Blog #7: The Great Gatsby

     The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald creates a whirlwind of messages he conveys throughout the book. It is about unrequited love, society, loneliness and the dangers of assumption. At the end of the book, Fitzgerald leaves it up to the reader to decide whether Daisy really did love Gatsby or not. The author argues that life isnt fair. Gatsby spends his time trying to impress Daisy and win her back, but ends up alone (and dead, also due to Daisy). Fitzgerald also argues that society isn't as great as its cracked up to be. Strangers attend every one of Gatsby's grand parties, assuming he's a murderer or a bootlegger, but are careless to actually get to know him personally. When Daisy ironically kills Mrytle, Wilson murders Gatsby, assuming he was responsible. After his death, only Nick and a very few others attend Gatsby's funeral. Fitzgerald argues that bad things happen to good people, because Gatsby was generally a good person who even worked on self improvement.