The Great Gatsby could be considered a novella based on its length, but it’s usually categorized by publishers and academics as a novel.

Gatsby maintained the lie, which allowed their relationship to progress. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy and the wealth she represents, and she with him (though apparently not to the same excessive extent), but he had to leave for the war and by the time he returned to the US in 1919, Daisy has married Tom Buchanan.

No one was more surprised than Gatsby to discover that Daisy loved him, too. She loved him because she thought he was brilliant when in fact he just knew different things than she did. So, Gatsby unexpectedly fell in love with Daisy because she represented everything he wanted in life–quality, class, and money.

For Gatsby, love means going back to the time and the place where he first experienced the promises he had always known were waiting for him in life, even though those promises were never rooted in reality. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team.

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald offers up commentary on a variety of themes — justice, power, greed, betrayal, the American dream, and so on. Of all the themes, perhaps none is more well developed than that of social stratification.

A work of fiction between 20,000 and 49,999 words is considered a novella. Once a book hits the 50,000 word mark, it is generally considered a novel. Novellas are more commonly published as eBooks in specific genres, especially romance, sci-fi, and fantasy.

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The most common trim sizes for standard trade fiction and nonfiction books include: 5″ x 8″, 5.5″ x 8.5″, and 6″ x 9″.