The great gatsby

"The great gatsby" is not only a love tragedy, its author Fitzgerald is known as the representative of "the lost generation" writers, in this paper, on the premise of America's great depression background, tells the story of a named gatsby youth and the bottom of the upper class girl Daisy madly in love, because of class contradictions were forced to leave to the battlefield, and Daisy is engaged with others; Later, gatsby turned into a "nouveau riche" by avaricious pursuit of profits and extortion of illegal wealth. He feted all kinds of rich and famous women and indulged in extravagance and wealth in order to attract his former lover Daisy, but in the end, he still did not get Daisy and died. A tragedy profoundly reflects the confusion and nihilistic youth at the time, they give up belief in pursuit of fame and wealth, but class divide still cannot span, the prelude to gatsby's tragedy is because of his birth, that is, in his class, no matter how much wealth that is indelible, he tried to fight against the fate, but nothing, everything is just a visional feast, will be. At the same time, when gatsby 'achieved fame' in the article, the extravagant and extravagant laughter and laughter in front of the rich family formed a sharp contrast with the desolation after his death, which highlighted the indifference and numbness of people in the society at that time, and they pursued wealth to satisfy their own desires, which was also the epitome of the society at that time.