Thoughts of “the Great Gatsby”
"The Great Gatsby" was written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, who was born in Sao Paulo, Minnesota in America.
Published in nineteen twenty-five, "The Great Gatsby" was set in the nineteen twenties in New York City and on Long Island. It was regarded as the symbol of "Jazz Age" of American literature and it is now considered as one of the greatest modern American novels.
The novel is started by Nick’s statement. Nick, who was regarded as Gatsby’s only confidant and was the witness to the glitz that ultimately reflects emptiness and selfishness in the American society, but not success .
According to Nick, we can gradually know the venation of the story between Gatsby and Daisy. Gatsby was born in penury, however, he was ambitious and later became rich because of bootlegging. Virtually, the reason why Gatsby had been dying for fortune and power was Daisy’s betrayal. And Daisy, who was Gatsby’s lover when Gatsby served with the colours. Obviously, Daisy impressed herself into Gatsby’s heart during that time. But then Daisy put away Gatsby heartless and married Tom, who was a fairly rich man at that time. However, Gatsby could no forget Daisy all the time, and it had become Gatsby’s dream that he believed he can draw Daisy’s heart back if he can possess a huge amount of money. With the help of Nick, Gatsby and Daisy have a reunion.
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