A few days ago
Anonymous

What is The Great Gatsby really about?

What is The Great Gatsby really about?

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A few days ago
gaby_f_leiva

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The Great Gatsby is really about what is known as “the American dream”.

It is about being really poor and becoming exceedingly rich and famous in no time. It is true that the notion of “class” is also a theme in the book, but it is not THE central theme. Class and criticism for the “new rich” are present in the book, in accordance with the notion of following the American dream and getting what you want: money, fame, and women (in Gatsby’s case, his darling Daisy, who met him as a poor soldier going off to WWI but married Tom, the rich man).

I hope this helps.

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A few days ago
kelby_lake
it’s about having a dream and coming so close to it and believing that love can’t change in 5 years. gatsby persues his dream relentlessly but only nick knows the true extent of gatsby’s efforts to win daisy- the rest are oblivious
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A few days ago
Billy Dee
Class in America. Established versus “nuevo riche.” One of the elements he uses is color in this novel. Yellow representing Gatsby and the newly wealthy and green symbolizing the older families. This book is rich in symbolism.
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