1500-word review after reading "The Great Gatsby"

After reading "The Great Gatsby"

When a gunshot rang out, Nick rushed to the swimming pool, and Gatsby was already lying in a pool of blood. Regarding death, Gatsby is prophetic. Even if the husband of Daisy's husband's lover (forgive me for not remembering the name of the man who repaired the car at this gas station) does not shoot him, he will "die" because he The dream was shattered.

In the process of contact between Nick, the narrator and experiencer, and Gatsby, we follow Nick as he continues to discover and understand Gatsby, and we also understand Gatsby after his death. Gatsby had a beautiful and fantastic dream. When he was young, he fell in love with Daisy. However, as an officer, he did not have the financial conditions to marry Daisy. Until he became rich overnight and came to New York, he still pursued Daisy, who made him deeply passionate. Although Daisy was already married and had children, he firmly believed that Daisy was forced and unhappy, and still loved him, so Gatsby bought a mansion opposite Daisy's house and held a grand party. The party came to attract Daisy, and he approached Daisy through "I" in an attempt to renew their relationship. However, before Daisy could reply that she decided to leave with him, an accident happened. Daisy drove Tom (Daisy) accidentally. Tom's husband) was killed by his lover, but Tom told his lover's husband: Gatsby was driving the car. Of course, Gatsby drove the accident car to his garage in order to protect Daisy. Then the scene above appeared.

Gatsby is indeed amazing. He is persistent and loyal to love and is deeply devoted to Daisy. He is even willing to give everything he has for Daisy, including wealth, feelings and life. His love is great, long-lasting and touching. I think any woman who can be loved by such a person will be moved by her heart regardless of whether she is married or not. But with the exception of Daisy, whether it was when Gatsby first met or many years later, Daisy has always been the hypocritical, pretentious, restless and scheming woman. She has no love for her husband, children or life, and only has endless materialistic desires and artificiality. Boredom, she can endure her husband's betrayal, so she can also tolerate herself seeking excitement outside of marriage, teasing other men, and having an affair with Gatsby. After the car accident, she accepted her husband's arrangement with peace of mind (putting the responsibility on Gatsby) and went to Europe for a vacation, leaving Gatsby, who died for her, lying alone and despairing in a pool of blood. After reading this, I feel resentful and unfair for Gatsby. Gatsby's love is like a joke to Daisy. She can only say that she met an inhumane person. Such a beautiful and romantic love dream was shattered with Gatsby's death. Now, instead of saying that Gatsby was shot, it would be better to say that he was killed by his own love dream.

It is not only love that is disillusioned, but also Gatsby’s dream of joining the upper class and the disillusionment of his beautiful humanity. Gatsby died, and no one cared. Despite Nick's efforts, no one was willing to attend the funeral. The only one who attended was his father who came from his hometown thousands of miles away. The appearance of this character confirms Tom's suspicion about Gatsby's identity, and also lets us know the real Gatsby, who came from a humble and poor background and only acquired the wealth of a rich man by chance, even though he modified it from the inside out. Although he had gained a layer of gold, he was still found out by Tom, a prodigal son of a rich family. No matter how hard the people at the bottom tried, they could not gain a foothold in the upper class, even if they had wealth. He was discovered by the upper class during his lifetime and known to everyone after his death. In fact, it’s not just Gatsby whose dream was shattered, it must be many, many people who have the same idea as Gatsby!

Gabitz died, but Tom and Daisy walked on his blood and left for a vacation in Europe. Daisy is hated, and so is Tom. This rich man is vulgar and boring. He has nothing to do all day long. He just pretends to be elegant and talks. His hypocritical and exaggerated expressions and movements are disgusting. He plays tricks on his wife, family and lovers in pursuit of excitement. He tramples on other people's feelings and lives at will, and is in conflict with others. Like Daisy, there is no humanity at all, so it is understandable that the couple will always "stick to each other" no matter what. In addition to these two couples, Tom's lover is also hypocritical, vulgar and boring, yearning for the upper class to enjoy material desires, as well as the people at the banquet. Those banquets were extravagant and luxurious, making everyone who participated and those who did not participate envious. Regardless of whether they knew the host or not, everyone rushed to the banquet, eating, drinking, talking, and enjoying such a luxurious life. .

But after Gatsby died, no one came to visit him to pay homage to him, and probably no one was willing to talk about him anymore. New York was still as noisy and turbulent as before, and people of all classes were still enjoying material life in a hypocritical, boring and pedantic way. The sincere and warm story of the relationship between Zibi and Nick was drowned in the cold crowd. From this point of view, Gatsby's death is inevitable. In such an environment, can he survive?

The sincere and kind-hearted Gatsby is amazing, and Fitzgerald, the author who created Gatsby’s image, is even more amazing. The United States, which made a fortune from the war in World War I, quickly transformed from an agricultural society to an industrial country. The resulting material abundance, economic development, and wealth accumulation directly filled people's lives, and people enjoyed it to their heart's content. With abundant materials and the pursuit of consumerism, the spiritual world has become depressed, losing the meaning of life and the beauty of human nature. It was not until the emergence of the economic crisis in 1929 that it helped people understand and reflect on the past ten years, this "lost" era. Being in such a big dyeing vat, the author combined his own experience to see the essence of society through social phenomena, and he was able to constantly interrogate the human soul in the midst of intoxication and extravagance. It is really remarkable. Gatsby died, and all his dreams were shattered, but in exchange for the world's reflection on human nature and thinking about society, this is eternity.

So, Nick left the noisy New York and returned to the simple countryside. This is hope.