The Great Gatsby 3-23

The Great Gatsby reflected the so called “the american way” perfectly. People come to New York City from all over the world, to find opportunities, thrills, and sometimes love. But they don't always get what they want, and sometimes human nature defeats people's moral values, therefore, New York City has been portrayed as a place filled with sins, greed, and cynicism.

The main character of this book, Nick. He resembles a uncontaminated soul, hoping to search for pleasure and opportunity. And the people Nick met in New York City resembles a deadly cancer. When people are dazed by all the wild parties and all the sins they do, they become affected. At the same time, they fear that their sins might cost them greatly. But the unrestrained desire for money and pleasure overcomes and surpassed more stately goals. People would do anything, absolutely anything to get want they want, and sometimes it can get bloody, not just with money, love can also be dangerous.

Another major topic in this story is the separation and class, ad the sociology of wealth. The clash is between the “new rich” and the “old rich.” Gatsby is the victim of the “new riches.” He forgets where he came from, and wealth made him more and more influential but farther and farther away from the old human values. Brand names and elaborate house and stories are him main way of getting connected with other people.

I was find very interesting when Nick finds out about all the cheating thats going around his friends, instead of leading his friends to the right, he went along with it, and actually thought it was alright. This cynical observation made me to think that people are all the same, and good and bad distinction do not really exist. The bad people are capable of doing very good things, and yet the good people are also capable of doing some really bad things.