The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

In 1920s America, the air was filled with songs and revelry. By chance, the poor clerk Nick stumbled into the secretive world of the extravagant millionaire Gatsby and was surprised to discover that his only attachment was to a small green light across the river—a flickering light where his beloved Daisy lived. However, the harsh reality could not accommodate an ethereal dream; in the end, the goddess in Gatsby's heart was merely a materialistic woman of the mundane world. When all truths were revealed, Gatsby's tragic life, like fireworks, saw its brilliance last but a moment, while disillusionment was eternal.

Fitzgerald's tumultuous life was a reflection of Gatsby's. The Great Gatsby vividly portrays the disillusionment of the "American Dream" in the 1920s and reveals the spiritual landscape of the American upper class during the "Wasteland Era" of the Great Depression.

2013-06-01

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