What I learned from the novel, The Great Gatsby

When you read a book, you hope that by the end of the story that you will have something to take from the author’s writing. Weather it be a life lesson, a reminder of something you needed to hear, or just a helpful hint to use in life.
There are many things to take from the novel, The Great Gatsby, but one particular thing for me was to never give up on love and to love with all of your heart. When you say the words “I love you”, to truly mean it. Those words have meaning and convey affection to the person that is receiving it. Love can be a very powerful thing if you let it be. Gatsby never gave up on loving Daisy even though Nick, towards the end, told him to move on. It also taught me to never be afraid of love because if you are, then you’ll never find true happiness with yourself or your life. I pray that we all find love like that for someone special in our lives. This novel also shows the effects of tragedies on people. Once Myrtle was killed, Wilson became obsessed with finding the driver, who he thought was also the lover, which he assumed it was Gatsby because it was his nice yellow car. He had no facts and no sure evidence that Gatsby was the adulterer with Myrtle, he just assumed. His assumption concluded with him murdering Gatsby and then committing suicide. Tragedies will happen in our lifetime but we must know how to deal with them; with the help of God and the healing of time. This novel also helped me learn more about the life style and the affairs of the nineteen twenties era.