The Great Gatsby Book Review



The Great Gatsby represents a time period of when people valued money and having material goods. Having more things and striving for money was one of the biggest motives for people during the Roaring Twenties which is the primary setting of Fitzgerald’s novel. I really enjoyed reading The Great Gatsby because of the different/darker side of the American Dream that Fitzgerald portrayed through the characters. For example, Daisy, who had money and wealth which was considered the American Dream, was still unhappy with her life because she chose a path that provided her with stability instead of love. Her choice represents greed that the people in the novel were always comprised of. The characters were never satisfied with what they had, and instead always wanted more which illustrates the materialistic idea of the American Dream. In addition, Gatsby is another character who demonstrates a different aspect of the American Dream as well. Gatsby is different in a way from the other because his ultimate dream was to be with Daisy which illustrates an American Dream of his that was not defined by material wealth. However, a downfall to Gatsby was his obsession with achieving his dream which, in the end, resulted in his death. In addition, I believe telling the story through Nick’s eyes made the book more interesting to read because Nick never really got involved into the drama that took place in the novel, and instead served a truthful spectator of the events. Overall, even though I did not particularly like many of the characters, I still liked reading the novel and would recommend it to people due to its intense plot/climax and also due to the mystery elements that Gatsby brings to the story.

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  1. Nidhi ParagiNovember 6, 2018 at 4:40 PM

    i agree with what your saying about th fake happiness that is shown through daisy for example. People think that their materialistic values can bring them happiness but really they seek something more like Gatsby. On the outside it seemed like he only was interested in wealth but deep down all he wanted was love.

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