Dream broken

The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a timeless classic exposing the disillusionment of the American Dream in the Jazz Age. Gatsby devotes his whole life to chasing wealth and his beloved Daisy, holding firm to an illusory past. His luxurious parties hide endless loneliness, and his sincere obsession contrasts sharply with the selfish, cold upper class. The fading green light perfectly symbolizes unattainable dreams. Gatsby’s tragic ending reveals that material prosperity can never fill spiritual emptiness, and rigid class barriers ruin pure love and hope. This profound novel leaves us endless reflection on desire, love and life.