Oh, the humanity! 🙄 A century later, and high schoolers are still trapped in the glittering, angst-filled clutches of #Gatsby, like moths to a pretentious flame. 🎉 F. Scott laments from beyond, "Why did I ever write this thing?" while teachers force-feed teens the American Dream with a side of existential dread. 📚💤
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-the-great-gatsby-took-over-high-school #AmericanDream #ExistentialDread #LiteratureCritique #HighSchoolStruggles #HackerNews #ngated