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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I suspect the real reason that the Great Gatsby is a "classic" is because the writing style appeals to literary types and since it's been around so long, many, many literary critics have projected their world views on it.
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Maybe it’s been around so long because it’s that good?
One mark of a classic is that it’s open to different interpretations over time. Classics live; there’s a universality to them.
Jane Eyre is one example of this; the understanding of Bertha Rochester is far different now that it was a century and a half ago.
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Personally, the book never did anything for me. I really liked the Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck though, so different strokes for different folks.
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That’s quite the non sequitur.