The Great Gatsby

The novel describes the story about Gatsby and his pursuits for the "American dreams",which promulgated the American society's tragedy.

During the World War One,as a poor soldier,Gatsby fell in love with an upper-class girl named Daisy. However,due to the huge gap between them,Daisy decided to marry Tom,a man who was superordinate. Realizing that,Gatsby was broken-hearted. He was strongly convinced that money was more important than anything else. He then lost himself in pursuing the so-called "American dreams",imagining that Daisy would come back to him when he had lots of treasure. Nevertheless,he was thoroughly wrong. After five years' striving,he became a millionaire and he bought a palatial villa near Daisy's to attract her attention. Unfortunately,he was too addicted to his fantasy to realize that Daisy was no longer the lovely girl she used to be,instead,she was a greedy vanity indeed. Later he was in custody because of the crime he committed. The poor Gatsby was killed at the end of the story.

After reading this book,I thought a lot. Not only in those decades,but also in our era,phenomenon is quite similar. Generally,there are two circumstances underlying it. The first one is the lack of dreams. Those people who had a lot of wealth buried themselves into a great number of parties,wasting their time. They are aimless,nondirectional and all those parties they held are meaningless. Another one is the over-pursuitting dream. Sometimes they are too indulged in wealth,status and those peacockish things to remember the initial destination they once thought.

It's quite sorry that a lot of people lost their way. I hope each one of you can stick to your own goals and struggle for it unswervingly.

2015-12-29

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