S4.E5 - The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

For episode five, Kristy throws Jon a classic, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. And as a bonus this season, we'll also be discussing the 2013 film adaptation. We explore the novel’s themes of wealth, ambition, and the American Dream, talk through its major symbols, and compare how the story translates from page to screen.

Links

• The Great Gatsby on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41733839-the-great-gatsby)
• F. Scott Fitzgerald on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3190.F_Scott_Fitzgerald)

Chapters

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (02:09) - Why Kristy picked this for Jon
• (03:12) - Upcoming books
• (05:23) - Book summary (spoiler-free)
• (06:40) - SPOILER ALERT
• (07:15) - Jon's review
• (09:02) - Kristy's review
• (12:53) - Nick Caraway
• (17:16) - Jay Gatsby
• (21:14) - Daisy Buchanan
• (25:59) - Tom Buchanan
• (30:11) - Critiquing a system
• (33:32) - Where Nick falls in the spectrum
• (34:57) - Is the dream an illusion?
• (36:34) - Why it's such a classic
• (40:27) - Transition to the film
• (40:37) - Mechanism for dialogue
• (43:01) - Adaptation differences
• (46:28) - Standing on its own
• (50:58) - Final thoughts