und”. She suddenly thought of the book “The Great Gatsby” that she had just returned to the bookshelf, and remembered that Wang Bo had strongly recommended it to her. Therefore, Cheng Wenjin felt a desire to talk to the other party about this book. She had a great reverie, and a lot of sadness and regret, as if she had written a novel that was like a long and gorgeous dream.
“Wang Bo, I have finished reading “The Great Gatsby” that you recommended to me last time. It is indeed a rare novel that can be called ‘great’. Can you talk to Auntie? What did you think when you read this book?”
Cheng Wenjin’s words made Wang Bo’s eyes light up, and there was clearly an unexpected surprise.
“Have you already read Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, Aunt Cheng?”
“Yes! I just finished it today. I have a lot of feelings. I want to read this book like you.” Do you mind sharing it with others?” Cheng Wenjin suddenly winked at Wang Bo playfully.
“It’s my honor, Aunt Cheng.” Wang Bo nodded with a humble face, but the excitement in his heart was as fast and strong as a volcano erupting. The last time he recommended this book to someone else, it was just a casual comment, not expecting the person to actually read it.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the other person actually read the book and felt a lot about it. He also wanted to share his “after-reading impressions” of the book with him! For Wang Bo at this time, the surprise and excitement in his heart were no less than winning a lottery ticket. He found out that the essay topic for the college entrance examination was an “old question” that he had written before.
Aunt Cheng, Aunt Cheng, if you want to talk to me about “War and Peace”, “Anna Karenina”, “Red and the Black” and the like, I really can’t talk about anything significant. Come on, but “the/great/gatsby”? Hehe, you probably don’t know that “your son-in-law” read the English version of Fitzgerald’s classic work no less than ten times in order to complete his graduation thesis in his previous life. There is a Chinese and English thesis about this book. , and have read no less than a hundred articles. What do you really want to talk about this book’s place in the history of American literature and even world literature? Or do you want to talk about the lavish banquets and extravagant pomp of the American upper class in the 1920s? Or want to know what “jazz/age” or “the/lost/generation” is?
Or do you want to gossip about the tragic fate of the handsome man Fitzgerald and his beautiful wife Zelda?
“Your son-in-law” is quite looking forward to this!
In Cheng Wenjin’s life, she has come into contact with many children as big as her daughter Liang Ya. Most of the children she had come into contact with before, whether they were boys or girls, were shy, shy, and modest in front of her. Even children who have good grades and are quite confident in front of their peers will mostly pretend to be reserved and maintain a humble and tactful look when facing a beautiful aunt like her with outstanding temperamen