Characteristic traits

Characters' destiny

Characteristic traits

Character experience

Characteristic traits

Character experience

Characteristic traits

Character experience

Nick came to the East: Nick came to New York from the Midwest of the United States and rented a house on Long Island West Egg, which was adjacent to the luxurious residential area of ​​East Egg. Nick began to contact people from different classes.

Gatsby's Mysterious Party: Nick often sees luxurious parties hosted by his neighbor Gatsby. The party is full of guests and is very lively, but Gatsby himself rarely shows up, which aroused Nick's curiosity about him.

Gatsby's plan: Gatsby reunites with Daisy through Nick arrangements. He carefully arranged his villa, trying to show his wealth and status in front of Daisy and regain his old love.

Rekind of the old love: Daisy was moved by Gatsby's enthusiasm and persistence. The two rekindled their old love and began to date frequently, immersed in the sweetness of love.

Tom's awareness: Tom gradually realized Daisy's relationship with Gatsby. He was hostile to Gatsby and decided to investigate Gatsby's background.

Showdown and Argument: In a hotel in New York, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby and Nick had a fierce argument. Tom reveals that Gatsby's source of wealth is inappropriate, Daisy hesitates between the two and finally chooses to return to Tom.

Car accident: Daisy drives to kill Tom’s mistress Myrtle while emotionally excited. Gatsby decided to take responsibility in order to protect Daisy.

Gatsby's death: Myrtle's husband Wilson believes that Gatsby hit and killed his wife. At Tom's hint, he came to Gatsby's villa, shot Gatsby, and then committed suicide.

The funeral was deserted: After Gatsby's death, his friends who had been partying at the party disappeared one after another. The funeral was deserted, with only Nick and Gatsby's father attending.

Suspicion of the "American Dream": After witnessing this series of tragedies, Nick developed deep suspicion of the so-called "American Dream". He saw the emptiness behind wealth and status and the ugliness of human nature, and decided to leave the east and return to the Midwest.

The gap between dreams and reality: Gatsby achieved wealth accumulation through his own efforts, thinking that this would enable love with Daisy and his ideal life, but reality cruelly shattered his dreams and revealed the fragility of the American Dream in the face of material-first social reality.

The solidification of social classes: The novel shows the huge gap and insurmountable gap between different social classes. Even if Gatsby, who was born in poverty, could not truly integrate into the upper class, and could not get the love and recognition he pursued, reflecting the destruction of the American dream in the face of the solidification of social classes.

The illusion and fragility of love: Gatsby and Daisy's love is full of illusion. Daisy's feelings for Gatsby are based more on material and status. When facing the test of reality, her love collapses instantly, showing the fragility of love in the face of reality.

Human selfishness and greed: Daisy, Tom and others show extreme selfishness and greed when facing interests and emotions, and sacrifice others for their own interests, revealing the ugliness of human nature in the face of money and desires.

Criticism of materialism: The novel depicts the material supremacy of American society in the 1920s. People pursue wealth and material enjoyment, and ignore spiritual pursuits. For example, people only care about pleasure and show-off at Gatsby's party, criticize the corrosion of human nature by this materialism.

Revealing the hypocrisy and corruption of the upper class: By describing the lives of upper class figures such as Tom and Daisy, they show their bright and beautiful nature on the surface, but in fact they are morally degraded and hypocritical and selfish, and expose the corruption and corruption of the upper class.

First-person narrative: unfolding the story from Nick's perspective allows readers to feel the emotional and psychological changes of the characters in the story more intuitively, and enhance the authenticity and credibility of the story.

Memories and reality intertwined: During the narrative process, Nick constantly recalls past experiences, combining memories with real scenes, making the timeline of the story richer and deepens readers' understanding of characters and events.

Green Light: The green light at the end of Gatsby's Pier symbolizes his love and dream for Daisy, and is a symbol of his pursuit of goals and hopes, but as the story develops, the light gradually becomes illusory, suggesting that the dream is difficult to realize.

Valley of Ashes: symbolizes the depravity of society and the decay of human nature. It is a symbol of poverty and despair, which is in sharp contrast with Gatsby's luxurious villa and the luxurious life of the upper class, revealing social inequality and the gap between the rich and the poor.

Concise and vivid: The language is concise and clear, but it can vividly depict the characters' images and scenes. For example, the description of Gatsby's party, a few words can make readers feel the excitement and luxury of the party.

Poetic: The concise language contains poetry, such as the description of natural scenery, which makes the novel full of artistic appeal and enhances the aesthetic value of the work.