The Great Gatsby Summary And Analysis

Every student coming into the upcoming school expects to learn things from an academic standpoint, and quite often personal growth is overlooked. When students are taught how to properly read and analyze literature, the students mainly focus on their improved abilities and miss lessons that can be learned from the stories themselves. When papers are due and are being written the night before, sometimes thoughts such as “this is stupid,” or “why does this matter,” arise instead of thinking about not procrastinating and understanding that paper was put off. As a senior on the verge of graduating, I can say I have finally realized the best parts of academics, the life lessons learned and the social aspect. Yes the content learned is very important,

While I was right about it being successful, I was wrong about why. After looking back on the books read, I can pull out life lessons that these stories I studied taught me. For instance, The Great Gatsby portrayed the wealthy side of America as being glamorous, at least on the surface level. The book displayed how the rich characters had their own dirty pasts and were just as ugly as everyone else. The book taught me that there is more to life than acquiring wealth, and that wealth will not bring happiness. When I first read about Gatsby’s demise brought about by his desire for Daisy, I did not think anything of it and just wanted to know what was needed for the test. Looking back I understand that Gatsby’s pursuit, and eventual gaining, of money did not leave Gatsby

Sometimes when I was doing a project or assignment I really did not understand why I was doing it, I would put it off and complain that it was a waste of my time. Instead of just doing it and moving, I always looked for a reason why I was in the right. If there was no “real world” application, I refused to see any value in doing. Coming to the end of high school career, I know understand that sometimes I need to work on skills outside of my comfort zone. This means building learning skills, becoming adaptable, and following orders from superiors. The life lessons learned, both from the material and social experiences, have taught me a lot. I can go forward with a better understanding of people and the understanding sometimes I should trust what I am told to do from those in charge. I believe I have grown personally and am better suited from what is ahead of