“I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call in honor. » She didn't answer. Angry and half in love with her, and extremely sorry, I turned away.- The Great Gatsby, 177 I believe one of the messages of this book is to move forward and not get stuck in the past. The following quote expresses this: Gatsby believed in the green light, in the orgastic future that, year after year, recedes before us. It escaped us then, but it doesn't matter: tomorrow we will run faster, we will stretch our arms more…. And one fine morning ---- So we continued, boats against the current, constantly brought back into the past. - The Great Gatsby, 180Gatsby was stuck in the past trying to get back what he had lost. His life was based on this goal and he failed. The quote also says that tomorrow will be bright. The future holds more than the past, but moving forward is difficult. It's like boats going against the tide. I find this book suitable for teenagers and older people. This book has a lot of meaning and depending on one's point of view, it can be interpreted differently. It also contains words that the reader may be confused about, in which case they should have a dictionary nearby.