The Great Gatsby

Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Genre: Historical Fiction, Literature, Classic
Published:1925
Standalone: Of Course


The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story is of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.

This novel is tragic. I liked F. Scott Fitzgerald writing style because it's very descriptive and helped me to understand the book. Gatsby's love for Dasy without a doubt was undeniable.

However, I still wonder did Gatsby really loved Daisy or he just loved the idea of having Daisy because Daisy was someone from the rich people that Gatsby desperately wanted to be. It's such an irony that Daisy wore white dresses most of the time but her soul wasn't pure, it's contrasting, she also has darkness in her. I liked Nick, he was a good friend.

The ending was the saddest, only Nick and Gatsby's father attended his funeral. All the lavish parties, the rich guests, no one was there for him. Rich people don't accept the poor people even though they climb the social ladder.

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
― Fitzgerald F. Scott, The Great Gatsby