Hot take: People keep saying 'The Great Gatsby' is a love story...

I've heard this in three different clubs now, but the book is clearly about class and the failure of the American Dream. Has anyone else had to argue this point?

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troychen5h ago

Yeah, I once tried to explain the whole class thing to my cousin and accidentally called Daisy a trophy wife. The look on her face was priceless, I basically talked myself into a corner for an hour.

derekhunt9h ago

My buddy got into a full on yelling match about this at a party last week. He was trying to explain the whole class thing and this girl just kept saying "but he loved her." It was wild lol.

ramirez.vera7h ago

Honestly, I once tried to explain the class stuff to my date and ended up comparing Gatsby's mansion to a really sad McMansion. Ngl, it did not go well. I feel for your buddy derekhunt, that argument sounds painfully familiar.