The novel is set in the upper-middle-class white circles of American society and unfolds through Callaway's narration. Callaway's neighbor Gatsby held a grand banquet every night at his luxurious mansion. Later, Carraway learned that everything Gatsby did was because he couldn't let go of his former lover. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy when he was young, but after he left for the war, Daisy broke up with him and married the playboy Tom. Gatsby was in great pain, convinced that Daisy left him because of money, and determined to become a rich man. However, he ultimately failed to regain his lost love because Daisy was no longer the Daisy she once was.
Reader comments
This book is very in-depth and reveals the essence of the American dream from a unique perspective. Gatsby will do anything to save his love, which reminds me of Julien in "The Red and the Black". They both long to enter the upper class and change their destiny. But they all end in tragedy, which is sad. This book, like "The Red and the Black," is both worth reading.
This book is very in-depth and reveals the essence of the American dream from a unique perspective. Gatsby will do anything to save his love, which reminds me of Julien in "The Red and the Black". They both long to enter the upper class and change their destiny. But they all end in tragedy, which is sad. This book, like "The Red and the Black," is both worth reading.