The Great Gatsby challenges the reader to understand what Gatsby's motivation was, why he had the fancy parties, whether his means of making money was legal or not and whether his life has meaning and purpose.
Against the backdrop of illegal activities, prohibition, and senseless partying and wild drinking, the author asks the reader to find the depth of the love story that lies hidden in the chaos.
Gatsby and Daisy's lives were disrupted by WW I and then the dawn of an age where everyone seemed to pursue pleasure, without thought of consequence. Fitzgerald is a master at drawing the reader into the Jazz Age, so named by Fitzgerald himself.
Gatsby is a likable guy, he appears to be very generous and has tons of money, he is also a man of great mystery. The reader learns that he has a deep lasting love for Daisy Buchanan, his neighbor in East Egg, a woman he loved and lost due to the fact that he shipped off to war and was not a wealthy man.
The reader comes to care for Gatsby and Daisy's secret love, since Tom, Daisy's husband is such a cruel, indifferent cheater. The sadness that echoes through the book, after Gatsby's hopes are raised and then dashed by the events which unfold, the death of Tom's lover in the car accident, the car that was driven by Daisy.
The reader is drawn in through Gatsby's desire to be so self-sacrificing on behalf of Daisy and her reaction to this is total indifference and escape.
Gatsby is the real victim in this sad story.
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