“I am five years too old to lie to myself and plead for honor.” She didn't answer. Angry and half in love with her, and terribly sorry, I walked away. - The Great Gatsby, 177 I think one of the messages in this book is to move forward and not get stuck in the past. The following quote expresses just this: Gatsby believed in the green light, in the orgastic future that year after year recedes before us. So we missed it, but it doesn't matter: tomorrow we will run faster, we will stretch out our arms more... And one beautiful morning----So we continued rowing, boats against the current, pushed back incessantly into the past.- The Great Gatsby, 180Gatsby he was stuck in the past trying to recover what he had lost. His life was based on that purpose and it failed. The quote also says that tomorrow is bright. The future holds more than the past, but moving forward is difficult. It's like a boat going against the current. I find this book suitable for teenagers and older people. This book has a lot of meaning and, depending on the perspective of things, one can interpret it differently. It also contains words that the reader may be confused about, in which case he or she should have a dictionary nearby