In which John Green explores F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the Jazz Age, The Great Gatsby. John introduces you to Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, and the other characters in the novel, and tries to look beyond the surface story to figure out what this thing is ABOUT. Set in the 1920’s against a conflicted backdrop of prohibition and excess, The Great Gatsby takes a close look at the American Dream as it existed in Fitzgerald’s time. It turns out, it had a lot to do with money and status, and it still does today. John will cover the rich symbolism of the novel, from the distant green light to the pale gold of wealth and decay. Also, Paris Hilton drops by.
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I used to watch him in highschool during history and civics.
Where tf did you find out he got money from the civil war
I forgot this book and end up knowing that I don’t like the book
please do othello
I thought this book was written without any letter e’s?
“She doesn’t have to be likable to be interesting” will probably be inscribed on my memorial one day.
Its your boi green here
GOOD CATCH!!
can you imagine being married to John Greene? uuugghhh i wish
I really didn’t like the writing style of this book. Nick might as well have been a talking lamp shade. He seemed like a very non-discript human male that sat by and told Gatsby’s story. The characters and plot seemed dulled by Nick, even though they were interesting.
This guy is a twack
Hysterical…
can you pls do macbeth ??
I didn’t notice. Me.careaway was a play on the character. I’m going to name my son Gatsby
I kinda like daisy 🙂
Could there be a connection between Daisy from The Great Gatsby and Daisy from Turtles all the way down?
Ill be honest here. He makes this novel sound a hell of a lot better than than when i read it.
this is by far my favvvv book
Nice!
Who else have to study for a final exam but instead watch John Green?
yeh too poor for champagne with corks, the mans worth about 20 million dollars
I hated daisy
the first time i read the great gatsby, the only thing i could think was “nick’s gay for gatsby”
I love you John Green! One of my all-time favourite authors!
I’M WAITING FOR IT
THAT GREEN LIGHT
I WANT IT
Amazing book. Amazing analysis. Amazing everything. Painted in gold.
the eyes of a sith are yellow
Not liking characters in a book but still liking a book is a real thing that people don’t understand. For example I EXTREMELY dislike Holden Caulfield from the Catcher In The Rye but still like the book alot.
Very interesting to learn about English literature, keep up the good work John!
Oh i get that burn. Damn
THIS IS AMAZING!! please do one on the handmaid tales <3
“Youre not supposed to like Daisy Buchanan”
Me:”JUUP!! TRUE WORDS! “
“I don’t know where you got the idea that the quality of the novel should be judged by the likeability of the characters” TAKE NOTE GOODREADS REVIEWERS, YOU NEED IT
OLd sPoRT
He fell inlove with the wrong hoe
Outstanding
I didn’t know John Green covers literature. My English grades are saved.
to say it in a manner: in a non scientific way – you should really check the meaning of yellow and green in chakras. you would be amazed how much it explains. it fits every scene in the book/movie.
How did Gatsby’s dream effect his life?
Please, do more of these literature videos
Do Tale of Two Cities!
trust me its a burn.. lol
I can’t believe I was presented with a Minecraft guy before I found this
Does anyone else just come back to listen to John Green talk about novels after they’ve had a rough week?
Who else is studying for finals
Is it Dodie yellow tho
This is awfully late, but wasn’t Tom a Polo player? Not a football player?
daisy is an ignorant gold digger and just that