The Lure of the Past: The Great Gatsby and the Illusion of the American Dream | অতীতের হাতছানি: দ্য গ্রেট গ্যাটসবি ও আমেরিকান স্বপ্নের মোহভঙ্গ
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Image source : AI generated It tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious and wealthy man who throws extravagant parties at his mansion in West Egg, New York, in the hopes of rekindling his lost love with Daisy Buchanan. Daisy, now married to the wealthy but arrogant Tom Buchanan, lives across the bay in East Egg, and her reunion with Gatsby sets off a series of events that ultimately lead to tragedy. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, who moves to West Egg and becomes friends with Gatsby. Through Nick’s eyes, the novel explores themes of wealth, class, ambition, and the American Dream. Gatsby’s wealth is revealed to be acquired through questionable means, reflecting the hollow pursuit of material success. His obsession with Daisy symbolizes the elusive nature of the American Dream, as Gatsby seeks to recreate a perfect past that never truly existed. As the nov...