I feel like this book is kind of still sinking in for me. I can't exactly decide how I feel about it because it is really different from any book I've ever read. I think the book was really depressing, and when Gatsby got shot, I wanted to throw the book down. Although it isn't how I wanted the book to end, It gets the point across and really shows you theme.
All of the main characters were living the "American dream," but none of them were truly happy. Also, none of the main characters had real love. Tom and Daisy don't really love each other, and Gatsby loves Daisy, but they don't end up together because Daisy is materialistic.
One of the things I noticed was the part in the book where Gatsby talks about the reasons he fell in love with Daisy. He said that he liked that many men were in love with her and that she was wealthy. I think this shows how important wealth and social status were to Gatsby. To him, love and money are intertwined, which is the problem for most of the characters. Money and love are so closely related to each other with the characters that lose sight of real love and just pursue money. In this way, all of the characters of the book are corrupt.
I also noticed that even though Gatsby has wealth and status, he has no friends. At Gatsby's funeral, there are only four cars including the hearst. He had hundreds of guests at all of his party, but only four people showed up at his funeral. I think this shows that wealth doesn't necessarily lead to happiness.
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