to, especially in the materialistic environment that the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby are surrounded by. The 1920s, characterized by immense prosperity and the novelty of exciting new inventions and changing societal constructs, were not friendly to Christianity. Man began to believe he could live without God and stand on his own — rags-to-riches stories like those of the great American industrialists further
classic. In spite of a very unfortunate ending to the story, the novel holds a great space in many American hearts and has become a special part of the American literature despite numerous points of views that beg to differ, such as British readers, for example. According to McIrnerney, it can be said that Americans are often not rational enough about the classic novel that is “The Great Gatsby”. He states that “Gatsby becomes fabulously wealthy, but he doesn't care about money in itself. He lives
new story. In the case of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the narration of Nick Carraway is one such perspective that offers the story of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is a man with a long history of rising from a poor background to becoming a wealthy bootlegger. Well-known for his extravagant parties that he throws every Saturday night, Gatsby has hopes that he will again meet a woman that he had once loved before: Daisy Buchanan. One day, Gatsby finally reunites with Daisy at Nick’s home
This could be due to the “great war,” isolating him from the real world, or his “aunts and uncles” making all his decisions, so that he has never personally learnt right from wrong. Therefore, when rumours that Gatsby “killed a man” arise, it doesn’t tarnish Gatsby’s reputation in the eyes of Nick. This could make us question Nick’s reliability as a narrator, because he is bias towards Gatsby and doesn’t notice the flaws in his character even when he has committed