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StoicIndian87 t1_iyeh98z wrote

Chasing what will ultimately bring ruin but we can't help it. However, the argument about the 'American Dream' etc isn't inaccurate. He wanted to gather wealth so that he could be equal to Daisy in social status.

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As Di Caprio said about the character, "Gatsby’s one of those iconic characters because he can be interpreted in so many ways: a hopeless romantic, a completely obsessed wacko or a dangerous gangster, clinging to wealth.” Really struck me.

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Suspiciously_Flawed OP t1_iyei4n2 wrote

Sure, this was in the book, but it's literature. What the book is about is not what the words literally say.

He used a description of society at the time to represent his message, by nature of him being a smart man and a wonderful author a description of a flawed society will reflect those flaws.

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StoicIndian87 t1_iyej2mp wrote

The socioeconomic setting of a novel is almost always a major backdrop for any work of literature and it reflects what the author thought of the society. The Jazz Age is a significant aspect of the novel. Great works of literature are open to many interpretations and Great Gatsby is no different.

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Suspiciously_Flawed OP t1_iyejmrh wrote

Very true, I agree with that, the good thing about complex novels is that it can be interpreted accurately in many ways.

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