A lot of essays on it were focused either on its quintessential vision of the American dream, romantic hope and romantic disillusion or on the narrative techniques, and there are discussions on the role of the dual-visioned narrator Nick Carraway.

• 对于其“美国梦的幻灭”这一主题探讨甚多，许多评论家认为这是一部关于美国梦的经典之作，从浪漫的理想及理想的破灭等方面对作品进行分析。 其次是评论小说的写作技巧，还有对尼克·卡罗威的叙述视角的许多争论。