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What If The Great Gatsby Took Place on The Present Days?



I decided to write this week's post about something that I wondered while reading The Great Gatsby this week... Can you imagine if the story of The Great Gatsby was told in real time?
Of course we will never know what it would actually be like, but based on what I’ve been reading so far, and what I know about the amusant characters, my guess is that Gatsby would probably live on Upper West Side, New York; his car would probably be a Mercedes, Maserati, or BMW; where the brand would be used to show luxury instead of the yellow color; his astonishing shirts brought from England would probably be replaced by Armani and Burberry clothes….Some things would not change -in my vaste opinion -for example, Daisy’s ambition to marry the wealthy guy instead of the poor military one, it is not rare to see that nowadays. Also, something that I think would be different is the fact that Daisy knows -even if she pretends to not- about Tom and Myrtle’s affair. A woman nowadays probably would rarely stay in a betrayed relationship for the reasons that Daisy is, she would go for divorce and total separation of the goods.
Isn’t that funny how different things are from roaring times and as comparing and contrasting a lot we can still find symmetry?

Ultimately, I would like to thank people for leaving comments on the last post! It is great and inspiring to know that people are enjoying my blog! Thank You!

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  1. UnknownNovember 5, 2017 at 1:20 PM

    I like how you related the book to nowadays by reflecting upon what key concepts in the book would be true now or not. I agree that the wealth factor would definitely stay and that Daisy would probably still not be with Tom if it were in 2017. Also, I enjoyed how you talked with enthusiasm to the reader. It grabbed my attention more.

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  2. Christina SalamaNovember 7, 2017 at 8:59 AM

    I really like how you brought in the characters from The Great Gatsby into the modern world! It's really interesting to try and figure out how things from the novel would turn out to be today, and I love the creativity you put into this blog post!

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