The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is the story of a rich man pursuing the woman he has loved since his youth. Jay Gatsby, extravagant and disillusioned by World War I, dreams of recovering desires from his past and employs the help of Nick Carraway, his next door neighbor. However, while the novel appears to be a romantic tragedy, it is packed with a plethora of hidden meanings and symbolism. Matthew Bruccoli suggests The Great Gatsby is about American history, and I believe that, in...