I am not impartial to The Great Gatsby; one look at my username alone is enough to alert you to a pre-existing bias. The near 100 year old book was my first assigned reading that I thoroughly enjoyed, and remains one of my favorite books to this day. 

Please note that some of the content of The Great Gatsby is a product of its time, and numerous mentions of racism can be found throughout the text. This is not a note excusing its inclusion; it's merely a warning to its content. 

I have gone on record saying that while the ideas behind them have value, most works of classic literature are not enjoyable. The Great Gatsby truly sticks out amongst the rest in its prose; long flowing, descriptive passages are simply enjoyable to read. The story itself (love it or hate it) is iconic, with over 4 major movie adaptions, and I hesitate to believe that someone who has been immersed in literature doesn't immediately understate where "old sport" originates from.

The characters in The Great Gatsby are all miserable and unlikeable, which serves to make them more endearing. The Great Gatsby staunchly fights against the concept of The American Dream and for the concept of classicism; social classes very much exist, and everyone is a product of their upbringing. The socialites are all vapid and dishonest, and reading them plays very similarly to watching reality television. While Nick Carroway serves as our narrator and point of view, I find that there truly is no main protagonist or antagonist of The Great Gatsby; who do you root for or against when all the characters are equally self-absorbed in their own interests?