Question

why, according to the author of "the serious superficiality of the great gatsby," is the great gatsby not really about love?

Answer 1

The great gatsby, according to the author of "the serious superficiality of the great gatsby," is not really about love because although it talks so much about love, it is more about dreaming and fantasizing. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help. 

Answer 2

In this article, the author argues that the novel The Great Gatsby, is not about love, even though it does discuss the idea of love heavily. Instead, the novel is about fantasy. The love that is portrayed in the novel is only superficial. Gatsby loves Daisy only because of the perfect idea he has of her, which is not realistic. This is similar to the idea that Daisy has of Gatsby.

The illusion of love in the story is present alongside other fantasies, such as the importance of money and luxury, the endurance of aristocracy or the reality of the American dream.