senoritaraquelita t1_je91f40 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:39 AM

Reply to comment by fordgrantorino in non United States folks: what do you think of The Great Gatsby? by Different-Carpet-159

Yeah I think you misread the book….the whole point is that we imagine we have so much social mobility in the US but it’s not really true, it’s an illusion. Gatsby will never be truly accepted by the upper class.

Different-Carpet-159 OP t1_je9c6z4 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:05 AM

Yes, that is the bad part of the American trait never to be satisfied. No matter how much Gatsby had, he was never happy. Everything he did he did to impress Daisy and I wonder what would have happened if theyvwould have run off together. Probably drive each other crazy and get divorced after 2 years :)