Anyone know the theme of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald?

The main theme of "Gatsby" is close to your No. 2. It can be labelled as "Moral Emptiness" In this theme, people have no deep or meaningful thoughts, emotions, or beliefs.

The act is replaced by the gesture, and genuine emotion gives way to whatever appearance of emotion is most convenient at the time. Nick captures the essence of this superficial world by describing Gatsby's life as an unbroken series of succesful gestures. Daisy Buchanan is like a "silver ballloon", pretty to look at but empty inside.

She has no commitments or loyalties, and changes roles according to the moment. Jordan Baker drifts from party to party in search of meaning, but can never find it because she is to hollow. Fitzgerald's characters live in a world of social and personal insecurity, undefined goals, and preoccupation with status.

In Gatsby's world, there is no distinction between good and evil, right and wrong, true and false.. Potential is squandered and power is misguided...energy dissipated. Love does not exist in the Wasteland; there are no roots or spiritual ideals, no intelligence or questioning of values, only false sentiment and the relentless pursuit of money...

It was a critique of 1920s high society based in a love story. Daisy Buchanan is torn between her arrogant, old money husband, Tom Buchanan, and the new money millionaire, Jay Gatsby. Each of the characters reflects the theme of the time period.

Tom Buchanan is a millionaire concerned with his social status. Jay Gatsby has a very questionable past. Daisy Buchanan is shallow and can't decide between true love with Gatsby or maintaining appearances with her husband.

The whole story is set in the backdrop of the 1920s, which is portrayed as an aimless era of juvenile partying, flamboyance, and socialising.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.