When every big nation went bankrupt, except America.
It is also the period when alcohol 9consumption and everything) was illegal. Which is how gatsby made all his money- by selling alcohol (he is a bootlegger)
His partner is also a jew (Meyer Wolfsheim) who everyone hates.
Making money from alcohol is looked most down upon by the people who have old money, however besides this Gatsby also does this with a jew, who is also looked down upon.
Nick hates Gatsby( because he associates with a jew and because he makes money by selling alcohol)
Wolfsheim is a jew and a gangster, he is the lowest of the low. Gatsby somehow makes these two meet (nick and wolfsheim) because he does not understand how old money thinks.
Gatsby believes that daisy would have married him if he didn't go to war.
The only person who is interested in Gatsby's parties is Jordan.
The first time Daisy goes to one of Gatsby's parties is when Gatsby invites her. However when she doesn't like it, he stops hosting them.
The idea of the american dream also gets destroyed in this novel. Because the only people the american dream should have been affecting is myrtle and wilson. Which it obviously is not. As well as James Gatz, which it also did not affect.
Chapter 5 is the most important chapter, it is the pinnacle of Gatsby's dreams.
Nick is an unreliable narrator because he judges everyone, he dislikes everyone, he disdains them. However he is a reliably unreliable character because he flat out says he dislikes them and acknowledges the fact that he hates them.
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