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Suspiciously_Flawed OP t1_iyei4n2 wrote

Reply to comment by StoicIndian87 in I do not think the Great Gatsby is a critique of American society by Suspiciously_Flawed

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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