moves East to take a job as an investor), or they focus on what Ferris calls “way-of-life work” — sailing the high seas, [...]

]]> By: The Great Gatsby - Chapter II « Charlottesville Words http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-1140 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:21:13 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-1140 [...] The Great Gatsby — Chapter I [...]

]]> By: Kempis http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-872 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:35:11 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-872 Naw, wasn’t saying Gatsby is fluffy (didn’t intend to anyway). However I have a suspicion that it was picked because it’s taught in schools around here, or was when I went through them. So there is a chance for more participation. Personally Gatsby isn’t my favorite, but anything that gets people reading is good.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-834 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:06:43 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-834 Oof! “Portrait of the Artist” — I love me some Joyce, but I won’t go through Portrait again. “War & Peace” — I’m saving that for my trip to China. Seriously! And I was *supposed* to read “Sound and the Fury” for my honors English class in college. I settled for a C instead.

Now are you saying Gatsby is fluffy? Fluffy?? Well, yeah, a little. But I do love it.

]]> By: Kempis http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-833 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:59:40 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/the-great-gatsby-chapter-i/#comment-833 I’m nominating any of the following titles for next years event:

“Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” by James Joyce.

“War & Peace,” By Leo Tolstoy

or

“The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner.

I think they’re just a little bit fluffier than Gatsby. : ) :D

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