I didn’t like The Great Gatsby (the book) either when I was forced to read it, not great at all, do not recommend.
When I was in high school, we were required to read The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter.
The Great Gatsby is about wasting your life chasing status because you molded yourself into exactly what other people treat as high status.
The Scarlet Letter was about being persecuted for violating social norms.
Then the class voted about which one they liked better. I preferred[1] The Scarlet Letter. My (normal) class overwhelming preferred The Great Gatsby.
This does not imply that I liked The Scarlet Letter.
When I was in high school, we were required to read The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter.
The Great Gatsby is about wasting your life chasing status because you molded yourself into exactly what other people treat as high status.
The Scarlet Letter was about being persecuted for violating social norms.
Then the class voted about which one they liked better. I preferred[1] The Scarlet Letter. My (normal) class overwhelming preferred The Great Gatsby.
This does not imply that I liked The Scarlet Letter.