The Great Gatsby was one of the books that I read in high school that I have been meaning to re-read, in an attempt to see whether it would mean more to me when I was older, than it did when I was young and easily bored.
In my mind the book is still OK. I agree that it shows countless flaws in the the character's pursuit of the American dream. I'm not sure which errors in judgement were more pronounced in this story - trying to solve problems and win love through money, or the acts of infidelity themselves.
I was left wondering what I would have thought if I had been in the position of the narrator Nick Carraway. It seemed as if he moved to West Egg only to find himself in the middle of the affairs of Daisy and Tom Buchanan and then unexpectedly he became the confidant of J. Gatsby. How strange it would have been to be expecting to start a new career and life, and to be caught up in so much drama.
In all, I enjoyed the story and I am glad that I took the opportunity read this classic again.
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