This interpretation asserts that The Great Gatsby captures the American experience because it is a story about change and those who resist it, whether the change comes in the form of a new wave of immigrants (Southern Europeans in the early 20th century, Latin Americans today), the nouveau riche, or successful minorities.
”這種解釋主張《了不起的盖茨比》捕捉到了美國特色，因爲這是有關變革和阻撓的故事；有的變革來自新一波移民（二十世紀早期的南歐人、今天的拉美人），暴發戶，或少數民族的成功人士。