恭喜榮獲英文閱讀心得競賽 甲等獎
姓名 Name：
英文姓名 English
林美憶
Emily
name：
就讀學校 School：
桃園高中
學號 Number：
年級 Grade：
二
指導老師 Instructor：
閱讀書目 Book Title：
The Great Gatsby
210245
張秋雲
閱讀心得 Book Review：
On first impression, Gatsby gave me a mysterious feeling of a man born with a silver
spoon. He held grand parties with all kinds of people, but non really knew much
about him. Yet, he was a simple man who longs for a happy life with his beloved
Daisy. He doesn't have a renowned background or pedigree, but with ambition and a
dream, he believed in the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock, which seemed to
propel him to the bright future right ahead of him.
Daisy is this gorgeous and attractive woman who is eager for material comforts in
life. I couldn't blame her because under the same circumstances, the decisions I
would make might be identical to hers. Most people want a luxurious life with a
seemingly bright future. She reflects the cowardice in us, in those who aspire to
luxury, but short of the courage to pursue at our own expense. On the contrary, no
amount of fire could challenge the ambition Gatsby stored up in his heart since he
was a little boy.
Gatsby’s persistence and determination are what I respect him the most, although
that led him to his inevitable death in the end. He was willing to be the scapegoat for
Daisy after she accidentally killed Myrtle by Gatsby’s car, which caused Myrtle’s
husband to take revenge on him before committing suicide. It had touched a raw
nerve indeed when Gatsby was killed. The gunshot was like a thunder struck in my
mind. Meanwhile, it was as if a dagger that also mercilessly ripped off Gatsby’s
ideal vision. He was persistent in pursuit and even after he died, his mind-set of
repeating the past with Daisy had never ended.
Through Nick’s vision, he contrasted the grand and voluptuous lives nobilities led
with the dark sides they've been hiding. Everyone had their own secrets and the eyes
of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg were like the death stare of God, watching every movement
with a peculiar intensity. After the tragedy of Gatsby’s death, it was depressing, for
few literally cared about his funeral, even Daisy. Hundreds of people used to attend
his parties, but perhaps money is more precious than a man’s life to them. As
Gatsby’s closest friend, Meyer Wolfsheim, had said, “Let us show our friendship
for a man when he is alive, and leave everything alone after he is dead.” His
misfortune seemed of no consequence compared to their wealth or status and
that’s what might occur in any place nowadays.
What is Gatsby really great at? In one sense, it is the courage of his convictions. He is
fearless of challenges and the confidence exudes from him gives people a reassuring
feeling. One of Shakespeare’s quotes occurred to me after seeing Gatsby’s
sacrifice, “In love folly is always sweet.” We couldn't experience the sensation of
pain which the bullet harmed Gatsby; however, the love within touched deeply.
Furthermore, the moment when Nick recalled the excitement when Gatsby first saw
the green light was appealing, since all of us are also attempting to capture our own
green lights－ our future that awaits our dream. Gatsby’s green light was almost in
his palm, but gradually faded into oblivion.
We may be the ones who decide our destiny, but sometimes things go wrong as we
didn't expect. As the saying goes, “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” At
least the beautiful memories Gatsby had with Daisy would never be erased and kept
in this book forever.
角色 Character
形容詞 Adjective
Jay Gatsby
remarkable
單字 Word
出現頁數 Page
turbulent
17
reluctantly
67
incredulously
84
commotion
84
menagerie
87
句子 Sentence
頁數 Page
My lips parted as I opened my mouth to
construct some kind of phrase, but no
sound came out, and what I had
remembered was now lost forever.
89
Until that day, we carry on, against the
flow, carried back constantly into the past.
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