10 Life Lessons We Learned From The Great Gatsby

Ninety years ago today F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published. Considered his best novel, and adapted for the big screen several times (most recently in 2013 by Baz Luhrmann), The Great Gatsby is one of those classics that will never get old. To mark its anniversary, we’ve decided to pick out a few of the many lessons it taught us… _____________________________________ You can always rely on a flapper dress Simple but effective, nothing spells glamour like a flapper dress. If you’re going to throw a party, make it a big one If there’s one character who knows how to throw a party, it’s Jay Gatsby. Hello champagne and fireworks! Don’t say the name Daisy Unless of course you want a broken nose. You can be whoever you want to be On one hand it says you can’t hide your true self but on the other it says you can be the person you’ve always wanted to be. (Well for a little while anyway.) Sometimes a green light is just a green light It could signify a dream. It could also stand for money. Then again it could just be a green light. Don’t move to a place named after something you eat Who ever thought that a place called West Egg would be a good place to settle down? Appearances can be deceptive Just like your parents said when you were younger, not everyone is who they appear to be so keep your wits about you. Keep it in your pants Adultery is bad. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer Aah, the old classic… Sometimes the past is better left alone It’s called the past for a reason you know!