The Great Gatsby Revisited: Practice Makes Perfect

Many times in my life I have heard the lesson practice makes perfect and I really do think this is true. I play tennis a lot and in national tournaments I always see that people who train the most amount of time normally win. This isn't just luck, it is a skill they have been practicing a lot and finally they have come to master it. I think the same thing happens with literature, the more you read and analyze texts the better you get at it. Sonya Chung states that she agrees with this idea when she says: "I admire people who reread books over and over again.   Some writers I know reread certain books annually; it works something like a "checkup," a scheduled nourishing of that ineffable, particularized magic that is creative inspiration." Each time you read the book you will have better understanding of it and you will enjoy the reading more. I really do admire as well people that tend to reread books on a regular basis because it isn't always easy to read the same book. I think the main problem with this is that people before rereading the book come with the mindset of having already read and that they will learn nothing from it or not find anything new. Each day we grow as persons and that is what changes, and since we change the way we see the book will also change. That change is described by Chung when she states: "And yes: with great literature, the experience is deeper and richer with each successive reading." Each new reading you will give to the book will help you get more meaning out of it. Only the ones that reread books constantly are able to master the lessons and the real meaning of the book, making their understanding perfect by constant practice.